§ Mr. BayleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is the average take-home pay of(a) a lone mother and (b) both adults in a two-parent family with dependent children. [31590]
§ Mr. OppenheimIt is estimated from the winter 1994 labour force survey that the take-home pay for a lone mother, excluding benefits, is approximately £128 per week and the combined take-home pay, excluding benefits, of both adults in a two-parent family with dependent children is £357 per week.