§ Mr. MackinlayTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what plans the Government have to reform the law on the privity of contract principle.
Mr. John M. TaylorThe Lord Chancellor is actively considering the recommendations of the Law Commission on this subject—"Landlord and Tenant Law: Privity of Contract and Estate"—Law Com. No. 74—and hopes to be able to make an announcement about it in the near future.
§ Mr. MackinlayTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will carry out a survey304W into how many tenants are estimated to be facing bills for back rent because of default by their successors to whom they had assigned leases.
Mr. John M. TaylorThe Lord Chancellor has no plans to carry out such a survey, but he takes careful note of the representations he receives from former tenants and from landlords in relation to the operation of the doctrine of privity of contract.