HC Deb 29 June 1973 vol 858 cc421-2W
Mr. Roderick

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the average registered rent, for the latest available date, of unfurnished and furnished dwellings, respectively, in (a) England and Wales, (b) South-East Lancashire conurbation and (c) the Merseyside conurbation.

Mr. Channon

The following figures for 1972 are for England and Wales as a whole, for the Manchester Rent Assessment Panel area and for the Liverpool Rent Assessment Panel area. On first registrations these were:

Unfurnished per annum £ Furnished per annum £
England and Wales 242 318
Manchester RAP 179 238
Liverpool RAP 203 253
Figures for the South-East Lancashire conurbation as such are not available.