§ Mr. Clinton Davisasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) how many persons were rendered homeless in the Inner London boroughs by reason of acts of illegal eviction by landlords in each of the years from 1957 to 1970;
430W(2) how many persons were rendered homeless in the London Borough of Hackney by reason of acts of illegal eviction by landlords in each of the years from 1964 to 1970.
§ Mr. AmeryThis information is not available but the hon. Member may like to refer to the Department of Health and Social Security's Annual Reports for 1966–69 which give figures of persons admitted to temporary accommodation by reason of various types of action by landlords.
§ Mr. Clinton Davisasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many convictions for illegal eviction and harassment, respectively, there were in the United Kingdom in each of the years from 1965 to 1970, respectively.
§ Mr. ChannonIn England and Wales there were under the Protection from Eviction Act, 1964, which was in force in 1965, 32 convictions. This Act was superseded by the Rent Act, 1965, which continued the offence of unlawful eviction and created that of harassment.
Under this Act there were, in 1966, 106 convictions for unlawful eviction and 104 for harassment; in 1967, 111 convictions of unlawful eviction and 83 of harassment; in 1968, 100 convictions of unlawful eviction and 87 of harassment; in 1969, 107 convictions of unlawful eviction and 93 of harassment; and in 1970 up to 30th September, 84 convictions of unlawful eviction and 55 of harrassment.
§ Mr. Clinton Davisasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) how many convictions for illegal eviction and harassment, respectively, there were in each of the Inner London boroughs during each of the years from 1965 to 1970;
(2) how many convictions for illegal eviction and harassment, respectively, there were in each of the Outer London boroughs during each of the years from 1965 to 1970.
§ Mr. AmeryMy 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 for offences under the Protection from Eviction Act, 1964. Under the Rent Act, 1965, which superseded 431W the Protection from Eviction Act, continued the offence of unlawful eviction, and made harassment an offence, there were in the Metropolitan Police District in 1968, 70 convictions for unlawful eviction and 80 for harassment; in 1967, 81 for unlawful eviction and 55 for harassment; in 1968, 62 for unlawful eviction and 42 for harassment; in 1969, 54 for unlawful eviction and 67 for harassment; and in 1970 up to 30th September, 52 for unlawful eviction and 37 for harassment.
§ Mr. Clinton Davisasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what representations he has received from local authorities resulting from his recent publicity campaign in local newspapers advertising the rights and remedies of tenants pursuant to the Rent Act, 1968.
§ Mr. ChannonNone.