§ Mr. Nicholas BennettTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give the average net disposable income after taking account of housing costs for each region of the United Kingdom in 1988.
§ Mr. Norman Lamont[holding answer 9 December 1988]: The latest available regional information on average per capita disposable income after taking into account housing costs is from the family expenditure surveys for 1985 and 1986. Data for 1985 and 1986 combined are:
£ per person per week North 50.12 Yorkshire & Humberside 50.14 North West 52.08 East Midlands 53.92 West Midlands 50.17 East Anglia 56.29 Greater London 67.72 Rest of South East 62.08 South West 57.99 Wales 52.41 Scotland 54.60 Northern Ireland 44.88 United Kingdom 55.85 Housing costs consist of mortgage repayments, gross rent including owner occupiers' imputed rent, rates, water charges etc. less housing benefit, rebates and allowances.