§ Mr. Kirkwoodasked the Minister of Agriculture whether he will immediately introduce legislation to make it illegal for the rents of farms in Britain to be raised during the war, and for a period of five years afterwards, so as to prevent the rise in rents which occurred during the last war?
§ Mr. R. S. HudsonI have no evidence as far as England and Wales are concerned of the existence of the danger which the hon. Member apprehends. In any case the Agricultural Holdings Acts, 1923, contain provisions which should protect a farmer against any immediate and arbitrary increase of rent.
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