asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was his estimate for average household expenditure per week in the United Kingdom in February 1974; and what is his latest estimate.

Information is available only in respect of calendar quarters. It is estimated that in the first quarter of 1974, average consumers' expenditure per household was about £43·20 a week and that in the third quarter of 1976—the latest quarter for which information is available—it was about £71·40 a week. This latter figure is a correction of the estimate given in answer to the hon. Member for Western Isles (Mr.

£ million
				1973	1974	1975	1976
European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee
Fund—Guarantee Section	…	…	…	63·3	111·8	339·6	197·5
European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee
Fund—Guidance Section	…	…	…	—	—	2·5	9·6
Social Fund	…	…	…	—	16·1	19·3	11·1
Regional Development Fund	…	…	…	—	—	0·3	28·5
Other receipts	…	…	…	15·4	22·0	36·0	48·8
Total	…	…	…	78·7	149·9	397·7	295·5

Estimates for future years were published in the White Paper "The Government's Expenditure Plans" (Cmnd. 6721 —Volume II) and are as follows:

£ million at 1976 prices
	Gross contribution	Receipts	Net contribution
1977	725	295	430
1978	810	285	525
1979	930	295	635
1980	1,010	310	700
1981	1,050	345	705

It is not possible to estimate receipts by individual funds for future years.