§ 16. Mr. Jim Lesterasked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection what was the weekly amount spent on food by the low-income family in February 1974; and what it is now.
§ Mr. MaclennanAs the National Food Survey shows, households with an income of less than £23 per week spent, on average, £2.87 per person per week on food during the first quarter of 1974. In the second quarter of 1976 households with an income of less than £33 per week spent, on average, £4.46 per person per week on food. In both periods, these families spent about a third of their money on food in the home.