§ Mr. Winnickasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government if he will state the number of cases for 1968 of rents that were registered in the Greater London area by rent officers; what number of such rents were increased, decreased, or not changed; how many were later sent to the rent assessment committees; and what were the decisions reached on these 1968 applications.
§ Mr. MacCollFrom the beginning of 1968 up to 22nd November rent officers in the Greater London area registered 12,419 fair rents (excluding rents registered on the basis of certificates of fair rent issued when a letting or improvement was contemplated). Of these 7,408 represented increases, 1,700 confirmations, and 3,311 reductions of the previous rent.
During the same period 1,027 cases were referred to rent assessment committees and 1,631—including a number referred before the end of 1967—decided by them. These decisions resulted in 557 increases, 33 confirmations and 1,041 reductions of the previous rent.