§ 129 and 130. Mr. Hoyasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) when he intends introducing legislation to amend the Rent Restrictions Act; and if he is aware of the hardship at present being experienced by some dispossessed owner-occupiers;
(2) if he will consider setting up tribunals to which homeless house-owners could submit their cases on grounds of hardship without the expense of employing a lawyer.
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§ Mr. BuchananThe right of owners to recover possession of their houses will be considered when the Rent Restrictions Acts are reviewed, but in present circumstances I can hold out no hope of the introduction of early amending legislation. Under existing law any question of hardship between a tenant and an owner who wishes to recover possession of his house can be decided by the courts.