§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the average rent charged for(a) private sector tenancies, (b) district council tenancies, (c) development corporation tenancies and (d) Scottish Homes tenancies in each financial year since 1979.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe following table shows the average weekly unrebated rents for local authorities, new town development corporations and Scottish Homes and its predecessor, the Scottish Special Housing Association, since 1979–80. Comparable information on private sector rents is not held centrally.
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Average Weekly Rents year Local authority £ New town development corporations £ SSHA Scottish homes £ 1979–80 4.92 6.40 5.43 1980–81 5.88 7.89 7.21 1981–82 7.69 9.81 9.15 1982–83 9.02 11.90 11.26 1983–84 9.86 12.76 11.96 1984–85 10.46 14.36 13.06 1985–86 11.55 15.61 14.23 1986–87 12.99 16.81 15.79 1987–88 14.58 18.29 17.28 1988–89 16.29 19.79 19.02 1989–90 18.85 21.81 20.88
Average Weekly Rents Year Local authority£ New town development corporations£ SSHA Scottish home£ 1990–91 20.93 23.29 23.81 1991–92 23.12 25.62 26.73 1992–93 24.65 27.72 29.14 1993–94 26.39 29.87 31.76 1994–95 27.79 31.36 33.83