§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the average weekly rent paid by households in local authority accommodation in (a) England and (b) the eight English
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AVERAGE UNREBATED RENTS OF LOCAL AUTHORITY DWELLINGS £ per week Economic Planning Regions Northern Yorkshire and Humberside North West East Midlands West Midlands East Anglia South East South West England 31st March 1968 … 1.47 1.59 1.65 1.52 1.92 1.74 2.33 1.97 1.90 31st March 1969 … 1.63 1.70 1.83 1.68 2.05 1.83 2.52 2.04 2.04 31st March 1970 … 1.80 1.87 1.96 1.86 2.20 1.97 2.78 2.23 2.24 April 1971 … 2.08 2.02 2.23 2.02 2.43 2.16 3.13 2.43 2.49 April 1972 … 2.32 2.23 2.39 2.34 2.60 2.68 3.43 2.79 2.78 May 1973 … 2.97 2.88 3.19 2.99 3.30 3.26 4.09 3.50 3.45
HOUSEHOLDS BLLOW THE "BEDROOM STANDARD", 1972 Region Thousands Per cent. Northern 80 7 Yorkshire and Humberside 90 5 NorthWest 160 7 East Midlands 50 4 West Midlands 120 7 East Anglia 20 3 South East 340 6 South West 70 5 England 930 6 Great Britain 1,180 6 The bedroom standard is that generally used for social surveys.