§ Mr. KnoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is the most recent estimate of the number of(a) families and (b) people in each member state of the EC with incomes below 50 per cent. of average earnings; and what are the comparable figures for 1975 and 1985.
§ Mr. BurtInformation comparing incomes with average earnings is not available. Information on the distribution of people below fractions of average income in the United Kingdom is available in my Department's publication "Households Below Average Income: A Statistical Analysis 1979–1988–89", copies of which are in the Library. Comparable information on other member EC states is not available.