§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will publish in theOfficial Report a table showing for each year since 1970 the number of council dwellings, the amount of rent collected and the average amount of rent collected per dwelling, the total amount of rent rebates, rate rebates, housing allowances and so on to (a) tenants of local authorities and (b) tenants of private landlords and housing associations, together with the number of beneficiaries in each cases.
§ Mr. SpearingTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what communications he has received from the Housing Corporation concerning the assessment of the percentage of income that constitutes an affordable rent.
§ Mr. ChopeOur exchanges with the corporation on rent issues are many and various. It is for individual housing associations to set rents at levels within the reach of people in low-paid employment.
§ Mr. SpearingTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what information he possesses concerning the future level of rents, including those where they are defined as affordable; and what level of inflation he expects in such rents in the next three years.