§ Mr. AltonTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list, as a percentage of total household disposable income, net savings in the United Kingdom in each year since 1985.
§ Mr. MaplesThe estimates for the period 1985 to 1989 are as follows:
Balance (household income less expenditure) as percentage of total household disposable income Percentage 1985 0.5 1986 -0.4 1987 -1.9 1988 -2.6 1989 -1.8