§ Mr. Stephen Rossasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will take action to assist tenants of business premises following the recent court decision in the case Twenty Cannon Street Ltd. v. Singer and Friedlander Ltd.
§ Mr. John SilkinIt is too early to say whether the judgment in this case will represent the final view of the courts on a difficult point of interpretation. Meanwhile, the Counter-Inflation (Business Rents) Order 1974, which came into force on 21st June, has the broad effect of freezing business rents not subject to the standstill existing before that date at the levels payable when the order came into effect.