HC Deb 19 October 1989 vol 158 c248W
Mr. McAllion

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what were the average council rents in(a) Dundee and (b) Scotland in each of the past 10 years for which figures are available.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

The information requested is set out in the table:

Average annual local authority standard rent as at 30 September
Dundee £ Scotland £
1979 263–91 255.61
1980 307.18 305.73
1981 307.12 400.07
1982 377.38 469.03
1983 419.45 512.56
1984 457.42 543.94
1985 510.59 600.53
1986 604.63 675.49
1987 707.62 758.03
1988 843.84 842.38