§ 31. Sir E. Erringtonasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government how many rent officers have been appointed in each county and county borough; what was the date of each appointment; and how many cases were dealt with by each rent officer between appointment and 31st January, 1967.
§ Mr. MacCollAltogether, 222 full-time and 114 part-time rent officers have been appointed in England and they had determined 24,154 applications for registration of rent up to 28th January, 1967. I will, with permission, circulate the detailed figures in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Sir E. ErringtonDoes the hon. Gentleman realise that, in some cases, this is totally inadequate to deal with the situation, while in others there is not enough work? Will he try to persuade his right hon. Friend to do something about it?
§ Mr. MacCollAs I said about rent assessment committees, my right hon. Friend is keeping watch all the time to see how we can best speed up the decisions.
§ Mr. LubbockDoes the hon. Gentleman agree that his answers to this and 215 the previous Question show that the burden of work on both rent officers and rent assessment committees is far less than the Government had anticipated? In view of this fact, would he now consider
| Registration Area | Senior Rent Officers | Rent Officers | Number of Rents Registered up to 28th January, 1967 | ||
| Full Time | Part Time | Full Time | Part Time | ||
| London Rent Assessment Panel Area (opened 3rd January, 1966) | |||||
| City of London | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 |
| Westminster | 1 | — | 4 | — | 597 |
| Camden | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 686 |
| Islington | 1 | — | 3 | — | 619 |
| Hackney | 1 | — | 4 | — | 824 |
| Tower Hamlets | 1 | — | 3 | — | 545 |
| Greenwich | — | — | 1 | — | 435 |
| Lewisham | 1 | — | 3 | — | 376 |
| Southwark | 1 | — | 3 | — | 594 |
| Lambeth | 1 | — | 4 | — | 677 |
| Wandsworth | 1 | — | 4 | — | 440 |
| Hammersmith | 1 | — | 2 | — | 508 |
| Kensington/Chelsea | 1 | — | 3 | — | 664 |
| Waltham Forest | 1 | — | 1 | — | 465 |
| Redbridge | 1 | — | 1 | — | 224 |
| Havering | 1 | — | — | — | 93 |
| Barking | — | — | 1 | — | 87 |
| Newham | 1 | — | 1 | — | 388 |
| Bexley | — | — | 1 | — | 140 |
| Bromley | 1 | — | 1 | — | 317 |
| Croydon | 1 | — | 1 | — | 346 |
| Sutton | — | — | 1 | — | 173 |
| Merton | 1 | — | 1 | — | 208 |
| Kingston/Thames | — | — | 1 | — | 139 |
| Richmond/Thames | 1 | — | 1 | — | 240 |
| Hounslow | 1 | — | 1 | — | 150 |
| Hillingdon | 1 | — | 1 | — | 228 |
| Ealing | 1 | — | 2 | — | 568 |
| Brent | 1 | — | 1 | — | 444 |
| Harrow | — | — | 1 | — | 202 |
| Barnet | 1 | — | 3 | — | 639 |
| Haringey | 1 | — | 3 | — | 518 |
| Enfield | — | — | 1 | — | 190 |
| TOTALS: Greater London | 25 | 1 | 62 | 2 | 12,728 |
| West Midland Rent Assessment Panel Area (opened 14th February, 1966) | |||||
| Herefordshire | — | — | — | 1 | 15 |
| Salop | — | — | — | 2 | 24 |
| Staffordshire | — | — | 1 | 5 | 128 |
| Warwickshire | — | — | 1 | — | 131 |
| Worcestershire | — | — | 1 | — | 61 |
| Birmingham | 1 | — | 3 | — | 432 |
| Burton upon Trent | — | — | — | 1 | 20 |
| Coventry | — | — | 1 | — | 90 |
| Dudley | — | — | 1 | — | 7 |
| Warley | — | — | 1 | — | 45 |
| Solihull | — | — | — | 1 | 9 |
| Stoke on Trent | — | — | 1 | — | 59 |
| Walsall | — | — | 1 | — | 137 |
| West Bromwich | — | — | — | 1 | 32 |
| Wolverhampton | — | — | 2 | — | 62 |
| Worcester | Shares with Worcestershire | 16 | |||
| Totals: West Midland Area | 1 | — | 13 | 11 | 1,268 |
§ bringing caravan plot charges into regulation?
§ Mr. MacCollNot at the moment, Sir.
