HC Deb 08 March 1994 vol 239 c99W
Ms Rachel Squire

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the impact of Government policies on the economic well-being of the poorest 10 per cent. of wage earners.

Mr. Dorrell

The real income of a family with two children at the lowest decile of male earnings has risen by almost 24 per cent. since 1978–79.