§ Mr. WebbTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if she will supply information on pensioner incomes based on the Households Below Average Incomes 1961–91 dataset, in response to questions from hon. Members for years for which the Pensioners Income series has not been constructed. [39576]
§ Mr. DenhamThis Department does hold a copy of the Households Below Average Income 1961–91 dataset but, to date, it has not been used to analyse pensioners' incomes.
The dataset was created by researchers at the Institute for Fiscal Studies. It is usual Government Statistical Service practice only to use datasets created within Government departments or under the direction of Government analysts for answering questions which require fresh analyses.