HC Deb 15 November 1973 vol 864 c237W
Mr. Harold Walker

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is his most recent estimate of average expenditure on accommodation expressed as a proportion of average earnings.

Mr. Channon

Average current expenditure on housing by households in the United Kingdom in 1972 was about 10 per cent. of the average household income, according to the Family Expenditure Survey.