§ Mr. A. Lewisasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs whether he will introduce the necessary legislation to enable him to publish figures giving the annual percentage rise or fall in rents generally, and for local authority and private landlord houses, respectively, for each of the years from 1951 to date, taking that year as equalling 100.
§ Sir K. JosephThe Ministry of Labour's Family Expenditure Survey shows that the average housing costs (which include rent plus rates and other charges, less any receipts from subletting) per household for England and 135W Wales for the last seven years were as follows:
WEEKLY AVERAGE NET HOUSING COSTS INCLUDING RATES 12 months to Unfurnished rented local authority accommodation Unfurnished rented non-local authority accommodation s. d. s. d. End of 1957 24 1.3 16 9.2 End of 1958 26 4.5 21 .03 End of 1959 28 5.2 22 .03 End of 1960 28 6.7 24 1.3 End of 1961 29 1.1 25 4.1 End of 1962 31 7.3 27 4.5 Mid 1963 33 2.4 29 6.2 As the Family Expenditure Survey began in 1957, figures in this series are not available for earlier years.