HC Deb 21 June 1985 vol 81 c260W
Mr. Cartwright

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) pursuant to the reply of 22 May, Official Report, columns 436–38, what proportion of new households expected to form in England in the decade 1981 to 1991 is accounted for by the south-east region;

(2) pursuant to the reply of 22 May, Official Report, columns 436–38, upon what percentage of sample data from the 1981 census his Department has based the statement that the categories of young single people living on their own or heading other households are disproportionately common in the south-east and particularly in London;

(3) pursuant to the reply of 22 May, Official Report, columns 436–38, whether the total number of new households expected to form in the decade 1981 to 1991 in each of the different sub-regions of England has been adjusted on a pro rata basis to the change projected in the England total over the same period;

(4) pursuant to the reply of 22 May, Official Report, columns 436–38, what weightings have been used for each of the eight regions in England to adjust the sub-national totals of new households expected to form between 1981 and 1991 to the totals for England as a whole.

Sir George Young

I have written to the hon. Member.