§ Mr. Home RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table showing the average level of(a) local authority rents, (b) fair rents registered for unfurnished lettings and (c) market rents charged outwith the fair rent system, in each year since 1979, indicating the
Average annual rents—local authority and registered furnished lets in Scotland Local authority1 Registered unfurnished lets2 Retail prices index Year Average annual rent £
Percentage increase over previous year Cumulative percentage increase Average annual rent £
Percentage increase over previous year Cumulative percentage increase Index (October 1979 = 100) Percentage increase over previous year 1979 255.61 — — 303 — — 100.0 15.4 1980 305.73 19.6 19.6 337 11.2 11.2 115.4 15.4 1981 400.07 30.9 56.5 419 24.3 38.3 128.9 11.7 1982 469.03 17.2 83.5 529 26.3 74.6 137.7 6.8 1983 512.56 9.3 100.5 632 19.5 108.6 144.6 5.0 1984 543.94 6.1 112.8 652 3.2 115.2 151.8 5.0 1985 600.53 10.4 134.9 789 21.0 160.4 160.1 5.4 1986 675.49 12.5 164.3 847 7.4 179.5 164.9 3.0 1987 758.03 12.2 196.6 905 6.8 198.7 172.3 4.5 1 At 30 September. 2 Private sector rents registered by Rent Officers.