§ Mr. Andrew MitchellTo ask the Prime Minister if she will list(a) the 10 local authorities with the lowest rent arrears, (b) the 10 local authorities with the highest rent arrears and (c) the political party in control in the relevant authorities for the latest period for which she has figures.
§ The Prime MinisterThe 10 local authorities with the lowest rent arrears as at the end of 1988–89, expressed as a percentage of the rent roll, and the then controlling political party were as follows:
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Per cent. £ thousand Political party South Hams 0.5 21.0 Conservative Wansdyke 0.6 26.0 Conservative West Oxfordshire 0.8 36.0 Conservative Rochford 0.8 121.0 Conservative South Northamptonshire 0.8 26.0 Conservative East Cambridgeshire 0.8 36.0 2NOC Rother 0.9 29.0 Conservative Gedling 0.9 42.0 Conservative Babergh 0.9 40.0 2NOC Newbury 0.9 70.0 Conservative 1 1988–89 arrears not reported, 1987–88 figure shown. 2 NOC = No overall control. The 10 local authorities with the highest rent arrears, as at the end of 1988–89, expressed as a percentage of the rent roll and the then controlling political party were as follows:
Per cent. £ thousand Political party Brent 49.0 113,713.0 Labour Lambeth 35.7 17,492.0 Labour Southwark 35.5 126,820.0 Labour Hackney 30.3 12,357.0 Labour Islington 28.9 13,081.0 Labour Ealing 26.2 5,651.0 Labour Liverpool 26.2 15,292.0 Labour Haringey 25.6 7,200.0 Labour Waltham Forest 20.6 4,365.0 Labour Newham 16.0 5,373.0 Labour 1 DOE estimate of rent arrears.