§ Mr. Nigel Griffithsasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will give the average rent rise over the previous year for council houses in Scotland in each year from 1977 to 1987;
(2) if he will give the average rent rise over the previous year for council houses in Edinburgh in each year from 1977 to 1987.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information is sell out in the following table:
Average weekly council house rent increase Year Edinburgh Scotland £ £ 1977–78 0.69 0.54 1978–79 0.54 0.44 1979–80 0.81 0.50 1980–81 1.11 0.96 1981–82 1.91 1.81 1982–83 1.50 1.33 1983–84 1.24 0.84 1984–85 1.25 0.60 1985–86 0.18 1.08 1986–87 0.04 1.45 1987–88 1.61 1.66