§ Mr. Rookerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if he will publish 806W a table similar to page 9 of the Royal Commission report on lower incomes, but including an average rent payment;
(2) if he will publish a table similar to page 11 of the Royal Commission report on lower incomes, but including an average rent payment.
§ Mr. OrmeAverage rent and rates are already taken into account in the figures relating to net earnings in these tables. The cost of the additional method of presentation could not be justified; it would not affect the general significance of the data.
§ Mr. Rookerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish a table similar to p. 11 of the Royal Commission report on lower incomes. giving details of households with two and four children drawing (a) the ordinary and (b) the long-term rates of benefit and including for both groups an average rent payment.
§ Mr. OrmeAverage rent and rates were taken into account in the figures relating to net earnings in the information which I gave in my reply to my hon. Friend on 10th July.—[Vol. 953 c.429–32.] The cost of the additional method of presentation could not be justified: it would not affect the general significance of the data.