§ Mr. Fieldasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) when he intends to publish a family impact statement on this year's Budget;
(2) when he intends to begin publication of family impact statements on each main area of Government policy.
§ Sir Geoffrey Howe,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 10 July 1979; Vol. 970, c. 163], gave the following answer:
I have been asked to reply.
I gave a broad indication of the effects of my tax proposals at different income levels in my Budget Statement. The Central Statistical Office publishes each year in Economic Trends statistics of the effect of taxation and benefits on a wide range of household types at different income levels.