HC Deb 07 May 1985 vol 78 c337W
Sir Brandon Rhys Williams

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish figures showing non means-tested child benefits for a family with two children aged 10 and 12 years as percentages of the gross earnings of the average production worker in each member state of the European Community.

Mr. Whitney

No figures are available which show reliably the gross earnings of the average production worker in each member state of the European Community. There are no standard official data about the average earnings of production workers in member states of the European Community. Meaningful comparisons cannot, therefore, be drawn.