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Tied Cottages

Volume 115: debated on Thursday 30 April 1987

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asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many applications by landlords for repossession under the terms of the Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976, of an agricultural tied cottage there have been since the Act came into force; and how many alleged offence under section 28(11) and 28(14) of that Act there have been, together with details of the number of prosecutions subsequently brought, and the average fine imposed.

[pursuant to his reply, 29 April 1987]: I regret that the information sought in the first part of the hon. Member's question is not kept centrally in the form requested. However, the following table shows the number of requests for agricultural dwelling house advisory committees (ADHACs) received in England since the Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976 came into operation.

Number of requests for ADHACs received 1976–86 in England

Year

Number

1976n/a
1977920
1978876
1979937
1980711
1981639
1982644
1983620
1984567
1985567
1986496
Totals6,977

Responsibility for prosecutions under section 28(11) and 28(14) of the Act lies with the housing authorities.

Discharges1 from mental illness and mental handicap hospitals and units in England after durations of stay of 5 years or more

Mental illness

Mental handicap

1983

1984

1985

1983

1984

1985

England8219819869671,3751,522
Northern444848246358
Yorkshire5574674471148
Trent5310210577129150
East Anglian283229675866
North West Thames709665545065
North East Thames717676357283
South East Thames45757087148200
South West Thames68655996119171
Wessex455367858275
Oxford203439383857
South Western13597110111304155
West Midlands861171131157099
Mersey556581669872
North Western4546566873123
Special Health Authority111000

1 Excludes transfer to other NHS hospitals and Special Hospitals.