§ Mr. George Robertsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will give the information available at a convenient date as to the levels of income of household heads in council houses in Scotland in comparison with average earnings;
(2) if he will give the information available at a convenient date as to the levels of total household incomes in council houses in Scotland in comparison with total household incomes generally.
§ Mr. RifkindThe information requested is shown in the table below.
MEAN ANNUAL INCOME OF LOCAL AUTHORITY TENANTS AND ALL TENURES IN SCOTLAND 1978. Tenure Mean income (£pa)* Local authority All tenures Head of Household 3,472 3,920 Household 5,346 5,693 Sample size 365 655 Source: Family Expenditure Survey * Gross income before deduction of income tax, national insurance etc.