§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the average percentage rent increase agreed by rent officers in Greater London in each year since 1975; and what was the equivalent figure determined by rent assessment committees.
§ Sir George YoungThe mean percentage changes on re-registrations by rent officers in Greater London in the years 1975 to 1983 appear in table 11.5 of "Housing and Construction Statistics 1973–1983." Figures for the first half of 1984 appear in table 1.14 of "Housing and Construction Statistics," September quarter 1984, part 1 of issue No. 19. All the currently available information about rent assessment committee decisions is in table 11.8 of "Housing and Construction Statistics 1973–1983." Copies of these sources are available in the Library.
§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will publish the guidelines he issues to rent officers.
§ Sir George YoungI refer the hon. Member to the replies which my hon. Friend the Minister for Housing and Construction gave to the hon. Member for Norwood (Mr. 87W Fraser) on 4 February, at columns 420–421, concerning the nature of the Department's guidance to rent officers and the question of its publication.