§ Mr. Haleasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was, at the most recent convenient date for computation, the percentage of national income expended on rents of tenanted houses and flats; and what was the corresponding percentage in 1955 and in 1948, respectively.
§ Sir E. BoyleIt is estimated that in 1961 expenditure on rents of tenanted houses and flats was about 2 per cent. of the gross national product at factor cost, and that in 1955 and 1948 the proportion was approximately the same.