§ Mr. Nicholas BrownTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) if he will publish a table showing the average income of first-time housebuyers and average prices of houses in(a) England and (b) each region in 1989–90;
(2) what is the average new mortgage in 1989–90 in (a) England and (b) each region.
§ Mr. Chope[holding answer 9 February 1990]: The available information, which relates to building society borrowers only, is for the first six months of the financial year 1989–90:
187W1 There is considerable variation in the income details recorded by different societies.