§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what would have been the gross weekly income required on 1 April to maintain the real disposable income of a single person, taking into account payment of tax, national insurance and 5 per cent. of earnings as superannuation contributions who on 1 April 1969 earned (a) £25, (b) £30, (c) £35, (d) £40, (e) £45, (f) £50, (g) £60, (h)£70, (i)£80, (j) £90, (k) £100, (l) £125, (m) £150, (n) £175, (o) £200, (p) £225 and (q) £250 per week;
(2) what would have been the gross weekly income required on 1 April to maintain the real disposable income of a married man with two children under 11 years of age, taking into account payment of tax, national insurance and 5 per cent. of earnings as superannuation contributions, and taking into account receipt of child benefit, who on 1 April 1969 earned (a) £25, (b) £30, (c) £35, (d) £40, (e) £45, (f) £50, (g) £60, (h) £70, (i) £80, (j) £90, (k) £100, (l) £125, (m) £150, (n) £175, (o) £200, (p) £225 and (q) £250 per week.
§ Mr. MooreInformation is given in the following table:
Gross weekly earnings 1969–70 Gross weekly earnings needed in1984–85 to maintain the level of real disposable income of 1969–70 £ Single man Married man with 2 children under11 years of age 25 134 127 30 162 155 35 190 183 40 219 212 45 248 241 50 273 267 60 322 316 70 375 366 80 435 422 90 495 480 100 558 540 125 699 685 150 835 824 175 971 962 200 1,091 1,088 225 1,176 1,173 250 1,249 1,251 Average male gross earnings (all occupations) in April 1984 were about 6.5 times higher than in April 1969.