§ Mr. McNultyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list the average weekly rent during 1997 in(a) council, (b) housing association and (c) private rented housing. [49436]
§ Mr. RaynsfordFigures for England are set out in the table. The latest average weekly rents available for the private rented sector cover 1996–97 and therefore rents used for the council and housing association sectors are for as close to that date as possible.
Average weekly rent—1996–97 £ Council 40.17 Housing association1 46.74 Privately rented 76 1At 31 March 1997 Source:
Council: DETR Housing Subsidy Claim Forms
Housing association: annual Housing Corporation HAR10/1 return Privately rented: DETR Survey of English Housing