§ Lord Diamondasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether, further to the Written Answer given on 9th March 1987 at col. 926, they will give the Gini coefficients for 1986 as soon as the figures are available.
§ The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (Lord Young of Graffham)Gini coefficients based on the 1986 Family Expenditure Survey will be published inEconomic Trends as soon as possible. Estimates based on the 1985 survey were published in the November 1986 edition of Economic Trends.