§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the average weekly rent paid by households in privately rented accommodation in the eight English standard regions for each year 1966 to 1973.
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§ Mr. BoothThe following information is from the Family Expenditure Survey.
AVERAGE WEEKLY RENT PAID BY HOUSEHOLDS IN PRIVATELY RENTED UNFURNISHED ACCOMMODATION 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 £ £ £ £ £ £ North … … … 1.02 1.05 1.13 1.14 1.28 1.36 Yorkshire and Humberside … 0.96 1.06 1.14 1.19 1.22 1.42 North-West … … … 1.04 1.26 1.36 1.43 1.53 1.43 East Midlands … … … 1.03 1.07 1.20 1.30 1.42 1.46 West Midlands … … … 1.04 1.39 1.73 1.71 1.63 1.99 East Anglia … … … 0.84 2.03 2.27 1.42 1.34 1.43 South-East … … … 2.21 2.36 2.42 2.48 2.72 3.01 South-West … … … 1.43 1.70 1.85 2.00 2.20 2.21
§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the average weekly rent paid by households in privately rented accommodation in Scotland for each year 1966 to 1973.
§ Mr. BoothThe following information is from the Family Expenditure Survey. These figures are subject to sampling variations and are two year averages.
Average weekly rent paid by households in privately rented unfurnished accommodation in Scotland 1966–67 £0.51 1967–68 £0.64 1968–69 £0.75 1969–70 £0.80 1970–71 £0.86 1971–72 £1.19