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Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Alan Simpson (Labour). It was answered by Andrew Mitchell (Conservative) on Tuesday, 12 December 1995 on behalf of the Department of Social Security.


Dept of Social Security

Question
What estimate has he made of the gap between the richest 5% and the poorest 5% of the population in the United Kingdom.

Secondary information

Type
Oral question
Reference
3576 
268 c824-5 
Session
1995-96
Oral question type
Lead
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Distribution Income Poverty Wealth
Contains statistics
Yes