HC Deb 17 December 1987 vol 124 cc647-8W
Mr. Nigel Griffiths

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will provide the average registered rents and change on previous rent for(a) housing association tenancies, (b) private furnished tenancies and (c) private unfurnished tenancies, in a form similar to the table on page 37 of "Scottish Housing Statistics 1986".

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

The information available for 1987 is for the first half year only as follows:

Rent registration: average registered rents and change on previous rents
1987 (January-June) Mean registered rent £ per annum Change on mean previous rent per cent. Number of cases
Housing Associations:
First Registrations 1,047 40 1,281
Re-registrations 1,052 19 5,535
Private:
Furnished Tenancies 1,821 +22 566
Unfurnished Tenancies
First Registrations 1,090 31 427
Re-registrations 838 36 2,878
All registrations 871 39 3,305

Mr. Nigel Griffiths

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will list the average weekly household expenditure on rent as a percentage of average weekly earnings of tenants of(a) local authorities, (b) the Scottish Special Housing Association, (c) new town development corporations, (d) housing associations and (e) other private rented accommodation;

(2) if he will publish a table in the Official Report showing the gross average weekly earnings of tenants renting accommodation from (a) local authorities, (b) the Scottish Special Housing Association, (c) the new town development corporations, (d) housing associations and (e) other private landlords.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

The information requested is not available. Scottish Development Department statistical bulletin HSIU No. 29, "Public Sector Rents in Scotland 1986–87", a copy of which is available in the House Library, contains information comparing local authority average weekly rents with the average gross weekly earnings of a full-time adult manual employee in Scotland.

Mr. Nigel Griffiths

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the estimated numbers of tenants of(a) local authorities, (b) the Scottish Special Housing Association, (c) new town development corporations, (d) housing associations and (e) other private sector landlords who are in receipt of rent rebates or rent allowances for (i) certificated cases and (ii) standard cases.

Mr. Portillo

I have been asked to reply.

I shall let the hon. Member have such information as is available as soon as possible.

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