§ 29. Lieut.-Colonel Liptonasked the Attorney-General whether he will ask the Director of Public Prosecutions to investigate the illegality of the use of fictitious names and accommodation 15 addresses, details of which have been supplied, in connection with the ownership of residential properties in Brixton and other parts of south London.
§ The Solicitor-GeneralThe Director of Public Prosecutions has been asked to do so.
§ Lieut.-Colonel LiptonWill particular investigation be made into the biggest slum property racket in London operated from a fantastic maze of accommodation addresses by a mystery landlord using the name of "D. Brady," and other fictitious names?
§ Mr. IsaacsMay I ask the hon. and learned Gentleman whether, in bringing this matter to the attention of his colleagues, he will point out that in the borough of Southwark and in other London boroughs a great many people are living in insanitary conditions because they cannot trace their landlord "Mr. Brady," which is one of the names he uses? This landlord has accommodation addresses at all sorts of places and local inspectors cannot make contact with him so that the councils can deal with him? If this matter can be expedited, would it not relieve these people of the conditions in which they are living and enable the borough councils to deal with this matter?
§ The Solicitor-GeneralI assure the right hon. Gentleman that the matter is being thoroughly investigated.