§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Employment what were the percentage increases in total
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§ Mr. John FraserThe following table shows an occupational analysis of unfilled vacancies for males in construction at September 1974. The statistics relate only to vacancies notified to employment offices and do not measure the total unsatisfied demand for labour.
household income in Scotland in 1972 and in 1973; and what were the comparable figures for the United Kingdom as a whole.
§ Mr. BoothFrom the Family Expenditure Survey it is estimated that total household income in Scotland in 1972 had increased by 15 per cent. over the previous year, while that for 1973 showed a further increase of 18 per cent. over 1972. The corresponding increases for the United Kingdom as a whole were 11 per cent. and 15 per cent. These figures are subject to sampling variation, more particularly when analysing the data for areas smaller than the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the rate of increase of household income, other than that from employment, in Scotland in 1973 as compared with the increase in the United Kingdom as a whole.
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§ Mr. BoothFrom the Family Expenditure Survey it is estimated that household income, other than income from employment—that is, wages, and salaries but not income from self-employment—was 32 per cent. higher in Scotland in 1973 than in 1972. For the United Kingdom as a whole the corresponding increase was estimated at 25 per cent. These figures are subject to sampling variation, more particularly when analysing the data for areas smaller than the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the percentage of Scottish households which had an income of less than £25 a week in 1970 to 1973 respectively; and what were the comparable figures for each region in the rest of the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. BoothThe following information is from the Family Expenditure Survey; the figures are subject to variation more particularly when analysing the data for areas smaller than the United Kingdom.
HOUSEHOLDS WITH INCOME LESS THAN £25 PER WEEK Percentages 1970 1971 1972 1973 Scotland 35 40 32 26 North 36 38 37 28 Yorkshire and Humberside 41 39 30 26 North-West 38 29 31 26 East Midlands 36 32 25 21 West Midlands 35 29 27 23 East Anglia 39 36 28 29 South-East 30 27 23 23 Wales 37 38 26 31 Northern Ireland 47 40 32 28