§ Mr. Bruce-Gardyneasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will now make an estimate of the ratio between average council house rents and average incomes in Scotland on the lines of that already made in England and Wales.
§ Mr. RossI estimate that the average standard rent (i.e., rent before deduction of rebates or addition of surcharges, and excluding rates) charged by Scottish local authorities in 1968 was equivalent to about 4½ per cent. of the average weekly earnings of adult male manual workers in industry in Scotland.