§ 62. Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he has calculated the effect on council rents of the proposals in the Local Government and Housing Bill.
§ Mr. TrippierUnder part VI of the Local Government and Housing Bill, local authorities will retain the responsibility for setting rents for their own properties. A number of factors can affect the levels at which councils choose to pitch their rents, including the determinations which my right hon. Friend will make each year as a basis for calculating entitlement for housing revenue account subsidy. A calculation of future rents can be made only one year at a time, when the relevant determinations have been made.