§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will show the net weekly spending power on the basis of the figures published in reply to the hon. Member for Norfolk, North—Official Report, 10th November 1975, c. 540 and as amended, Official Report, 8th March 1976, c. 96—of: (a) a civil servant, (b) a member of Her Majesty's Armed Forces, (c) a local government official, (d) an agricultural worker, and (e) a car worker, with a wife and two children and whose income is normally £100 per week, when sick and when in receipt of tax refunds.
§ Mr. OrmeI regret that, in view of the disproportionate expense involved, I cannot provide an answer to the hon. Member's Question.