§ Mr. BoswellTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the current Gini coefficient for each member state of the European Union. [3442]
§ Mrs. LiddellInternational comparisons of income distribution are difficult to make and there are no officially recognised current estimates of Gini coefficients for each member state of the European Union. Estimates of Gini coefficients for the early 1990's, using data from the Luxembourg Income Survey, have recently been published in an article "Poverty in the UK: A Comparison with Nineteen Other Countries" by Jonathan Bradshaw and Jun-Rong Chen. This can be found in the January 1997 issue of "Benefits", a journal published by Nottingham University, which is available in the House of Commons Library.