§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what increase in gross earnings a married couple with three chidren aged 10, eight and six years would require, in order to obtain an increase in spending power of 17 per cent. assuming previous gross weekly earnings of £40, that the mother is not earning, that rent and rates are the average for local authority dwellings and that expenses associated with work are £2 per week.