HC Deb 03 July 1975 vol 894 c529W
Mr. Mike Thomas

asked the Secretary of State for Energy what is his most recent estimate of the cash sums and proportion of income, respectively, spent on fuel for each of the income groups used in the Family Expenditure Survey.

Mr. Benn

The most recent estimates are for the year 1973, published in the Family Expenditure Survey in 1974. This is available in the House of Commons Library. Family expenditure figures for 1974 are still being processed by the Department of Employment. When the processing is completed they will be published in the new edition of the Family Expenditure Survey which is expected to be ready later this summer and which will also be placed in the House of Commons Library.