§ Mr. Nigel Griffithsasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will give the average rents for council houses in Edinburgh in each year from 1977 to 1987;
(2) if he will give the average rents for council houses in Edinburgh in each year from 1977 to 1986, repriced for inflation;
(3) if he will give the average rents for council houses in Edinburgh in each year from 1977 to 1987, repriced for inflation.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information is set out in the table:
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Average Weekly Council House Rent in Edinburgh Year Cash prices 1At 1987–88 prices £ £ 1977–78 5.17 11.64 1978–79 5.71 10.50 1979–80 6.52 11.34 1980–81 7.63 11.18
Year Cash prices 1At 1987–88 prices £ £ 1981–82 9.54 12.73 1982–83 11.04 13.74 1983–84 12.28 14.63 1984–85 13.53 15.46 1985–86 13.35 14.37 1986–87 13.39 13–99 1987–88 15.00 15.00 1 Using GDP deflators.