§ Mr. Raynsfordasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table showing the average level of
Average local authority rents and average of rents registered, Scotland Local authority1 Registered rents all registrations2 General index of retail prices3 Year Average annual rent (£) Annual change percentage Cumulative change, percentage since 1979 Average annual rent (£) Annual change percentage Cumulative change, percentage since 1979 1979 = 100 Annual change percentage 1979 256 — — 322 — — 100.00 — 1980 306 19.53 19.53 366 13.66 13.66 117.97 17.97 1981 400 30.72 56.25 443 21.10 37.65 131.85 11.76 1982 469 17.25 83.20 605 36.57 87.99 143.31 8.69 1983 513 9.38 100.39 690 14.17 114.61 149.94 4.63 1984 544 6.04 112.50 787 14.03 144.73 157.36 4.95 1985 601 10.48 134.77 883 12.18 174.53 166.95 6.09 1986 677 12.65 164.45 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1Rents at 30 September based on annual returns from local authorities. 2All registrations, for unfurnished tenancies, including housing associations, in year ending 31 December. 3General index of retail prices at 31 December—source Economic Trends.