§ Mr. Gwynoro Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Employment what percentage of weekly earnings in Wales is spent on food, fuel, and clothing, giving separate figures for each.
396WKingdom in June 1973, and if he will show how this compares with March 1972.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithFollowing is the information:
§ Mr. Chichester-ClarkI regret that the precise information requested by the hon. Member is not available. The percentages of net household income which were spent upon food, fuel and clothing, as reported in the 1972 Family Expenditure Survey, were: Food, 25.9 per cent.; fuel, 6.1 per cent.; clothing and footwear, 10 per cent.