§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the number of households in each of the eight English standard regions with below the standard number of bedrooms; whether he will express this as a percentage of the total number of households in each region; and if he will give comparable figures for (a) England, and (b) Great Britain.
§ Mr. KaufmanFollowing are estimates for 1972, based on a sample survey:
HOUSEHOLDS IN PRIVATELY RENTED ACCOMMODATION, 1971* Region Thousands Percentage of all households in region Percentage of total in England Northern … … … 227 20.6 6.7 Yorkshire and Humberside … 321 19.5 9.4 North West … … … 423 18.6 12.4 East Midlands … … … 231 20.2 6.8 West Midlands … … … 271 16.2 8.0 East Anglia … … … 125 22.0 3.7 South East … … … 1,545 26.1 45.3 South West … … … 264 20.6 7.7 England … … … 3,407 21.8 100.0 * Rented unfurnished from a private landlord or rented furnished.