§ Mr. Andersonasked the Secretary of State for Wales on how many occasions the Rent Assessment Committee in Monmouthshire has met; on how many occasions it has increased and on how 457W many occasions decreased the recommendation of the rent officer; and what is its composition.
§ Mr. George ThomasThere is no single Rent Assessment Committee for Monmouthshire. Rent Assessment Committees each composed of a lawyer chairman, a value member and a lay member, drawn from the Rent Assessment Panel for Wales, have met on 9 occasions to consider 11 objections referred to them by rent officers in the Rent Registration Area of Monmouthshire. In 5 cases the rent fixed by the rent officer was confirmed; in 5 cases it was increased and in one case it was reduced. Nine members of the panel have served on the committees in Monmouthshire.