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Mr. Nigel Griffiths
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will give the average rents for council houses in Edinburgh in each year from 1977 to 1987;(2) if he will give the average rents for council houses in Edinburgh in each year from 1977 to 1986, repriced for inflation;(3) if he will give the average rents for council houses in Edinburgh in each year from 1977 to 1987, repriced for inflation.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
The information is set out in the table:
| Average Weekly Council House Rent in Edinburgh | ||
| Year | Cash prices | 1At 1987–88 prices |
| £ | £ | |
| 1977–78 | 5·17 | 11·64 |
| 1978–79 | 5·71 | 10·50 |
| 1979–80 | 6·52 | 11·34 |
| 1980–81 | 7·63 | 11·18 |
Year
| Cash prices
|
1At 1987–88 prices
|
£
| £
| |
| 1981–82 | 9·54 | 12·73 |
| 1982–83 | 11·04 | 13·74 |
| 1983–84 | 12·28 | 14·63 |
| 1984–85 | 13·53 | 15·46 |
| 1985–86 | 13·35 | 14·37 |
| 1986–87 | 13·39 | 13–99 |
| 1987–88 | 15·00 | 15·00 |
1 Using GDP deflators. | ||