HC Deb 09 May 1995 vol 259 c435W
17. Mr. Congdon

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what recent evidence he has to show how take-home pay in the United Kingdom compares with that in other EC countries. [21633]

Mr. Oppenheim

Independent research shows that British workers' average take-home pay is among the best in the European Union, better than France, Italy or Denmark and comparable with western Germany.