§ Mr. HindTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the percentage increase in the real take-home pay of a married man with two children on half average male earnings from 1978–79 to 1988–89.
§ Mr. Norman LamontReal take-home pay for a married man with two children on half average earnings is 23 per cent. higher in 1988–89 than in 1978–79.