§ Ms. Richardsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what are the latest available figures for the number of (a) one-parent families headed by a woman, (b) one-parent families headed by a man and (c) two-parent families which rely on (i) state benefits, (ii) earnings from employment, (iii) maintenance payments and (iv) other items as their main source of income.
§ Mr. WhitneyI refer the hon. Member to my reply to the hon. Member for Holborn and St. Pancras (Mr. Dobson) on 21 November 1984 at column201.