§ Mr. Nicholas BrownTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Sheffield, Brightside, (Mr. Blunkett),Official Report, 2 February, columns 359–60, how many female-headed households, and what proportion of all female heads of households, fall into each band of equivalent income.
§ Mr. GummerBased on data contained in the Family expenditure survey, the distribution of female-headed households into bands of equivalent and actual net income is given below. A total of 26 per cent. of households in the sample are headed by females.
Average Rate Bill per property Average Community Charge Tyne and Wear 408 272 West Midlands 549 232 West Yorkshire 380 263