§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish figures comparing net weekly spending power when at work, and when unemployed drawing supplementary benefit for (a) a married man with two children aged 11 and 13 years, and (b) a married man with four children aged 4, 6, 11 and 13 years, assuming work expenses of £10, an £18,000 mortgage, and earnings when at work of £90, £100, £110 and £120 per week.
§ Mrs. ChalkerI regret that I could not justify the cost and work involved in the calculation of net weekly spending power where my hon. Friend's specification of the hypothetical details extends to the complex field of mortgages.