§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what further steps he intends to take to curb the increases in the rents of tenant farmers; and if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the annual average increase in the last five years.
ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN RENT ON TENANTED FULL-TIME FARMS (SCOTLAND) 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–6 Proportion of farms with rent change … 10% 12% 10% 11% 12% Rent increase on farms with rent change … +58% +61% +79% +64% +72% Rent increase averaged over all farms … +5.5% +7.7% +7.4% +7.8% +7.7%