§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish a regional breakdown of the projected revenue received from VAT on domestic fuel in (a) the 1994–95 financial year and (b) the 1995–96 financial year.
§ Mr. Heathcoat-AmoryThe latest assessment of regional expenditure is contained in the 1993 family expenditure survey. Any projections to 1994–95 or 1995–96 would be purely speculative.
§ Mr. Alfred MorrisTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the amount per week a married couple on average male earnings with two children is estimated to have paid in VAT, at today's prices, in the year 1978–79; and what he estimates a similar family will pay in 1994–95.
§ Mr. Heathcoat-Amory[holding answer 13 December 1994]: A couple with two children on average earnings paid VAT of £7.05 per week in 1978–79, in 1994–95 prices, and an estimated £21.43 in 1994–95. Since 197879, the real take-home pay of such a family has risen by over £80 a week.