§ Sir Peter HordernTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish a table showing how many people earned(a) less than £5,000, (b) between £5,000 to £10,000, (c)between £10,000 to £13,000, (d) between £13,000 to £17,500, (e) between £17,500 to £27,000 and (f) over £27,000 in 1988–89, and in each of the four previous years.
§ Mr. LilleyEstimates for the latest four years available from the survey of personal incomes are shown in the table. The survey's coverage of incomes below £5,000 is incomplete. The estimates cover earned income (including income from self-employment) but employees' earnings are net of superannuation.
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Total earned income 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 £ Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand 5,001 to 10,000 10,900 11,100 10,600 10,400 10,001 to 13,000 2,320 2,760 3,230 3,600 13,001 to 17,500 1,150 1,470 1,920 2,350
Total earned income 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 £ Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand 17,501 to 27,000 609 743 1,020 1,310 Over 27,000 238 306 428 553