§ Mr. Elystan Morganasked the Secretary of State for Employment what percentage of average family incomes in Cardiganshire is spent on food.
§ Mr. Chichester-ClarkI regret that the information is not available.
§ Mr. Elystan Morganasked the Secretary of State for Employment what percentage, at the last available date, of the average family income in Wales was spent on food.
§ Mr. Chichester-ClarkI regret that the information available is not in the precise form requested by the hon. Member. The 1972 Family Expenditure Survey gives the percentage of total net weekly household income spent on food as 25.9 per cent. This figure relates to all households sampled in Wales for the survey, and is subject to sampling variation.