§ Mr. O'BrienTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what information he has on the level of rents in(a) Wakefield, (b) Leeds, (c) Kirklees, (d) Bradford and (e) Calderdale.
§ Mr. YeoThe latest available information on average local authority rents per dwelling for the financial year 1991–92 is as follows:
£ per week Wakefield 20.22 Leeds 18.70 Kirkless 24.36 Bradford 25.98 Calderdale 24.93 Average annual rents for fair rent tenancies reregistered in 1990–91 and the first quarter 1991 for the West Yorkshire area are published in Department of the Environment Statistical Bulletin (91)3, which is in the Library. This publication also gives details of rents in housing benefit cases referred to rent officers under the Housing Act 1988.