HC Deb 23 February 1973 vol 851 c224W
Mr. Mudd

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will consider seeking to extend the provisions of the fair rent Act to the tenants of residential caravans, chalets and mobile homes.

Mr. Channon

No.

Mr. Mudd

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the position regarding site-rent increases for residential caravans, chalets and mobile homes during the price standstill; and if he will issue guidance to the proprietors of holiday sites regarding the range within which rents can be increased to offset VAT, rate increases and other unavoidable overheads, particularly within the context of 1973 brochures prepared, circulated and acted upon prior to 6th November 1972.

Mr. Channon

Site rents for residential caravan sites are not within the scope of the Counter-Inflation (Rents) Order 1972. The second part of my hon. Friend's Question is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry.