§ Sir E. Erringtonasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what are the total costs from initiation to 31st January, 1967, of the rent assessment committees and all rent officers for their respective areas.
§ Mr. MacCollUp to 31st January, 1967, the expenditure incurred in respect of rent assessment panels and committees was £560,000. The estimated cost of the rent officer service in the same period is about £900,000. I regret that a breakdown of these figures by areas is not available.