§ Mr. SpringTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the real increase in take-home pay for a married couple with two children at the bottom 25 per cent. of the earnings distribution between(a) 1973–74 and 1978–79 and (b) 1978–79 and 1993–94.
Mr. OppenhiemReal take-home pay for married couple with two children at the bottom 25 per cent. of the earnings distribution increased in real terms by 1 per cent. between 1973–74 and 1978–79 and by 24 per cent. between 1978–79 and 1993–94.