§ Mr. MaxtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what statistical data are available concerning income distribution in Scotland by decile groups and changes in their net income over the last 10 years.
§ Mr. Allan StewartAnalyses for Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and regions of England, by decile group below median household incomes, for the periods 1980–82 and 1983–85, are given in the publication "Households and Families Below Average Income: A Regional Analysis644W 1980–85". This study was Commissioned from the Institute for Fiscal Studies by the House of Commons Social Services Committee. The publication is available from the Library.
It is not possible to provide further analyses of income distributions in Scotland by decile groups, except at disproportionate cost.