§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what evidence he has of any change in the supply of private rented accommodation since the introduction of shorthold tenancies.
§ Mr. StanleyI refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the right hon. Member for Manchester, Ardwick (Mr. Kaufman) on 24 February.—[Vol. 18, c. 428–30.]
Detailed information about the number of shorthold lettings created after the end of November will not be available because of the lifting of the compulsory rent registration requirement for new shortholds outside London.