§ Mr. JackTo ask the Minister for the Civil Service what progress has been made towards achieving equality of opportunity for women in the civil service.
Region Average new mortgage1 Weekly payment2 Increase June 1988 9.80 per cent. interest rate November 1990 14.65 per cent. interest rate £ £ £ £ Northern 33,600 49.19 73.53 24.34 Yorkshire and Humberside 33,000 48.06 71.84 23.78 East Midlands 38,100 57.67 86.21 28.54 East Anglia 43,000 66.90 100.01 33.11 Greater London 59,800 98.57 147.35 48.78 South East 54,000 87.63 131.00 43.37 South West 45,000 70.67 105.65 34.98 West Midlands 37,400 56.35 84.24 27.89 North West 34,800 51.45 76.91 25.46 Wales 35,100 52.02 77.76 25.74 Scotland 32,500 47.12 70.43 23.32 Northern Ireland 23,600 33.36 49.87 16.51 United Kingdom 42,200 65.40 97.76 32.36 1 Building Society mortgages, third quarter 1990. 2 Assuming endowment mortgage.