§ Mr. McCrindleasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the average initial mortgage payment and the average unrebated council rent per annum in 1968 and 1975, respectively; and what were the ratios of the one to the other in the same years.
§ Mr. ArmstrongThe average initial annual payments net of tax relief for building society mortgages in England and Wales in 1968 and 1975 were £180 and £600 respectively (a); average local authority unrebated rents in these years were £101 and £216 per annum (b): ratios between (a) and (b) were 1.8 and 2.8.