§ 98. Dr. Dickson Mabonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will specify in what circumstances rents of existing tenancies in the private sector in Scotland can be increased during 1974.
§ Mr. William RossUnder the Counter-Inflation (Residential Rents—Private Sector) (Scotland) Order the rent recoverable on 8th March 1974 can be increased to take account of increases in rates or the cost of improvements during the period of standstill.
§ Dr. Dickson Mabonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland when he will make available the results of the inquiry, initiated by his predecessor at the request of the hon. Member for Greenock and Port Glasgow, into the increase in levels of rents registered in 1973 in Greenock and Port Glasgow compared to similar tenancies in Glasgow.
§ Mr. William RossI shall be writing to my hon. Friend shortly.