§ Mr. Moateasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the total number of tied houses as revealed by the 1966 census or according to any later information.
§ Mr. ArmstrongEstimates from the data provided by the 1966 census suggest that in Great Britain dwellings either rented together with a farm or business or held by virtue of employment amounted to some 940,000, or about 5 per cent. of all dwellings. No comparable later figures are available, though the general household survey for 1972 suggested that the percentage of dwellings in this category had not altered substantially.
§ Mr. Cyril Smithasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will introduce legislation to abolish all tied accommodation, including parsonages.
§ Mr. CroslandNo. The Government's consultative document on the abolition of the tied cottage system in agriculture distinguished agricultural from other tied housing.