§ Dr. MarekTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what information he has on the percentage of rented housing in the United Kingdom and other OECD countries.
§ Mr. Chope[holding answer as 25 June 1990]: The available information is as follows:—
Percentage of rented housing Year Australia 32 1986 Austria 50 1981 Belgium 39 1981 Canada 38 1986 Denmark 44 1987 Finland 39 1980 France 49 1984 Germany 59 1985 Greece 28 1982 Iceland not available Ireland 24 1981 Italy 36 1986 Japan 38 1983 Luxembourg 40 1981 Netherlands 56 1985 New Zealand 29 1980 Portugal 44 1981 Spain 24 1980 Sweden 43 1985 Switzerland 70 1980 Turkey 38 1979 United States 36 1987 Yugoslavia not available Corresponding estimates for the United Kingdom are 42 per cent. for 1982 and 35 per cent. for 1988.
Figures for the various countries are not all compiled on a comparable basis and should be interpreted with caution.