§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish a table ensuring his best estimate of the number of young people aged under 25 years with gross weekly incomes(a) up to £30, (b) £30 to £40, (c) £40 to £50, (d) £50 to £60, (e) £60 to £70, (f) £70 to £80, (g) £80 to £90, (h) £90 to £100, (i) £100 to £120, (j) £120 to £140, (k) £140 to £160, (l) £160 to £180, (m) £180 to £200, (n) £200 to £250, (o) £250 to £300, (p) £300 to £350, (q) £350 to £400, (r) £400 to £450 and (s) over £450 distinguishing between single people and couples.
§ Mr. Maude[holding answer 22 July 1991]: Available estimates from the survey of personal incomes are shown in the table. It covers those with earned income over £2,600 in 1988–89 and is confined to men and single women. The sample available is too small to permit a distinction to be made by marital status, or subdivision by income range of those with earned income over £15,600. Some of the men and women included in the table would have been earning for only part of the year.
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Total earned income for 1988–89 (lower limit) £ Numbers of men and single women under 25 Thousands 2,600 270 3,120 320 3,640 270 4,160 300 4,680 300 5,200 630 6,240 440 7,280 390 8,320 360 9,360 250 10,400 330 13,000 90 115,600 70 1 And over. The precise age of one in eight of those under 65 and with earned income over £2,600 in 1988–89 is not known. It has been assumed that the proportion under 25 in each earned income band is the same as that where age is known.