§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the average weekly rent level for local authority accommodation in each district authority in Scotland for each year 1979 to 1987; and what was the annual increase expressed in cash and percentage terms.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 23 November 1987]: Statistics on rents are routinely published, most recently in Scottish Development Department statistical bulletin HSIU No. 29, "Public Sector Rents in Scotland 1986–87", a copy of which is in the Library.
The information requested on average weekly rents by district and percentage change for the years 1979 to 1987 is set out in the following tables. The annual change in cash terms for the same period was provided in my answer to the hon. Member on 12 November at columns 268–272.
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Annual average local authority rents (as at 30 September) Local authority 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 21987 Scotland 255.61 305.73 400.07 469.03 512.56 543.94 600.53 675.49 761.99 Berwickshire 305.26 360.84 463.54 572.63 600.43 662.98 715.92 748.55 799.20 Ettrick and Lauderdale 272.79 306.42 334.66 527.88 572.13 687.47 683.44 683.42 721.35 Roxburgh 300.98 355.07 491.87 591.77 645.72 698.60 765.22 851.96 881.43 Tweeddale 224.18 315.41 432.98 546.35 588.99 586.57 589.84 660.12 683.59 Clackmannan 240.18 277.08 373.63 485.00 532.78 582.79 606.54 668.82 755.08 Falkirk 205.44 276.12 347.59 466.01 529.01 555.41 603.91 652.09 723.33 Stirling 228.32 296.92 357.52 406.41 482.57 482.92 600.43 708.44 786.47 Annandale and Eskdale 275.63 331.76 444.81 530.90 607.59 671.12 720.38 791.63 850.04 Nithsdale 199.18 249.39 369.51 455.49 499.06 545.86 596.80 683.01 729.20 Stewartry 270.64 341.83 497.84 619.77 657.90 725.94 732.74 803.37 858.47 Wigtown 253.63 318.67 443.50 555.31 623.29 736.91 820.96 868.00 861.04 Dunfermline 249.28 298.41 440.62 553.01 606.54 632.11 631.98 699.71 768.62 Kirkcaldy 241.34 292.63 420.27 499.75 543.46 603.37 654.98 720.11 809.25 North East Fife 257.11 360.43 496.98 585.48 662.10 659.74 718.76 825.30 890.02 Aberdeen 245.93 292.04 310.46 361.69 411.75 462.53 583.00 652.80 762.55 Banff and Buchan 267.15 283.99 401.54 517.82 585.23 646.27 717.41 778.99 798.77 Gordon 320.19 347.24 427.76 528.97 593.40 619.29 709.00 775.30 811.05 Kincardine and Deeside 229.47 277.95 391.93 491.81 547.06 613.46 676.57 720.09 744.64 Moray 277.70 353.10 403.74 458.63 538.23 605.10 706.04 729.66 835.24 Badenoch and Strathspey 257.65 340.11 438.72 513.50 599.29 653.27 702.06 798.00 798.36 Caithness 217.78 261.22 358.10 437.18 502.86 62.20 657.83 711.90 776.48 Inverness 295.83 331.33 447.03 509.46 548.20 586.62 686.12 729.07 828.70 Lochaber 230.47 246.22 427.97 553.79 590.63 638.47 675.05 742.93 833.88 Nairn 251.90 271.24 390.25 518.53 584.16 631.82 703.79 763.51 830.80 Ross and Cromarty 266.11 325.87 429.09 507.13 559.03 623.66 662.03 765.72 823.72 Skye and Lochalsh 258.04 364.90 419.74 541.49 576.20 677.00 775.52 890.76 892.54 