§ Mr. Adam Hunterasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total cost incurred in providing the rent officer service in Scotland to the end of the financial year 1970–71; and in respect of how many dwellings were fair rents determined for the same period.
§ Mr. Gordon Campbell:Total expenditure on the rent registration service, from its inception on 1st March, 1966, to 31st March, 1971, was just under £370,000. A separate figure for the rent officer service is not available.
The number of fair rents determined in that period was 24,383.
§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the average percentage of net income spent in Scotland on house rent in the public sector; and to what extent this has increased in the last 10 years.
§ Mr. Gordon Campbell:About 4 per cent. of gross household income in 1971, as against 2.8 per cent. in 1961. Figures based on net income are not available.