HC Deb 17 April 1957 vol 568 cc1892-3
Mrs. Butler

With your permission, Mr. Speaker, I wish to present a Petition signed by more than 3,000 of my constituents and persons working in the Boroughs of Wood Green and Tottenham. My Petitioners are concerned about the provisions of the Rent Bill. These will enable landlords to issue notices to quit without alternative accommodation being available. They are also concerned that the permitted increases will inflict hardship on old-age pensioners and on many families with small incomes. They pray that the Bill will be rejected. And your Petitioners, as in duty bound, will ever pray.

To lie upon the Table.

Mr. E. Fletcher

With your permission, Mr. Speaker, I desire to present a Petition signed by a very large number of residents and workers—[Horn. MEMBERS: "How many?"]—in East Islington desiring to petition against the Rent Bill. My Petitioners are worried about the power of landlords to issue notices to quit when there are no alternative premises for them to occupy. They are also deeply concerned because the increases in the rent allowed will inflict great hardship on families with low incomes, particularly old-age pensioners. They pray that the Bill will be rejected. And your Petitioners, as in duty bound, will ever pray.

To lie upon the Table.

Mrs. L. Jeger

Mr. Speaker, with your permission I beg leave to present a humble Petition from 700 citizens of the Metropolitan Borough of Holborn. The Petitioners are protesting against the Rent Bill on the grounds that it will enable families to be evicted from their homes without alternative accommodation being provided and that the permitted rent increases will cause great hardship, especially to old-age pensioners, and they pray that the Bill be rejected. And your Petitioners, as in duty bound, will ever pray.

To lie upon the Table.