§ Mr. Spriggsasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs if he will take powers to require local authorities to provide information relating to their rates and council house rents, with a view to including a summary of these in the Housing Returns.
§ Mr. H. BrookeComprehensive information about rates and rateable values is already published each year in a White Paper entitled "Rates and Rateable Values in England and Wales". As regards local authority rents, a wide range of information about the housing finances of over 1,100 authorities is given in "Housing Statistics", published annually by the Institute of Municipal Treasurers and Accountants.