§ 15. Commander Locker-Lampsonasked the Minister of Health whether he has considered the high rents being charged in the neighbourhood of Hereford and the one case, in particular, of which he has been given notice; and whether he will now institute a measure of rent control.
§ Mr. WillinkI have received details of the case to which my hon. and gallant Friend refers, but would draw his attention to sections 9 and 10 of the Increase of Rent and Mortgage Interest (Restrictions) Act, 1920, the object of which is to prevent the charging of excessive rents for premises let furnished. As he is no doubt aware, an Inter-Departmental Committee is now considering the whole question of rent control.
§ Commander Locker-LampsonAs we ration almost everything else, why not ration rents?