§ Mr. Frank Fieldasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the average percentage increase in rents of local authority housing which is being proposed for the coming year; and if he will list the percentage increases being proposed by Wirral metropolitan district.
§ Sir George YoungI refer to the answer given to my hon. Friend on 18 December to my hon. Friend the Member for Staffordshire, South-East (Mr. Lightbown) at column92. It is for individual authorities to decide their own rent increases.