§ 80. Mrs. Mannasked the President of the Board of Trade if his attention has been called to the widespread demands from shopkeepers for greatly increased rents or for exorbitant sums for the purchase of property and, as these demands would, if met, result in increased prices of commodities to consumers can he take action, or make a statement.
§ Mr. BelcherThe question whether it is desirable and practical to control rents charged for business premises, and if so by what means, is now being considered by the Leasehold Committee under Lord Utthwatt's chairmanship. As my hon. Friend is aware, the question of shop rents in Scotland has already been considered by a separate Committee, whose report was published at the end of last year (Cmd. 7285).