§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish in theOfficial Report a table giving the percentage increase in real terms in (a) income from employment, (b) income from self-employment, (c) rent, dividends, interest, (d) social security benefits and (e) personal disposable income after deduction of taxes and interest between1978–79 and 1990–91 giving the contribution of each towards personal disposable income in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. MaudeThere are no official estimates of individual components of personal disposable income measured at constant prices. Between financial years 1978–79 and34W 1990–91 real personal disposable income as a whole increased by 41.6 per cent. Estimates of the various components expressed as percentages of personal disposable income, measured at current prices, are given in the table.
As percentage of real personal disposable income 1978–79 1990–91 Income from employment 86.6 82.5 Income from self-employment 12.0 14.8 Rent, dividends and interest (net) 11.1 14.7 Social security benefits 13.7 12.8