§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the average annual increase in the rents of tenant farms in each of the last 10 years; and if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT an analysis of changes in rent on tenanted full-time farms in that period.
§ Mr. RossIn reply to the first part of his Question, I would refer my hon. Friend to the answer given to my hon. Friend the Member for Midlothian (Mr. Eadie) on 4th February, 1970.
Following are the figures for changes in rent on tenanted full-time farms in Scotland:
June/May Percentage of farms with a rent change Average percentage rent change on farms with a rent change Per cent. Per cent. 1968–69 … … 9 +40 1967–68 … … 12 +42 1966–67 … … 11 +61 1965–66 … … 15 +61 1964–65 … … 10 +64 1963–64 … … 11 +72 1962–63 … … 11 +64 1961–62 … … 10 +79 1960–61 … … 12 +61 1959–60 … … 10 +58 [Vol. 795, c. 141–2.]