§ Sir Brandon Rhys Williamsasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentages of married women (a) with dependent children and (b) without dependent children are estimated to earn on average during 1982–83 (i) below £30 per week, (ii) more than £30 but less than £40 per week and (iii) more than £40 but less than £50 per week.
§ Mr. RidleyI regret that the information for 1982–83 is not yet available. Estimates based on the sample of households covered in the family expenditure survey for 1981 are as follows:
£ billion Home production Imports Exports United Kingdom consumption (A) (B) (C) (A+B-C) Industrial raw materials* 1 3 1 3 Fossil fuels† 13 5 4½ 13½ Total of above 14 8 5½ 16½ * Comprising: Hides, skins and furs; oilseeds; crude non-synthetic rubber; cork and wood; non-synthetic textile fibres; crude fertilisers and minerals; metalliferous ores and scrap. † Comprising: Coal, crude petroleum and natural gas.