HC Deb 14 July 1976 vol 915 c205W
Mr. Sainsbury

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what charges on the Community Land Account he anticipates arising in respect of the training schemes for (a) local authority staff, and (b) elected representatives prepared by his Department in conjunction with the School for Advanced Urban Studies of the University of Bristol.

Mr. Guy Barnett

Some 1,500 elected representatives and 2,000 officers have attended training courses organized

Shop Rents Index (1970=100)
Year Class A Class B Class C All
1965 80 77 71 78
1966 83 83 76 82
1967 89 86 81 86
1968 88 87 85 89
1969 96 94 88 95
1970 100 100 100 100
1971 103 109 103 106
1972 117 115 110 116
1973 138 136 132 137
1974 161 161 154 160
1975* 174 174 163 173
* Provisional.

Class A figures relate to first class shops in cities and large towns; Class B to good second-class shops in large towns, suburban shopping parades, and main shops in small towns and villages; and Class C to all others, including local "neighbourhood" shops.

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