HC Deb 19 December 2001 vol 377 cc524-5W
Ms Buck

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what he estimates will be the average(a) council and (b) registered social landlord rent in (i) each region in England and (ii) each London borough in 2011–12 in constant prices, after adjusting for the effects of the Government's rent restructuring proposals. [19817]

Ms Keeble

Individual councils and registered social landlords (RSLs) retain responsibility for rent-setting. Rents in 2011–12 are therefore a matter for individual social landlords. The rate of increase of actual council and RSL rents over the next 10 years will depend, among other things, on the outcome of future Spending Reviews (for council rents) and periodic reviews by the Housing Corporation (for RSL rents).