§ Mr. BowdenTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what proportion of(a) single pensioners and (b) pensioner couples had incomes below one half of average household income each year since 1979.
§ Mr. Hague[pursuant to his reply, 6 December 1993, c. 111]: The available information is published in tables Fl (BHC) and Fl (AHC) of "Households Below Average Income 1979–1988/89" and "Households Below Average Income 1979–1990/91", copies of which are in the Library.