§ Following are the detailed figures:
217| Registration Area | Senior Rent Officers | Rent Officers | Number of Rents Registered up to 28th January, 1967 | ||
| Full Time | Part Time | Full Time | Part Time | ||
| East Midland Rent Assessment Panel Area (opened 16th March, 1966) | |||||
| Derbyshire | — | — | 2 | — | 134 |
| Holland | — | — | — | 1 | 17 |
| Kesteven | — | 1 | — | 1 | 14 |
| Leicestershire | — | 1 | 1 | — | 82 |
| Lindsey | — | 1 | — | 3 | 44 |
| Northamptonshire | — | — | — | 3 | 29 |
| Nottinghamshire | 1 | — | 2 | — | 173 |
| Rutland | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
| Derby | — | — | 1 | — | 44 |
| Grimsby | — | — | 1 | — | 44 |
| Leicester | — | — | 2 | — | 449 |
| Lincoln | — | — | 1 | — | 35 |
| Northampton | — | — | — | 1 | 24 |
| Nottingham | — | — | 1 | — | 100 |
| TOTALS: East Midland Area | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 1,192 |
| Northern Rent Assessment Panel Area (opened 1st March, 1966) | |||||
| Cumberland | — | — | 1 | — | 40 |
| Durham | 1 | — | 1 | — | 134 |
| Northumberland | 1 | — | 1 | — | 88 |
| Westmorland | — | — | — | 1 | 11 |
| Carlisle | Shares with Cumberland | 14 | |||
| Darlington | — | — | 1 | — | 30 |
| Gateshead | — | — | 1 | — | 66 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | — | — | 1 | — | 182 |
| South Shields | — | — | 1 | — | 206 |
| Sunderland | — | — | 1 | — | 91 |
| Tynemouth | — | — | — | 1 | 40 |
| West Hartlepool | — | — | — | 1 | 20 |
| TOTALS: Northern Area | 2 | — | 8 | 3 | 922 |
| Yorkshire Rent Assessment Panel Area (opened 1st March, 1966) | |||||
| East Riding | — | — | — | 1 | 17 |
| North Riding | — | — | 1 | — | 34 |
| West Riding | — | 1 | — | 18 | 121 |
| Barnsley | — | — | — | 1 | 10 |
| Bradford | — | — | 1 | — | 137 |
| Dewsbury | — | — | — | 1 | 5 |
| Doncaster | — | — | 1 | — | 42 |
| Halifax | — | — | — | 1 | 35 |
| Huddersfield | — | — | — | 1 | 9 |
| Kingston upon Hull | — | — | 1 | — | 207 |
| Leeds | — | — | 1 | — | 75 |
| Middlesbrough | — | — | 1 | — | 39 |
| Rotherham | — | — | 1 | — | 29 |
| Sheffield | — | — | 1 | — | 190 |
| Wakefield | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| York | — | — | 1 | — | 67 |
| TOTALS: Yorkshire Area | — | 1 | 9 | 24 | 1,019 |
| Registration Area | Senior Rent Officers | Rent Officers | Number of Rents Registered up to 28th January, 1967 | ||
| Full Time | Part Time | Full Time | Part Time | ||
| Manchester Rent Assessment Panel Area (opened 4th April, 1966) | |||||
| Cheshire | 1 | — | 5 | — | 118 |
| Lancashire | 1 | — | 10 | 4 | 276 |
| Barrow | — | — | — | 1 | 7 |
| Blackburn | — | — | 1 | — | 8 |
| Blackpool | — | — | 1 | — | 37 |
| Bolton | — | — | 1 | — | 9 |
| Burnley | — | — | 1 | — | 8 |
| Bury | — | — | — | 1 | 14 |
| Manchester | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 386 |
| Oldham | — | — | 1 | — | 26 |
| Preston | — | — | 1 | — | 35 |
| Rochdale | — | — | — | 1 | 6 |
| Salford | — | — | 1 | — | 92 |
| Stockport | — | — | — | 1 | 30 |
| Wigan | — | — | — | 1 | 36 |
| TOTALS: Manchester Area | 3 | — | 26 | 10 | 1,088 |
| Liverpool Rent Assessment Panel Area (opened 4th April, 1966) | |||||
| Cheshire | See Manchester Panel Area | 153 | |||
| Lancashire | 69 | ||||
| Chester | Shares with Cheshire | 1 | |||
| Birkenhead | — | — | 1 | — | 37 |
| Bootle | — | — | 1 | — | 9 |
| Liverpool | 1 | — | 3 | — | 439 |