Sutherland 289.28 328.07 453.35 509.23 559.66 615.00 665.62 736.71 753.64 East Lothian 253.68 296.60 379.69 444.81 532.07 576.99 644.13 694.47 767.67 Edinburgh 339.15 396.74 496.10 573.84 638.58 703.61 694.41 696.16 808.29 Midlothian 247.44 297.68 373.99 469.31 514.72 560.00 615.38 663.29 729.53 West Lothian 226.84 275.33 425.32 507.35 545.21 571.12 612.48 656.84 720.43 Argyll and Bute 283.05 357.38 506.21 615.59 698.51 759.71 796.44 796.09 863.13 Bearsden and Milngavie 285.28 304.10 460.10 532.98 565.20 595.40 632.94 739.97 865.44 Clydebank 209.56 282.18 366.11 443.10 469.95 521.97 633.96 782.23 900.79 Clydesdale1 238.76 315.74 390.28 479.69 503.84 556.56 631.90 677.00 719.14 Cumbernauld and Kilsyth 254.62 328.74 464.21 526.61 526.33 551.88 662.52 766.92 856.77 Cumnock and Doon Valley 208.92 265.19 387.85 460.03 514.30 540.31 577.62 631.98 713.98 Cunninghame 268.58 268.96 371.50 416.77 459.67 460.05 460.24 546.03 679.35 Dumbarton 209.00 244.15 389.59 442.32 445.32 487.50 487.96 607.12 761.22 East Kilbride 240.85 337.28 433.89 549.02 594.23 646.75 701.40 808.46 858.69 Eastwood 267.14 315.14 441.88 517.70 546.95 572.09 597.97 620.96 646.67 Glasgow 277.36 335.46 436.25 473.26 499.91 500.61 553.62 655.46 762.19 Hamilton 216.70 252.79 325.40 430.69 485.07 521.59 569.55 665.51 774.29 Inverclyde 275.14 308.13 379.64 406.28 432.27 472.28 587.39 644.98 691.88 Kilmarnock and Loudoun 228.02 296.69 413.83 445.98 472.21 498.48 550.89 645.80 721.74 Kyle and Carrick 274.05 275.58 325.07 446.88 499.60 541.92 633.27 695.29 746.12 Monklands 228.06 271.77 341.65 433.81 483.78 483.78 588.79 711.25 806.67 Motherwell 226.77 270.61 384.60 411.30 463.29 515.46 585.81 647.96 732.72 Renfrew 230.41 277.44 373.94 421.18 433.17 458.37 510.22 597.98 676.96 Strathkelvin 225.64 295.32 444.33 479.63 503.80 549.46 604.07 737.54 799.80 Angus 246.10 266.08 417.52 470.82 558.27 608.62 658.31 716.18 765.80 Dundee 263.91 307.18 307.12 377.38 419.45 457.42 510.59 604.63 706.75 Perth and Kinross 208.38 269.62 398.19 548.28 560.35 560.18 620.32 672.31 723.97 Orkney Islands 293.99 350.79 412.50 484.99 526.34 572.89 684.52 753.43 838.87 Shetland Islands 246.78 291.01 415.87 542.17 549.80 547.17 698.55 778.23 829.31 Western Isles 276.86 373.92 492.98 630.11 678.11 773.80 804.68 857.76 910.73 1 Prior to 1980 this was Lanark District. 2 Estimated figures for 1987 lifted from CIPFA Rating Review publication. 136W137W
Annual average local authority rents (as at 30 September) Percentage increase/decrease Local authority 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–862 1986–87 Scotland 19.61 30.86 17.24 9.28 6.12 10.40 12.48 12.81 Berwickshire 18.21 28.46 23.53 4.85 10.42 7.99 4.56 6.77 Ettrick and Lauderdale 12.33 9.22 57.74 8.38 20.16 -0.59 0.00 5.55 Roxburgh 17.97 38.53 20.31 9.12 8.19 9.54 11.34 3.46 Tweeddale 40.69 37.28 26.18 7.80 -0.41 0.56 11.92 3.56 Clackmannan 15.36 34.85 29.81 9.85 9.39 4.08 10.27 12.90 Falkirk 34.40 25.88 34.07 13.52 4.99 8.73 7.98 10.92 Stirling 30.05 20.41 13.67 18.74 0.07 24.33 17.99 11.01 Annandale and Eskdale 20.36 34.08 19.35 14.45 10.46 7.34 9.89 7.38 Nithsdale 25.21 48.17 23.27 9.57 9.38 9.33 14.45 6.76
