asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will review the workings of the Rent Act as far as it relates to rental mortgage agreements.
The Government, following representations by the right hon. Member for Manchester, Ardwick, (Mr. Kaufman) introduced provisions, in the Housing Act
| Authorities submitting urban programme grant applications for women's refuges in 1982–83* | |||
| Authority | Project | Application Successful? | Type of Authority† |
| Bexley | Women's Aid Refuge | Yes | London Borough |
| Bradford | Women's Aid Refuge | Yes | Metropolitan District |
| Brighton | Women's Aid Refuge | Yes | Shire District |
| Cambridge | Women's Aid Refuge | Yes | Shire District |
| Camden | Women's Aid Refuge | Yes | London Borough |
| Carlisle | Aid for Women | Yes | Shire District |
| Derbyshire | Chesterfield Women's Aid Refuge | No | Shire County |
| Doncaster | Women and Families | Yes | Metropolitan District |
1980, to give greater safeguards for occupiers with rental purchase agreements. The Act extended the protection of the Protection from Eviction Act 1977 to occupiers with rental purchase agreements and allowed the courts to suspend orders for possession as they think fit. It remains open to an occupier who considers that his agreement is not a genuine purchase agreement to apply to the rent officer for a fair rent, or to the court for a declaration that he has a protected tenancy under the Rent Act 1977.