§ Mr. John Fraserasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will give the rankings of the indices of deprivation of each of the inner city partnership authorities in relation to all English and Welsh authorities.
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§ Mr. Kenneth BakerThe information requested is shown for England in the table. Information about Welsh authorities is not available on a comparable basis.
Rank Position on Absolute and Percentage Values on Key Indicators—Derived from 1981 Census Data Partnership Authorities Birmingham Gateshead Hackney Islington Lambeth Liverpool Manchester Newcastle Salford Unemployment Absolute 1 28 31 50 21 2 3 15 23 Percentage (17) (23) (15) (33) (36) (5) (8) (22) (23) Overcrowding Absolute 1 39 15 37 8 2 3 21 42 Percentage (17) (33) (2) (14) (9) (23) (21) (38) (50) Single Parents Absolute 1 62 13 31 6 4 3 21 25 Percentage (24) (118) (1) (6) (2) (16) (4) (55) (29) Pensioners Absolute 1 42 62 63 26 4 5 10 18 Percentage (131) (97) (97) (73) (120) (77) (42) (42) (42) Amenities Absolute 1 109 15 21 7 2 3 82 49 Percentage (79) (279) (5) (9) (11) (28) (25) (300) (117) Ethnic Absolute 1 220 9 26 6 55 19 61 103 Percentage (18) (320) (3) (13) (6) (146) (39) (107) (181) Population Change Absolute 3 37 10 9 4 1 2 19 14 Percentage (27) (38) (7) (3) (5) (10) (8) (18) (15) Low Skill Absolute 1 35 48 52 29 3 5 24 20 Percentage (43) (46) (51) (57) (131) (13) (17) (99) (17) Notes:
(1) Absolute values relate to the number of persons (or households) for a particular indicator.
(2) Percentage values relate to the proportion of the population (or households) for a particular indicator.