§ Mr. WilsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the level of council house rent arrears for each district in England and Wales at April 1986 and 1989.
§ Mr. ChopeLocal authorities in England report their rent arrears on their housing subsidy claim forms. I am arranging for details of the rent arrears at April 1986 to be placed in the Library of the House. A table was placed in the Library on 1 March this year showing rent arrears reported at April 1988 and those arrears as a percentage of rent roll. Corresponding information on the position at April 1989 is not yet available. For corresponding information about Welsh local authorities I refer the hon. Member to my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.