§ Mr. Frank Allaunasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many 199W local authorities will be required to raise their rents by an average of 50p a week in April and in October, respectively; how many have been given permission to increase their rents by smaller sums; and if he will list the authorities in the two categories, respectively.
§ Mr. ChannonAbout half of all council tenants in England and Wales will have the rents of their dwellings increased after the standstill period comes to an end on 28th April. Following are the authorities who have been directed to increase rents then by an average of less than 50p, with the amount of the direction. No such directions have been given yet to authorities who are due to increase their rents later this year:
Baildon UDC … 37p Bideford RDC … 32p Darwen BC … 40p Elland UDC … 28p Great Torrington BC … 31p Halifax CBC … 29p Haslingden BC … 15p Hebden Royd UDC … 33p Kensington and Chelsea RLB … 45p King's Lynn BC … 40p Leicester CBC … 36p Midhurst RDC … 45p Ossett BC … 35p Portsmouth CBC … 15p Rishton RD … 45p Shaftesbury BC … 33p Swindon BC … 45p West Kesteven RDC … 40p Wetherby RDC … 33p