HC Deb 15 March 1995 vol 256 c590W
13. Mr. Etherington

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the average rent for a council tenancy in England; and what were the equivalent figures for 1978–79 in actual and real terms.

Mr. Robert B. Jones

The average weekly local authority rent in England in 1994–95 is estimated to be £35.68. In 1978–79, it was £5.90, which is £17.20 at today's prices using the gross domestic product deflator.

Mr. Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the average rent for a council tenancy in England; and what were the equivalent figures for 1978–79 in actual and real terms.

Mr. Robert B. Jones

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Minister for Local Government, Housing and Urban Regeneration to the right hon. Member for Manchester, Wythenshawe (Mr. Morris) on 12 January,Official Report, column 173.