§ Mr. WatsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what figures he has for the level of poverty among 16 and 17-year-olds in Scotland; and what action he intends to take.
§ Mr. BurtWe do not publish statistics on living standards disaggregated on a regional basis. However, the Social Services Select Committee has published an analysis carried out by the Institute for Fiscal Studies—"Households and Families Below Average Income: A Regional Analysis", copies of which are available in the Library.
1987–88 £ 1988–89 £ 1989–90 £ 1990–91 £ Total £ England Roads 859,260 1,532,439 5,901,519 72,810 8,366,028 Local public transport 351 5 0 0 356 Railways 2,286 2,815,097 460,245 2,306 3,279,934 Airports 3,934 3,151 7,685 3,111 17,881 Ports 9,473 5,860 2,425 427 18,185 Total 875,304 4,356,552 6,371,874 78,654 11,682,384 Scotland Roads 27,602 9,427 25,453 29,016 91,498 Local public transport 2,085 377 65 2,834 5,361 Railways 9,017 142 3,299 6,422 18,880 Airports 0 0 0 0 0 Ports 0 0 0 0 0 Total 38,704 9,946 28,817 38,272 115,739 Wales Roads 604,913 16,078 8,000 2,821,163 3,450,154 Local public transport 0 0 0 0 0 Railways 207 1,450 1,900 747 4,304 Airports 0 32 0 23 55 Ports 2,002 2 635 11 2,650 Total 607,122 17,562 10,535 2,821,944 3,457,163 Northern Ireland Roads 2,917 1,554 1,476 591 6,538 Local public transport 220 600 900 0 1,720 Railways 0 564 712 256 1,532 Airports 949 1,773 200 0 2,922 Ports 6,320 3,954 1,722 1,430 13,426 Total 10,406 8,445 5,010 2,277 26,138