§ 56. Mr. Adleyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what information his Department has collected on the proportion of expenditure by pensioners on the state pension which goes on electricity.
§ Mr. MajorThe latest available information shows that pensioners' expenditure on electricity in 1985 represented 4.3 per cent. of their total average weekly expenditure.
Note: Figures are derived from the 1985 Family Expenditure Survey and are for all pensioner income units, i.e. single pensioners and couples where the man is over 65.