Rented Housing

Dr. Marek
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what information he has on the percentage of rented housing in the United Kingdom and other OECD countries.

Mr. Chope
[holding answer as 25 June 1990]: The available information is as follows:—---------------
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|Australia    |
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|Austria      |
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|Belgium      |
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|Canada       |
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|Denmark      |
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|Finland      |
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|France       |
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|Germany      |
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|Greece       |
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|Iceland      ||
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|Ireland      |
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|Italy        |
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|Japan        |
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|Luxembourg   |
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|Netherlands  |
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|New Zealand  |
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|Portugal     |
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|Spain        |
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|Sweden       |
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|Switzerland  |
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|Turkey       |
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|United States|
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|Yugoslavia   ||
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Corresponding estimates for the United Kingdom are 42 per cent. for 1982 and 35 per cent. for 1988.Figures for the various countries are not all compiled on a comparable basis and should be interpreted with caution.