§ Mr. R. Morganasked the Attorney-General whether, in view of the Order-in- 418W Council No. 1209, assisting tenants by effecting a moratorium in respect of the payment of rent in the defence areas, he proposes to offer any protection to landlords, many of whom will entirely lose their means of livelihood for the time being?
§ The Attorney-GeneralI would remind the hon. Member that landlords are not excluded from the protection given by the Order-in-Council to which he refers. Landlords are themselves protected by the moratorium from the local liabilities to which it relates, and if they are unable to meet their other liabilities, they have, under paragraph 6 of the Order-in-Council, a protection similar to that afforded by the Courts (Emergency Powers) Act.