§ Mr. McMasterTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will publish a table showing the average weekly rental charge for houses owned by(a) Renfrew district council and (b) Scottish Homes or its predecessor in each year since 1975;
(2) if he will publish a table showing the average rise in weekly rental charges for houses owned by (a) Renfrew district council and (b) Scottish Homes or its predecessor in each year since 1975.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe average standard rent per dwelling per week set by Renfrew district council and by the Scottish Special Housing Association and Scottish Homes and the annual increase in average standard rent per dwelling per week set by these authorities for the years requested are shown in the table:
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Renfrew District Council SSHA/Scottish Homes Year rent £ rent increase £ rent £ rent increase £ 1975–76 — — 3.11 0.50 1976–77 — — 3.70 0.59 1977–78 — — 4.31 0.61 1978–79 3.93 — 4.84 0.53 1979–80 4.43 0.50 5.43 0.59 1980–81 5.34 0.91 7.21 1.78 1981–82 7.19 1.85 9.15 1.94 1982–83 8.10 0.91 11.26 2.11 1983–84 8.33 0.23 11.96 0.70 1984–85 8.81 0.48 13.06 1.10
Renfrew District Council SSHA/Scottish Homes Year rent £ rent increase £ rent £ rent increase £ 1985–86 9.81 0.10 14.23 1.17 1986–87 11.50 1.69 15.79 1.56 1987–88 12.99 1.49 17.28 1.49 1988–89 13.92 0.93 19.02 1.74 1989–90 15.97 1.95 20.65 1.63 1990–91 18.42 2.55 23.35 2.70 1991–92 21.10 2.68 26.51 3.16 Notes: (1) Average rents for Renfrew District Council are based on the estimated position as at 30 September in each year. Comparable data are not available for the years before 1978–79. The data for 1991–92 are provisional.
(2) Average rents for the SSHA are based on the position as at 30 September for the years 1975–76 to 1981–82, as at 30 June for 1982–83, and as at 1 April for subsequent years. Average rents for Scottish Homes are based on the position as at 1 April for both 1990–91 and 1991–92.