§ Mr. Greville Jannerasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will introduce legislation to give security of tenure to tenants in furnished lettings and to prevent landlords from transferring furnished tenancies to service tenancies.
§ Mr. ChannonNo. The available evidence is that such measures lead to loss of dwellings for letting, and this would in the long run worsen the housing situations by reducing further the rented stock available.