§ Mr. Wigginasked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection how many loaves of the type which will qualify for subsidy are bought each week by the average household.
§ Mrs. Shirley WilliamsAccording to the National Food Survey, an average household buys four loaves a week of the types which will qualify for subsidy.
§ Mr. Wigginasked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection how much in money terms will be saved each week by an average consumer as a result of the recently announced bread subsidy.
§ Mrs. Shirley WilliamsAn average householder will save just over 2p per week. But for those lower income families with more than the average50W number of children and for pensioners the saving will be considerably greater.
§ Mrs. Sally Oppenheimasked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection what is the average family expenditure on food per head to the latest date for which figures are available; and what percentage of this figure represents expenditure per head on bread by the average family.
§ Mrs. Shirley WilliamsAccording to the National Food Survey, average expenditure on food bought for consumption in the home—excluding sweets and soft drinks—was £2.85 per head per week in the fourth quarter of 1973. Six per cent. of this expenditure was on bread. The importance of bread in family expenditure is greater with larger and lower income families, and among pensioners.