§ Mr. Thomas Coxasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will seek a meeting with the chairmen of housing committees of Inner London borough councils to discuss with them plans to protect tenants from eviction from furnished tenancies.
§ Mr. EyreI will gladly consider any new proposals which the hon. Member or the chairmen of housing committees of Inner London borough councils may care to send me.
§ Mr. Thomas Coxasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what plans he has to extend the present limit of security of tenure for furnished tenancies; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Thomas Coxasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what action he proposes to take to ensure that people living in furnished tenancies are made fully aware of their legal rights in being able to take their case for security of tenure to a county court.
§ Mr. EyreI would refer the hon. Member to the reply given to a similar question from the hon. Member for Kensington, North (Mr. Douglas-Mann) on 24th January 1973.—[Vol. 849, c.157.]
§ Mr. Thomas Coxasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the amount of money spent by his Department in each of the last three years 109W to give publicity on the rights of tenants living in furnished tenancies.
§ Mr. EyreThe rights of furnished tenants were not publicised separately during the past years. Expenditure on publicity for the rights of all tenants in each of the last three years was as follows (figures to the nearest £1,000):
Advertising Publications 1970–71 … £42,000 £7,000 1971–72 … £53,000 £12,000 1972–73 … £683,000 £4,000 It is estimated that during 1973–74 £104,000 will be spent on publicity specifically directed to the rights of furnished tenants.
Bridge Road County Estimated opening date free of restriction (a) D.O.E. Bridges Kirkless Viaduct … … M62 … … West Riding … June/July 1973 Avonmouth … … M5 … … Gloucester … September 1974 Altofts … … M62 … … West Riding … July 1974 Ryton Flyover … … A423 … … Warwick … July 1974 Hylton … … A108 … … Durham … June 1974 Lyne Lane … … Over M3 … … Surrey … June 1973 Laleham Road … … B376 over M3 … … Surrey … November 1973 Windmill Road … … A244 over M3 … … Surrey … February 1974 Riverton Road … … Over M5 … … Somerset … May 1973 Huntsworth Viaduct … … M5 … … Somerset … June 1974 Huntsworth Lodge … … Over M5 … … Somerset … June 1973 Sharston, B16 … … A34—M63 (Slip Road) … Cheshire … January 1974 Sharston, B8 … … M56 … … Cheshire … January 1974 Sharston, B9 … … M63 … … Cheshire … August 1974 Sharston, B12 … … A34—M63 (Slip Road) … Cheshire … August 1974 Overbridge Westgate … … A40 … … Gloucester … December 1973 Mardle Viaduct … … A38 … … Devon … April 1974 River Avon … … A38 … … Devon … July 1974 Merslham Interchange 14A … … M23 over M25 … … Surrey … April 1974 Tees Bridge … … A19 … … North Riding … May 1975
(b) Local Authority Bridges Newhaven Swing Bridge … A259 … … … East Sussex … August 1974 Ashworth Road … A652 … … … West Riding … April 1974 Bidston Station … A554 … … … Cheshire … March 1974 Docks Link Bridge … A5139 … … … Cheshire … August 1973 Docks Link Slip Road North … Off M53 … … … Cheshire … August 1973 Docks Link Slip Road South … Off M53 … … … Cheshire … August 1973