§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table showing the average council rent level as a percentage of(a) average male earnings, (b) average female earnings and (c) the national insurance retirement pension for a single pensioner and a pensioner couple in each of the years since 1984 for which figures are available.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 25 June 1990]: The information requested is set out in the table.
Average council rent1 expressed as a percentage of Average male earnings2 Average female earnings2 Retirement pension for single person3 Retirement pension for married couple3 1984–85 5.9 9.4 30.7 19.2 1985–86 6.1 9.7 32.3 20.3 1986–87 6.5 10.0 33.6 21.0 1987–88 6.8 10.4 36.9 23.1 1988–89 6.9 10.6 39.4 24.6 1989–90 7.5 11.1 43.1 26.9 1990–91 n/a n/a 44.6 27.8 1 Average standard unrebated local authority rent in Scotland. 2 Average earnings of full-time employees in Scotland on adult rates whose pay was not affected by absence, as recorded in April of each year. 3 Basic national insurance pension payable in April of each year.