HC Deb 06 December 1960 vol 631 cc132-3W
81. Mr. Dingle Foot

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs whether it is still the policy of Her Majesty's Government to preserve the security of tenure now afforded to tenants under the Rent Acts; and whether he will consider introducing legislation extending a similar measure of security to tenants of council houses.

Mr. Brooke

The Government have given an assurance that during the lifetime of the present Parliament they will not take action to extend decontrol to property still subject to control under the Rent Act. They do not however propose to extend control to property which is already exempt from it.

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