§ Mr. MoateTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) if he will list the 10 local authorities with the highest arrears as a percentage of the rent roll at the end of 1989–90;
(2) what is the actual or estimated total figure for arrears of rent outstanding to all local authorities for the year 1989–90.
§ Mr. YeoFigures for the position at the end of 1989–90 are not yet available.
An ordered table, showing cumulative rent arrears at March 1989 as a percentage of the rent roll for each English local authority, was placed in the Library on 3 April. Estimated total arrears for all English local authorities at the end of 1988–89 were £319 million.