§ Sir B. Rhys Williamsasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will publish figures to illustrate the difference in net spending powers in Great Britain of a single person, a family consisting of a couple with one child and a couple with three children, assuming one earner in each case, where the earner is unemployed and in work earning £30, £60 and £90 per week; and if she will publish comparisons with comparable households in Belgium using current exchange rates or up-to-date purchasing power parities.
§ Mr. O'MalleyI have examined the request for the information which the 349W hon. Gentleman has specified in his Question, but I am afraid that such information as is available does not allow valid statistical comparisons of the type he requires.