§ 67. Sir D. Rentonasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government whether he is aware that many native-born citizens of London and other cities and towns have by one means and another been obliged to leave their homes owing to pressure put upon them by immigrants; and whether he will take steps to prevent this in any legislation to prevent racial discrimination in housing matters.
§ Mr. MacCollMy right hon. Friend has no information to lead him to believe that legislation of this kind is either necessary or desirable. It is unnecessary because the Rent Act 1965 already makes it an offence for anyone, whether native-born or immigrant, unlawfully to evict an occupier from his home or to harass him to make him leave. It is undesirable 323W because it would introduce into the legislation discrimination where none exists at present.