§ 34. Mr. Liptonasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government how many rents have been determined to date by rent officers in the London Borough of Lambeth; how many have been reduced, unchanged or increased; how many applications are outstanding; and how many references have been made to the Rent Assessment Committee.
§ Mr. MacCollUp to and including 30th April, 1966, 122 applications for registration had been determined. Seventy-eight rents were reduced, 15 were unchanged and 29 were increased. Two hundred and forty-nine applications for registration were outstanding and 12 references had been made to a rent assessment committee.
§ Mr. LiptonIn view of some of the crazy decisions which are being made by rent officers and rent assessment committees, will my hon. Friend see that a very early review is made of all these decisions, which at the moment seem to be completely nullifying the whole object of the 1965 Rent Act?
§ Mr. MacCollIt is much too early to make any assessment about whether the decisions are going up or down.
§ Mr. LubbockAs this information is of the very greatest interest and importance, will the Minister see that it is published regularly in respect of all the local authorities in which rent officers have been appointed?
§ Mr. MacCollI should not like to say which particular areas will be covered, 1417 but we certainly intend to give the fullest possible information as soon as it is available.