§ Sir Ralph HowellTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish figures for 1971, 1979, 1984 and each year since 1988 for a married man with two children earning average male annual earnings, showing the length of time, after taking into account income tax, liability and national insurance contributions, necessary to pay for(a) one lb of sugar, (b) one lb of back bacon, (c) one lb of beef sirloin, (d) one lb of fresh cod fillets, (e) 14 lb of potatoes, (f) 800 gm of sliced loaf, (g) one lb of butter, (h) one pint of fresh milk, (i) one dozen eggs, and (j) one lb of pork.
§ Mr. NelsonThe information requested is shown in the table.
£ million 1989–90 440 1990–91 578 1991–92 1,607 1992–93 941 1 Includes repayments of advance petroleum revenue tax. Figures for corporation tax repayments were given in my reply of 28 June 1993 at column 372. A breakdown in the form requested is not available centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.