§ 103. Sir B. Jannerasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government whether he will take final steps to warn leaseholders, whose leases have expired subsequent to 1964 and who have remained in occupation of their houses since then, that they must take steps to secure their rights of the new lease or the purchase of the freehold by 27th January, 1968 if they desire to do so and that subsequent to that date these rights will not be exercisable.
§ Mr. MacCollYes. In addition to national and provincial Press advertising in November and December, and the continuing circulation of the explanatory booklet "Leasehold Reform", of which a quarter of a million have been distributed, my right hon. Friend broadcast on 1st January on both television and radio with a special message of urgency for the leaseholders to whom my hon. Friend refers. Editorial support has been encouraged, and has been readily given in the Press. television and radio and this effort is being kept up in these last few days. My hon. Friend's question and this answer will, I hope, still further reinforce the message to leaseholders whose leases have expired since 8th December, 1964, but who are holding over and still living in the house. Their last chance of action to secure the freehold or an extended lease will end, as my hon. Friend says, on 27th January.
§ Mr. Ernest G. Perryasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government if he is aware that in the constituency of the hon. Member for Battersea, South the following post offices had no leaflets regarding leasehold reform, either on display or available, namely: Lavender Hill, S.W.11, Northcote Road, S.W.11, and the sub-office in Northcote Road, S.W.11; and what steps he is taking to remedy this lack of publicity.
§ Mr. MacCollThese booklets have not been distributed through post offices but138W from local authority offices, citizens' advice bureaux and the Ministry and Welsh Office. 700 copies were supplied to the London Borough of Wandsworth and a further 2,000 are now being supplied at their request; 400 were supplied to the local Citizens' Advice Bureau.
§ Mr. Ernest G. Perryasked the Minister for Housing and Local Government what further steps his Department are taking to publicise the Leasehold Reform Act, and to bring it to the notice of all leaseholders affected.
§ Mr. MacCollI would refer my hon. Friend to the answer given today to my hon. Friend the Member for Leicester. North-West.