One-parent Families (Hansard, 20 July 1993)

§ Mr. Ron Davies
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the average income of one-parent families in Wales for(a) 1979 and (b) 1991 expressed in (i) 1979 prices and (ii) cash prices.

§ Mr. Redwood
Reliable estimates for Wales are not available.

§ Mr. Ron Davies
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many single-parent families there were in Wales in(a) 1979 and (b) 1991 or at the latest available date.
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§ Mr. Redwood
It is estimated from the 1991 census that there were 68, 000 lone parent families with dependent children resident in Wales. The 1981 census recorded an estimated 43, 500 lone parent families in households with at least one dependent child. This figure is not comparable with that for 1991 due to changes in methodology of classification of family types.

§ Mr. Ron Davies
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will provide a table to show the percentage by age group of single parents in Wales.

§ Mr. Redwood
The information requested is not currently available. It is due to be published in 1994 in the 1991 census report on household and family composition.

§ 1991. Mr. Ron Davies
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many, and what percentage of, single-parent families had social security benefit as their main source of income in(a) 1979 and (b)

§ Mr. Redwood
Reliable estimates for Wales are not available. For the United Kingdom as a whole in the 1991 family expenditure survey, social security benefits accounted for 40 per cent. of the income of single parent families.