§ 27. Mr. Meacherasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer in what way the distribution of income has changed since May 1979.
§ Mr. BrittanDefinitive figures on the distribution of income are not available for years beyond 1978–79. Other figures suggest that there was a slight widening of the spread of household incomes between 1978 and 1980, partly due to changes in the relative numbers of households of different compositions.