To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what the average annual income of (a) an urban and (b) a rural household was in each region in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement. (266451)

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.

Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated March 2009:

As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking what the average annual income of (a) an urban and (b) a rural household was in each region in each of the last three years. (266451)

This information is not available from statistical surveys or administrative sources held centrally.