Local authority 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–862 1986–87 Stewartry 26.30 45.64 24.49 6.15 10.34 0.94 9.64 6.86 Wigtown 25.64 39.17 25.21 12.24 18.23 11.41 5.73 -0.80 Dunfermline 19.71 47.66 25.51 9.68 4.22 -0.02 10.72 9.85 Kirkcaldy 21.25 43.62 18.91 8.75 11.02 8.55 9.94 12.38 North East Fife 40.19 37.89 17.81 13.09 -0.36 8.95 14.82 7.84 Aberdeen 18.75 6.31 16.50 13.84 12.33 26.05 11.97 16.81 Banff and Buchan 6.30 41.39 28.96 13.02 10.43 11.01 8.58 2.54 Gardon 8.45 23.19 23.66 12.18 4.36 14.49 9.35 4.61 Kincardine and Deeside 21.13 41.01 25.48 11.23 12.14 10.29 6.43 3.41 Moray 27.15 14.34 13.60 17.36 12.42 16.68 3.35 14.47 Badenoch & Strathspey 32.00 28.99 17.05 16.71 9.01 7.47 13.67 0.05 Caithness 19.95 37.09 22.08 15.02 21.54 7.63 8.22 9.07 Inverness 12.00 34.92 13.97 7.60 7.01 16.96 6.26 13.67 Lochaber 6.83 73.82 29.40 6.65 8.10 5.73 10.06 12.24 Nairn 7.68 43.88 32.87 12.66 8.16 11.39 8.48 8.81 Ross and Cromarty 22.46 31.68 18.19 10.23 11.56 6.15 15.66 7.57 Skye and Lochalsh 41.41 15.03 29.01 6.41 17.49 14.55 14.86 0.20 Sutherland 13.41 38.19 12.33 9.90 9.89 8.23 10.68 2.30 East Lothian 16.92 28.01 17.15 19.62 8.44 11.64 7.82 10.54 Edinburgh 16.98 25.04 15.67 11.28 10.18 -1.31 0.25 16.11 Midlothian 20.30 25.63 25.49 9.68 8.80 9.89 7.79 9.99 West Lothian 21.38 54.48 19.29 7.46 4.75 7.24 7.24 9.68: Argyll and Bute 26.26 41.64 21.61 13.47 8.76 4.84 -0.04 8.42 Bearsden and Milngavie 6.60 51.30 15.84 6.05 5.34 6.31 16.91 16.96 Clydebank 34.65 29.74 21.03 6.06 11.07 21.46 23.39 15.16 Clydesdale1 32.24 23.61 22.91 5.03 10.46 13.54 7.14 6.22 Cumbernauld & Kilsyth 29.11 41.21 13.44 -0.05 4.85 20.05 15.76 11.72 Cumnock and Doon Valley 26.93 46.25 18.61 11.80 5.06 6.91 9.40 12.99 Cunninghame 0.14 38.12 12.19 10.29 0.08 0.04 18.64 24.42 Dumbarton 16.82 59.57 13.53 0.68 9.47 0.09 24.42 25.38 East Kilbride 40.04 28.64 26.53 8.23 8.84 8.45 15.26 6.21 Eastwood 17.97 40.22 17.16 5.65 4.74 4.38 3.84 4.14 Glasgow 20.95 30.05 8.48 5.63 0.14 10.59 18.40 16.28 Hamilton 16.65 28.72 32.36 12.63 7.53 9.20 16.85 16.35 Inverclyde 11.99 23.21 7.02 6.40 9.26 24.37 9.80 7.27 Kilmarnock and Loudoun 30.12 39.48 7.77 5.88 5.56 10.51 17.23 11.76 Kyle and Carrick 0.56 17.96 37.47 11.80 8.47 16.86 9.79 7.31 Monklands 19.17 25.71 26.97 11.52 0.00 21.71 20.80 13.42 Motherwell 19.33 42.12 6.94 12.64 11.26 13.65 10.61 13.08 Renfrew 20.41 34.78 12.63 2.85 5.82 11.31 17.20 13.21 Strathkelvin 30.88 50.46 7.94 5.04 9.06 9.94 22.10 8.44 Angus 8.12 56.92 12.77 18.57 9.02 8.16 8.79 6.93 Dundee 16.40 -0.02 22.88 11.15 9.05 11.62 18.42 16.89 Perth and Kinross 29.39 47.69 37.69 2.20 -0.03 10.74 8.38 7.68 Orkney Islands 19.32 17.59 17.57 8.53 8.69 19.65 10.07 11.34 Shetland Islands 17.92 42.91 30.37 1.41 -0.48 27.67 11.41 6.56 Western Isles 35.06 31.84 27.82 7.62 14.11 3.99 6.60 6.17 1 Prior to 1980 this was Lanark District. 2 Estimated figures for 1987 lifted from CIPFA Rating Review publication.