§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will give figures for the average rents currently charged to council tenants in each London borough.
§ Mrs. RoeAverage weekly unrebated rents, net of charges for amenities and rates, for individual London boroughs are published by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy in "Housing Rents Statistics at April 1987" a copy of which is in the Library.
Following are estimates for boroughs which did not respond to that survey, based on other information supplied to my Department.
Estimated average weekly unrebated rents at April 1987 £ City of London 21.76 Hackney 14.17 Islington 16.22 Lambeth 16.19 Southwark 16.30 Tower Hamlets 18.00 Westminster 25.69