§ Mrs. Sally Oppenheimasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) what proportion of total weekly expenditure of all households on ice cream is represented by each of the following household groups: pensioner households, households with weekly incomes of £15 to £35, and over £80, respectively;
581W(2)what proportion of total weekly expenditure of all households on soft drinks is represented by each of the following household groups: pensioner households, households with weekly incomes of £15 to £35, and over £80, respectively;
(3)what proportion of total weekly expenditure of all households on biscuits is represented by each of the following household groups: pensioner households, households with weekly incomes of £15 to £35, and £80, respectively;
(4)what proportion of total weekly expenditure of all households on sweets and chocolates is represented by each of the following household groups: pensioner households, households with weekly incomes of £15 to £35, and over £80, respectively.
§ Mr. BoothThe following information is from the Family Expenditure Survey for 1972.
PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL WEEKLY EXPENDITURE OF ALL HOUSEHOLDS ON COMMODITY REPRESENTED BY EACH HOUSEHOLD GROUP House Households with weekly income Commodity Pensioner households* £15 and under £35 £80 or more Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Ice-cream 1 21 13 Soft drinks 3 21 13 Biscuits 5 23 11 Sweets and chocolates 3 22 14 * Households where at least three-quarters of total income was derived from retirement or similar pensions including benefit paid in supplement to or instead of such pensions.