§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what has been the percentage of income in the local authority housing revenue accounts attributable to rents, in each year since 1960;
(2) if he will show total debt charges as a percentage of housing revenue account expenditure in each year since 1960.
§ Mr. ArmstrongThe following is the information for local authorities in England and Wales:
Unrebated Rents Per cent. Rebated Rent Per cent. Debt Charges Per cent. 1960–61 … 72* — 72 1961–62 … 72* — 73 1962–63 … 70 — 71 1963–64 … 71 — 69 1964–65 … 70 — 72 1965–66 … 69 — 73 1966–67 … 69 — 73 1967–68 … 70 — 72 1968–69 … 69 — 73 1969–70 … 66 — 75 1970–71 … 67 — 73 1971–72 … 67 — 69 1972–73 … 72 65 67 1973–74 … 69 55 69 1974–75 … 57 45 68 1975–76 … 55 43 67 * Includes rents other than for dwellings Full information is not available about rebates before 1972–73.