Rents

HC Deb 10 June 1974 vol 874 cc490-1W

Mr. Wigley

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the average rent of local authority dwellings in Wales for each of the last 10 years.

Mr. John Morris

Data on average rent in local authority dwellings in Wales are not available prior to the financial year 1968–69. For subsequent financial years the information requested is as follows:—

Financial Year					Average Weekly Net Unrebated Rent of all Local Authority Dwellings in Wales
					£
1968–69	…	…	…	…	1.89
1969–70	…	…	…	…	2.01
1970–71	…	…	…	…	2.13
1971–72	…	…	…	…	2.39
1972–73	…	…	…	…	2.64

The corresponding figure for the financial year 1973–74 is not yet available.