§ Mr. Russell Johnstonasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many households in England and Wales had a total income of less than £20 per week in 1971, 1972 and 1973.
§ Mr. BoothEstimates of numbers of households in England and Wales with a specified range of income are not available. From the Family Expenditure Survey it is estimated that the proportion of households in England and Wales with weekly household income less than £20 was 24 per cent. in 1971, 21 per cent. in 1972, and 19 per cent. in 1973. These estimates are subject to sampling variation.
§ Mr. Russell Johnstonasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the estimated weekly household income for the Greater London area, South-East England and England and Wales, respectively.
§ Mr. BoothThe latest available information is from the Family Expenditure Survey for 1973 and is subject to sampling variation:
Average weekly household income £ Greater London 56.5 South-East England, including Greater London 56.5 England and Wales 50.0
§ Mr. Russell Johnstonasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many households in Scotland had a total income of less than £20 per week in 1971, 1972 and 1973.
§ Mr. BoothEstimates of numbers of households in Scotland with a specified range of income are not available. From the Family Expenditure Survey it is 543W estimated that the proportion of households in Scotland with weekly incomes of less than £20 was 31 per cent. in 1971, 23 per cent. in 1972 and 19 per cent. in 1973. These estimates are subject to sampling variation.
§ Mr. Russell Johnstonasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the estimated weekly household income for Inverness-shire, the Highlands and Scotland as a whole, respectively.
§ Mr. BoothSeparate estimates of weekly household income for Inverness-shire and the Highlands are not available. It is estimated that weekly household income for Scotland as a whole was £46.9 in 1973. The figure is from the Family Expenditure Survey, and is subject to sampling variation.