§ Mr. Symondsasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs what were the average loan charge, the average interest charge and the average rent, all stated in weekly terms, for a council house in 1951 and 1963, respectively, in the non-county borough of Whitehaven and the Ennerdale Rural Council.
§ Mr. CorfieldFollowing is the information. The figures for interest charges and total loan charges have been22Ws obtained by dividing the total interest and loan charges met from the Housing Revenue Account, (which include payments on shops, garages, and other property besides houses) by the number of houses owned by each authority at the end of each financial year.
—— Loan Charges Interest Charges Rent s. d. s. d. s. d. Whitehaven B.C.: 1950–51 11 9 8 4 9 9 1962–63 21 1 15 4 21 2 Ennerdale R.D.C.: 1950–51 14 2 11 2 9 6 1962–63 21 3 15 4 17 1