§ Mr. Gordon Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what percentage rent increases for 1982–83 have been announced thus far by district councils and new town development corporations and the Scottish Special Housing Association; and what they will make the average rents for each authority.
§ Mr. RifkindThe following rent increase figures have so far been notified to my Department by local authorities and new town development corporations:
248W
Local Authority Percentage Increase Average rent 1982–83 £ per week Berwickshire 23.3 10.81 Ettrick and Lauderdale 30.6 9.44 Roxburgh 20.5 11.76 Tweeddale 27.0 10.60 Clackmannan 30.1 9.16 Annandale and Eskdale 19.2 10.30 Nithsdale 22.8 8.72 Wigtown 25.0 10.76 Dunfermline 26.1 10.58 Kirkcaldy 18.9 9.61 North East Fife 18.5 11.21 Banff and Buchan 34.1 9.94 Gordon 24.0 10.06
Local authority Percentage Increase Average rent 1982–83 £ per week Kincardine and Deeside 26.3 9.51 Moray 14.3 8.78 Caithness 23.6 8.60 Nairn 35.2 9.99 Skye and Lochalsh 24.6 10.13 Sutherland 11.5 9.70 East Lothian 16.4 8.51 West Lothian 19.2 9.88 Argyll and Bute 22.9 11.83 Clydesdale 22.9 9.22 Cumbernauld and Kilsyth 12.9 10.15 Cumnock and Doon Valley 17.9 8.82 East Kilbride 24.9 10.54 Glasgow 8.0 9.01 Kyle and Carrick 37.1 8.53 Monklands 20.3 7.93 Angus 12.8 9.05 Dundee 22.8 7.28 Perth and Kinross 36.1 10.75 Orkney 18.2 10.34 Western Isles 29.0 11.82 New Town Development Corporation Cumbernauld 20.5 12.33 East Kilbride 21.4 11.62 Glenrothes 20.4 11.81 Irvine 21.0 12.08 Livingston 22.0 11.63 The Scottish Special Housing Association has yet to announce rent increases for 1982–83, which will take effect from 1 July.
§ Mr. Gordon Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what were the average rents charged by each district council, new town development corporation, the Scottish Special Housing Association and for Scotland as a whole, in 1980–81; what are the corresponding figures for 1981–82; and what percentage increase the latter figures represent over the former.
§ Mr. RifkindThe information requested is set out in the following table:
249W
Average Annual Standard Rent at 30 September 1980 Average Annual Standard Rent at 30 September 1981 Percentage Increase £ £ SCOTLAND 316.97 412.26 30.1 LOCAL AUTHORITY AVERAGE 305.73 400.07 30.9 Borders Berwickshire 360.84 463.54 28.5 Ettrick and Lauderdale 306.42 334.66 9.2 Roxburgh 355.07 491.87 38.5 Tweeddale 315.41 432.98 37.3 Central Clackmannan 277.08 373.63 34.8 Falkirk 276.12 347.59 25.9 Stirling 296.92 357.52 20.4 Dumfries and Galloway Annandale and Eskdale 331.76 444.81 34.1 Nithsdale 249.39 369.51 48.2 Stewartry 341.83 497.84 45.6 Wigtown 318.67 443.50 39.2
Average Annual Standard Rent at 30 September 1980 Average Annual Standard Rent at 30 September 1981 Percentage Increase £ £ Fife Dunfermline 298.41 440.62 47.7 Kirkcaldy 292.63 420.27 43.6 North East Fife 360.43 496.98 37.9 Grampian Aberdeen City 292.04 310.46 6.3 Banff and Buchan 283.99 401.54 41.4 Gordon 347.24 427.76 23.2 Kincardine and Deeside 277.95 391.93 41.0 Moray 353.10 403.74 14.3 Highland Badenoch and Strathspey 340.11 438.72 29.0 Caithness 261.22 358.10 37.1 Inverness 331.33 447.03 34.9 Lochaber 246.22 427.97 73.8 Nairn 271.24 390.25 43.9 Ross and Cromarty 325.87 429.09 31.7 Skye and Lochalsh 364.90 419.74 15.0 Sutherland 328.07 453.35 38.2 Lothian East Lothian 296.60 379.69 28.0 Edinburgh City 396.74 496.10 25.0 Midlothian 297.68 373.99 25.6 West Lothian 275.33 425.32 54.5 Strathclyde Argyll and Bute 357.38 506.21 41.6 Bearsden and Milngavie 304.10 460.10 51.3 Clydebank 282.18 366.11 29.7 Clydesdale 315.74 390.28 23.6 Cumbemauld and Kilsyth 328.74 464.21 41.2 Cumnock and Doon Valley 265.19 387.85 46.2 Cunninghame 268.96 371.50 38.1 Dumbarton 244.15 389.59 59.6 East Kilbride 337.28 433.89 28.6 Eastwood 315.14 441.88 40.2 Glasgow City 335.46 436.25 30.0 Hamilton 252.79 325.40 28.7 Inverclyde 308.13 379.64 23.2 Kilmarnock and Loudoun 296.69 413.83 39.5 Kyle and Carrick 275.58 325.07 18.0 Monklands 271.77 341.65 25.7 Motherwell 270.61 384.60 42.1 Renfrew 277.44 373.94 34.8 Strathkelvin 295.32 444.33 50.5 Tayside Angus 266.08 417.52 56.9 Dundee City 307.18 307.12 — Perth and Kinross 269.62 398.19 47.7 Islands Councils Orkney Islands 350.79 412.50 17.6 Shetland Islands 291.01 415.87 42.9 Western Isles 373.92 492.98 31.8 NEW TOWNS AVERAGE 405.24 507.36 25.2 Cumbernauld 428.23 530.43 23.9 East Kilbride 398.86 497.10 24.6 Glenrothes 399.78 509.96 27.6 Irvine 438.95 518.24 18.1 Livingston 384.70 495.93 28.9 SSHA AVERAGE 375.02 476.02 26.9