HC Deb 11 May 1992 vol 207 cc41-3W
Mr. Bill Walker

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in theOfficial Report a list in descending order of the average rents of local housing authorities in Scotland for 1991–92 and for 1992–93; and if he will make a statement.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

The information requested is shown in the table. Average council house rents are expected to have increased by 7.0 per cent. from £23.14 per house per week in 1991–92 to £24.75 in 1992–93.

I have placed in the Library a more detailed analysis of local authority housing revenue account income and expenditure outturns for 1991–92 and budget forecasts for 1992–93. This shows the wide variations which exist between local authorities in, for example, the level of council rents, expenditure on loan charges, and expenditure on management and maintenance of their housing stock.

Average rents (£ per house per week)
1991–92
Scotland 23.14
1 Edinburgh 28.88
2 Dundee 28.40
32 Western Isles 28.31
42 Clydebank 26.93
52 Glasgow 26.78
6 Dumbarton 25.95
72 Orkney Islands 25.60
82 Ross and Cromarty 25.10
92 Stewartry 24.65
102 Bearsden and Milngavie 24.53
112 Skye and Lochalsh 24.51
122 Annandale and Eskdale 24.14
132 Shetland Islands 24.12
142 Inverness 24.08
152 Nairn 24.04
162 Roxburgh 23.94
172 Wigtown 23.60
182 Lochaber 23.59
192 Sutherland 23.43
202 Argyll and Bute 23.43
21 Stirling 23.26
222 Gordon 23.24
23 Clackmannan 23.19
24 Cumbernauld and Kilsyth 23.16
25 East Kilbride 23.11
26 North East Fife 22.89
27 Kirkcaldy 22.63
28 Monklands 22.58
292 Caithness 22.20

1991–92
30 East Lothian 21.95
31 Inverclyde 21.77
32 Hamilton 21.63
33 Strathkelvin 21.58
34 Banff and Buchan 21.26
35 Nithsdale 21.23
36 Dunfermline 21.21
37 Berwickshire 21.00
38 Moray 20.94
39 Aberdeen 20.76
40 Clydesdale 20.68
41 Renfrew 20.47
42 Cumnock and Doon Valley 20.32
43 Kyle and Carrick 20.31
44 Cunninghame 20.27
45 Falkirk 20.02
46 Perth and Kinross 20.01
47 Motherwell 19.72
48 Kilmarnock and Loudoun 19.31
49 West Lothian 19.03
50 Ettrick and Lauderdale 18.84
512 Badenoch and Strathspey 18.81
522 Kincardine and Deeside 18.77
53 Angus 17.90
54 Tweeddale 17.87
55 Eastwood 17.86
56 Midlothian 15.92

Average rents (£ per house per week)
1992–93
11 Scotland 24.75
11 Western Isles 30.63
2 Edinburgh 30.63
3 Dundee 30.43
41 Glasgow 29.02
51 Skye and Lochalsh 28.92
61 Ross and Cromarty 28.53
7 Dumbarton 27.94
81 Shetland Islands 27.81
91 Bearsden and Milngavie 27.58
101 Orkney Islands 27.45
111 Sutherland 27.42
121 Inverness 27.37
131 Wigtown 27.33
141 Stewartry 27.00
151 Nairn 26.99
161 Clydebank 26.77
171 Argyll and Bute 26.45
181 Roxburgh 26.27
191 Lochaber 26.14
201 Annandale and Eskdale 25.97
211 Gordon 25.33
22 Stirling 25.10
231 Caithness 24.72
24 Clackmannan 24.69
25 Kirkcaldy 24.63
26 Inverclyde 24.25
27 Cumbernauld and Kilsyth 24.15
28 Monklands 24.11
29 Nithsdale 23.72
30 East Kilbride 23.70
31 Hamilton 23.70
32 North East Fife 23.21
33 Strathkelvin 23.14
34 Moray 22.86
35 Dunfermline 22.84
36 Cumnock and Doon Valley 22.61
37 Berwickshire 22.46
38 Renfrew 22.44
39 East Lothian 22.35
401 Badenoch and Strathspey 22.31
41 Banff and Buchan 22.17
42 Cunninghame 22.05
43 Perth and Kinross 21.94
441 Kincardine and Deeside 21.84
45 Clydesdale 21.82

1992–93
46 Falkirk 21.21
47 Motherwell 21.09
48 Eastwood 20.97
49 Aberdeen 20.65
50 Kyle and Carrick 20.46
51 West Lothian 19.82
52 Tweeddale 19.75
53 Ettrick and Lauderdale 19.51
54 Kilmarnock and Loudoun 19.38
55 Angus 17.90
56 Midlothian 16.21