To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the average wealth Gini coefficient was between (a) 1979 and 1990, (b) 1979 and 1997 and (c) 1997 and 2006; and if he will make a statement. (130726)

Estimates for the wealth Gini coefficient from 1979-2003 are published in Table 13.5 on the HMRC website at

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/stats/personal_wealth/table13 5_pdf.

Figures for subsequent years are not yet available.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the average income Gini coefficient was between (a) 1979 and 1990, (b) 1979 and 1997 and (c) 1997 and 2006; and if he will make a statement. (130728)

I refer the hon. Member to the DWP publication "Households Below Average Income" and the ONS publication "The Effects of Taxes and Benefits on Household Income, 2004-05".