HC Deb 06 July 1977 vol 934 c537W
21. Mr. GaJbraith

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been spent so far on adapting the Royal High School for an Assembly; and how much further expenditure is planned in the present financial year.

Mr. Tim Renton

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what the total expenditure is, to the latest available date, on the conversion of the Royal High School in Edinburgh to other purposes.

Mr. Harry Ewing

Expenditure to mid-June is £1.087 million including £0.65 million for purchase. Expenditure planned for the present financial year is the balance of the estimate of the total cost of £2 million which was announced in the reply to my hon. Friend the

AVERAGE UNREBATED RENT (£ PER ANNUM) OF COUNCIL HOUSES IN SCOTLAND
Adjusted by percentage change in average earnings in manufacturing industry
Date Rent September 1976 April 1977
28th November 1970 … … 74 175 186
28th November 1974 … … 138 186 197
30th September 1976 … … 180 180 191

The average unrebated rent at April 1977 was estimated to be at least £190.