§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the average weekly expenditure in 1995–96 on(a) petrol and (b) diesel for households owning a car where the household composition was that of one man and one woman with two children, by each decile group. [7825]
§ Mrs. Angela Knight[holding answer 6 December 1996]: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the chief executive of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Tim Holt to Mr Alan Milburn, dated 10 December 1996:
129WThe Chancellor of the Exchequer has asked me to reply as the Director of the Office for National Statistics to your recent question on the average weekly household expenditure in 1995–96 on petrol and diesel for a particular household composition.Estimates from the Family Expenditure Survey (FES) for expenditure on petrol by this type of household with at least one car or van are shown in the attached table. Average spending on diesel was estimated to have been £1.80 per week in 1995–96; the sample is not large enough to provide reliable estimates by income decile group. The figures are subject to sampling variations and have been rounded to the nearest 10 pence.
Family expenditure survey 1995–96 Expenditure by one man and one woman households with two children which have at least one car/van Lowest ten percent Second decile group Third decile group Fourth decile group Fifth decile group Sixth decile group Seventh decile group Eighth decile group Ninth decile group Highest ten percent. All households Average weekly household expenditure (£) Petrol 11.50 13.10 14.60 13.70 12.70 14.70 16.30 15.60 15.30 13.90 Percentage standard error 10.3 9.7 11.8 6.9 10.8 9.4 9.8 8.8 8.2 12.0 3.1 Source:
ONS, Family Expenditure Survey 1995–96. © Crown copyright 1996.