HC Deb 19 November 1968 vol 773 cc258-60W
Mr. R. W. Brown

asked 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; 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.

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. MacColl

The 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.

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