Mr. R. W. Brownasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government (1) which local authorities have reduced their proposed rent increases as a result of action by Her Majesty's Government under the Prices and Incomes Act, 1968; 259W and in each case what was the original proposed average increase and the average increase finally approved;
(2) what was the original proposed maximum individual increase and the maximum individual increase finally approved in each case in which local authorities have had their proposed rent increases reduced as a result of action by Her Majesty's Government under the Prices and Incomes Act, 1968.
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Original figures Final figures Average Maximum Average Maximum s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Original figures Final figures Average Maximum Average Maximum s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. G.L.C … 11 7 22 6 7 6 10 0 —(higher rented) … not calculated 38 6 10 0 10 0 COUNTY BOROUGHS Great Yarmouth … 8 7 14 5 6 9 10 0 Liverpool … 8 7 15 1 7 10 10 0 Sheffield … 7 0 21 4 6 0 9 7 Teesside … not calculated 10 0 6 0 7 6 LONDON BOROUGHS Harrow … 20 0 31 0 7 6 11 7 Westminster (higher rented) … 26 7 42 3 not calculated 10 0 NON-COUNTY BOROUGHS Buxton … 5 10 18 9 5 10 10 0 Chard … 7 10 10 0 6 8 10 0 Dartmouth … 8 0 8 0 7 0 7 0 Harwich … 12 10 27 3 6 5 10 0 Heywood … 8 7 14 6 7 4 10 0 Hove … 7 7 14 11 7 2 10 0 Leominster … 7 10 21 9 6 0 10 0 Lewes … 8 1 12 3 7 4 10 0 Mansfield … not calculated 10 0 2 6 2 6 Totnes … 7 8 9 2 3 5 4 0 Wokingham … 5 6 12 6 5 6 10 0 Worksop … 4 4 11 5 4 4 10 0 URBAN DISTRICTS Beeston and Stableford … 3 7 14 3 3 7 10 0 Biddulph … 7 10 14 6 4 0 4 6 Esher … 14 7 56 3 5 5 7 0 Hucknall … 7 5 12 0 7 5 10 0 Newport (Salop) … 5 6 19 3 3 6 10 0 Oundle … 4 5 11 6 not calculated 5 0 Sawbridgeworth … 8 0 12 2 4 0 7 2 Street … 10 1 12 7 7 6 10 0 RURAL DISTRICTS Dorking and Horley … 13 2 21 2 7 6 10 0 Dover … 8 0 12 4 7 6 10 0 Ennerdale … 9 4 14 5 2 10 2 11 Faringdon … 12 9 17 7 7 0 7 6 Henley … 4 7 12 0 3 5 6 0 Hitchin … 8 0 13 4 7 0 12 0 Leominster and Wigmore … 18 1 22 9 10 0 12 6 Long Ashton … 7 9 10 6 7 9 10 0 Seisdon … 9 8 9 8 4 10 4 10 Stone … 12 3 15 8 6 2 7 10 Strood … 11 6 22 1 5 2 10 0 Totnes … 12 2 32 5 8 8 15 0 Wantage (higher rented) … 12 6 12 6 8 5 8 5 Warwick … 6 0 13 6 4 0 10 0 Wells (old people's dwellings) … 15 0 15 0 10 0 10 0 Welwyn … 5 10 14 0 4 9 12 6 Wetherby … 3 10 18 10 3 0 9 5 Worksop … 18 6 23 3 13 4 15 6 Wortley … 4 11 19 3 4 6 10 0
§ Mr. MacCollThe following is a list of the rent increases or proposed rent increases which were reduced, in response to requests or directions by my right hon. Friend, to levels which he has been able to approve up to 15th November, 1968.
Up to the same date 59 authorities have had proposals for rent increases or further rent increases rejected and have not submitted further proposals or re-submitted the original proposals.