§ Lord H. CAVENDISH-BENTINCKasked the Minister of Health whether his attention has been drawn to the fact that Sergeant T. Hunt, [...]ate No. 158817, Royal Army Service Corps, of Nottingham, is unable to obtain occupation of the house at Carlton, Nottingham, which he bought after his discharge in April, 1920, although it has since been unoccupied by the tenants except at holiday times; whether he is aware that Sergeant Hunt has offered the tenants, two in family, three alternative premises; that his own family consists of four persons, and that the only accommodation which he has been able to obtain necessitates his sleeping on a sofa, getting up at 3 in the morning in order to be at work at 4 o'clock, and walking from Nottingham to Carlton in all weathers; and whether, in the circumstances, Sergeant Hunt is entitled to obtain occupation of his property?
§ Dr. ADDISONMy attention has not been previously drawn to this particular case. Section 5 of the Increase of Rent and Mortgage Interest (Restrictions) Act, 1920, contains special provision for a landlord who became landlord after service in the Forces during the War, but the enquiry in the last sentence of my hon. Friend's question can only be answered by the Court. I have no jurisdiction in the matter.