§ Mr. Kirkwoodasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will set out in tabular form his best estimate of the average monthly cost to the Exchequer when an adult male worker on average weekly earnings, on the basis of all industries and services covered by the new earnings survey, updated by the average earnings' index and assuming pay was not affected by absence, becomes 266W unemployed, showing separately (a) for single men and (b) for a married man with two children, one aged under five and the other aged between five and 10, the following disbursements: (i) unemployment benefit, (ii) supplementary benefit, (iii) income tax rebate, (iv) housing benefit and the following losses of revenue, (v) from income tax, (vi) from taxes on consumption of goods and services, (vii) from employer's national insurance contributions and from employee's national insurance contributions.
§ Mr. Peter ReesI shall let the hon. Member have a reply as soon as possible.