HC Deb 26 April 1976 vol 910 c12W
36. Mr. Frank Allaun

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the estimated average weekly council house rent in each year from 1975–76 to 1979–80, together with the estimated total and average council weekly house building subsidies for each of those years.

Mr. Guy Barnett

Following is the information:

The average weekly unrebated council house rent for 1975–76 was about £4.30 in England. For 1976–77 it should be about £4.90 if rent increases are kept to an average increase of 60 p a dwelling in accordance with Cmnd. 6151. For subsequent years I would refer my hon. Friend to the answer given to the hon. Member for Daventry (Mr. Jones) on 7th April.—[Vol. 909, c. 415–17.]

The estimated housing subsidies for English local authorities included in the White Paper on Public Expenditure to 1979–80 (Cmnd. 6393), excluding new towns and housing associations, for each of the years 1975–76 to 1979–80 at 1975 survey prices, excluding rent rebates, are as follows: