§ Mrs. Cullenasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what were the average loan charge, the average interest rate and the average rent, all stated in weekly terms, for a council house in each year from 1951 to 1963 in Glasgow.
§ Mr. NobleThe following is the information:
—— Total loan charges per house per week Total interest charges per house per week Average weekly rent of council houses s. d. s. d. s. d. 1951 10 7 7 4 9 3† 1952 11 7 8 2 * 1953 12 11 9 4 9 5† 1954 14 2 10 4 9 6† 1955 15 5 11 4 9 7† 1956 17 4 13 1 9 8† 1957 19 0 14 8 5 2 1958 19 11 15 8 5 2 1959 20 10 16 4 8 5 1960 21 6 16 10 8 5 1961 22 8 17 10 8 5 1962 24 2 19 2 12 2 1963 25 5 20 2 12 2 * No Return of Rents published in 1952. † Not comparable with rents for 1957 and later years, because of reduction taking effect that year on abolition of owners' rates.