§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his reply to the hon. Member for Wolverhampton, North-East on 22 May, why it is difficult to distinguish between various articles which might be regarded as hygienic necessities by women or men.
§ Mr. Peter ReesI will let the hon. Member have a reply as soon as possible.
856Wreal personal disposable income in the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Japan, France, Austria, West Germany, East Germany and Czechoslovakia, in each year since 1964, taking 1964 as being equal to 100 as the base year.
§ Mr. BiffenThe latest information available from international sources is given in the table below. No estimates are available for East Germany or Czechoslovakia and estimates for France on a comparable basis are only available from 1970 onwards.