| St. Helens | — | — | 1 | — | 49 |
| Southport | — | — | — | 1 | 20 |
| Wallasey | — | — | 1 | — | 120 |
| Warrington | — | — | 1 | — | 39 |
| TOTALS: Liverpool Area | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | 936 |
| Bristol Rent Assessment Panel Area (opened 16th March, 1966) | |||||
| Gloucestershire | — | — | 3 | — | 85 |
| Somerset | 1 | — | 3 | — | 213 |
| Wiltshire | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 100 |
| Bath | — | — | — | 1 | 23 |
| Bristol | 1 | — | — | 2 | 204 |
| Gloucester | — | — | — | 1 | 11 |
| TOTALS: Bristol Area | 3 | — | 7 | 5 | 836 |
| Kent Rent Assessment Panel Area (opened 18th April, 1966) | |||||
| Kent | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 589 |
| Canterbury | — | — | — | 1 | 33 |
| TOTALS: Kent Area | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | 622 |
| Southern Rent Assessment Panel Area (opened 18th April, 1966) | |||||
| Dorset | — | — | — | 2 | 122 |
| Hampshire | — | 1 | — | 4 | 185 |
| Isle of Wight | — | — | 1 | — | 38 |
| Bournemouth | — | — | 1 | — | 160 |
| Portsmouth | — | — | 1 | — | 70 |
| Southampton | — | — | 1 | — | 85 |
| TOTALS: Southern Area | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 660 |
| Registration Area | Senior Rent Officers | Rent Officers | Number of Rents Registered up to 28th January, 1967 | ||
| Full Time | Part Time | Full Time | Part Time | ||
| Devon and Cornwall Rent Assessment Panel Area (opened 18th April, 1966) | |||||
| Cornwall | — | 1 | — | 5 | 26 |
| Devon | 1 | — | 2 | — | 196 |
| Exeter | — | — | 1 | — | 50 |
| Plymouth | — | — | 1 | — | 137 |
| Isles of Scilly | Covered from Cornwall | ||||
| TOTALS: Devon and Cornwall Area | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 409 |
| Surrey and Sussex Rent Assessment Panel Area (opened on 28th March, 1966) | |||||
| Surrey | 1 | — | 2 | — | 386 |
| East Sussex | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 356 |
| West Sussex | — | 1 | 2 | — | 295 |
| Brighton | 1 | — | 1 | — | 131 |
| Eastbourne | — | — | 1 | — | 115 |
| Hastings | — | — | 1 | — | 90 |
| TOTALS: Surrey and Sussex Area | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1,373 |
| Thames Valley Rent Assessment Panel Area (opened on 16th May, 1966) | |||||
| Berkshire | — | 1 | 1 | — | 70 |
| Buckinghamshire | — | 1 | — | 7 | 110 |
| Oxfordshire | — | 1 | 1 | — | 21 |
| Oxford | — | — | 1 | — | 23 |
| Reading | — | — | 1 | — | 20 |
| TOTALS: Thames Valley Area | — | 3 | 4 | 7 | 244 |
| Luton Rent Assessment Panel Area (opened on 20th June, 1966) | |||||
| Bedfordshire | 1 | — | 1 | — | 19 |
| Buckinghamshire (Part) | See Thames Valley | 8 | |||
| Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely | — | — | 1 | — | 69 |
| Hertfordshire | — | — | — | 2 | 87 |
| Huntingdonshire and Peterborough | — | 1 | 1 | — | 15 |
| Luton | — | — | 1 | — | 101 |
| TOTALS: Luton Area | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 299 |
| Eastern Rent Assessment Panel Area (opened on 20th June, 1966) | |||||
| Essex | 1 | — | — | 5 | 109 |
| Norfolk | 1 | — | 2 | — | 45 |
| East Suffolk | — | 1 | — | — | 21 |
| West Suffolk | — | — | — | 3 | 7 |
| Great Yarmouth | — | — | 1 | — | 9 |
| Ipswich | — | — | 1 | — | 54 |
| Norwich | — | — | 1 | — | 57 |
| Southend on Sea | 1 | — | — | 1 | 256 |
| TOTALS: Eastern Area | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 558 |