HC Deb 23 December 1981 vol 15 c430W
Mr. Cartwright

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the estimated average council rent in (a) England and Wales, (b) Greater London and (c) inner London for 1981–82; and how this compares with the figures for 1978–79, 1979–80 and 1980–81.

Sir George Young

Estimated average weekly unrebated council rents are as follows:

1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82
(a) England and Wales 5.90 6.48 8.18 11.50
(b) Greater London 7.08 8.04 9.70 13.26
(c) Inner London 6.87 7.62 9.36 13.04

Notes:

(i) These are estimates based on data supplied by local authorities in several sources.

(ii) The GLC dwelling stock is included at (a) and (b), but not at (c).