§ Mr. Clinton Davisasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) how many cases of illegal eviction by landlords occurred in each of the inner London boroughs in each of the years from 1964 to 1970;
(2) how many cases of illegal eviction by landlords occurred in each of the outer London boroughs in each of the years from 1964 to 1970.
§ Mr. ChannonMy Department does not record this information on a local authority basis, but it can be obtained from the borough councils. In the Metropolitan Police district, there were 18 convictions of unlawful eviction in 1965, under the Protection from Eviction Act, 1964, which first made this an offence. Under the Rent Act, 1965, 62 people were convicted of this offence in the Metropolitan Police District in 1966, 69 in 1967, 52 in 1968, 40 in 1969, and 26 in 1970 up to 30th September.