§ Mr. Beithasked the Secretary of State for the Environment by how much the regional average council house rent figure for the Northern region used by his Department to calculate appropriate rent levels for local 417W authorities exceeds that produced by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy of £6.91 per week; and what is the reason for the disparity.
§ Mr. KingIn calculating the notional rent income component of grant-related expenditure assessments for housing revenue account the average rent for the Northern region was increased by £0.3244 per week from the figure published in CIPFA's housing rent statistics at April 1980. The adjustment brought the average notional rent per dwelling into line with the actual level of £7.2344 per week for 1980–81 as a whole which was derived from housing subsidy claim returns made by local authorities in the Northern region to the Department.