§ Mr. Warrenasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he can give an estimate of the amount of accommodation which is being withheld by private landlords from letting because of the provisions of the present Rent Acts.
§ Mr. FreesonNo, but the national vacant dwellings survey now being carried out will provide up-to-date information of the number of empty houses, their previous tenure, condition and, as far as possible, the reason for their being empty.