§ 36. Mr. Pavittasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government if he is satisfied that the circular issued by the London Borough of Brent on 31st March, 1970, a copy of which has been sent to him by the hon. Member for Willesden, West, offering tenancies of council accommodation at rents between £7 17s. and £13 10s. a week is in accordance with the agreement between his Department and the borough council; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Denis Howell:My right hon. Friend has made no agreement with any local authority about the rents for new lettings. The Brent Borough Council is by law responsible for fixing the rents of new dwellings at Chalkhill. As these dwellings are part of a programme which involves rehousing after slum clearance my right hon. Friend has urged the coun- 78W of robbery and assault occurred on the trains of and within the stations of the London Underground Railway, respectively, in 1969; and what were the comparable figures in each of the previous five years.
Mr. Bob Brown:The following is the information supplied by the British Transport Police Force. The circulated records do not differentiate between bus and Underground passengers.
cil to make rent rebates available to their occupants as the rents are extremely high even by London standards.