§ 27. Mr. Tim SmithTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer by how much the take-home pay of a married man with two children on average earnings increased(a) between 1974 and 1979 and (b) between 1979 and 1992.
§ Mr. MaudeA man on average male earnings with a wife and two children has enjoyed a 35 per cent. real increase in take home pay since 1978–79. The increase between 1973–74 and 1978–79 was a mere 1 per cent.