HC Deb 15 February 1990 vol 167 c333W
21. Mr. Moss

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the growth in real take-home pay of a married man with two children on male average earnings during the 1980s.

Mr. Lilley

A married man on average male earnings with two children enjoyed an increase in real take-home pay of over 26 per cent. between 1979–80 and 1989–90.