§ 56. Sir B. Rhys Williamsasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if 215W he will publish regular information showing the effect of changes in the cost of items used for compilation of the retail price index on families with different numbers of children and other dependants; and if he will seek to amend the structure of family benefits regularly in accordance with this data.
§ Mr. OrmeI do not consider separate identification of households with different numbers of dependants would result in price indices that added significantly to the information provided by those already published by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Employment. Such data, therefore, would not provide grounds for amending the structure of family benefits.