§ Mr. Frank Cookasked the Attorney-General for each year since 1975,(a) how many accommodation agencies have had summonses issued against them under the Accommodation Agencies Act 1953,(b) how many accommodation agencies have been successfully prosecuted under the Accommodation Agencies Act 1953, (c) how many directors of accommodation agencies have had summonses issued against them under the Accommodation Agencies Act 1953 and (d) how many directors of accommodation agencies have been successfully prosecuted under the Accommodation Agencies Act 1953.
§ Mr. MellorI have been asked to reply.
Information in the form requested is not available. The information readily available to me, which may be incomplete, is given in the following table:
Defendants proceeded against at magistrates' courts for offences under the Accommodation Agencies Act 1953 England and Wales 1975–85: Number of defendants Year Proceeded against Found guilty 1975 2 2 1976 2 2 1977 9 9 1978 2 2 1979 — — 1980 4 4 1981 3 1 1982 4 3 1983 4 3 1984 5 2 1985 5 2