To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many young enterprise area boards have been established to date; and if he will make a statement.
I have been asked to reply.I understand that there are, at present, 146 young enterprise area boards co-ordinating the activities of some 28,000 young achievers. It is envisaged that, during the 1988–89 academic year, the number of area boards will increase to 155 and will involve around 30,000 young achievers. This Department has worked closely with young enterprise for a number of years and greatly values its efforts, together with the many other industry/education link organisations, towards improving such links.
| Average disposable incomes by household type in the lowest quintile group of all households, ranked by original income, 1975 to 1985 | ||||||
| £ per year | ||||||
| At current prices | 1975 | 1977 | 1979 | 1981 | 11983 | 11985 |
| Retired households | 1,034 | 1,366 | 1,755 | 2,452 | 2,864 | 3,143 |
| Non-retired | ||||||
| One adult | 857 | 1,096 | 1,233 | 1,719 | 2,063 | 2,389 |
| Two adults | 1,335 | 1,561 | 2,101 | 2,832 | 3,214 | 4,005 |
| One adult with children | 1,180 | 1,539 | 1,961 | 2,798 | 3,207 | 3,571 |
| Two adults with children | 1,476 | 2,042 | 2,747 | 3,637 | 4,346 | 4,769 |
| Three or more adults, with or without children | 2,289 | 2,648 | 3,680 | 4,665 | 5,498 | 6,174 |
| Average over all households in the lowest quintile group | 1,061 | 1,414 | 1,791 | 2,558 | 3,054 | 3,388 |
Source: Central Statistical Office, based on the family expenditure survey.
1 The advent of housing benefit in 1983 introduced a discontinuity into the series: before then the payments to recipients of supplementary benefit included an unknown amount of assistance with rates. Under the housing benefit scheme this is separately identified, and is excluded from income. The figures for 1983 and earlier years cannot be adjusted onto the same basis as those for 1985 and are higher than they would be on a consistent basis.