asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish a table showing the net income after tax of single people, couples without children per degree of alcoholic strength for British fortified wine, beer, imported table wine, imported sherry and whisky.

The following table sets out the information requested, based on the assumed alcoholic strengths shown, in terms of the excise duty chargeable both on a gallon and on a typical unit of consumption.and of couples with one, two and three children, assuming income all earned by one earner in each family over a standard range, including the current national average weekly earnings.

I will let the hon. Member have a reply as soon as possible.