Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Environment – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 12 June 1991.
Tim Yeo
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Environment)
12:00,
12 June 1991
I appreciate my hon. Friend's concern and join him in condemning the antics of certain bad freeholders in his Constituency. My hon. Friend's constituents are extremely fortunate to have such a vigorous champion of their interests in the House. The ultimate protection in such cases is to be found in the right of all leaseholders of houses to purchase their freehold, subject, of course, to the value of the property. Through the Landlord and Tenant Act 1988 we have greatly strengthened the rights of leaseholders in houses.
In a general election, each Constituency chooses an MP to represent them. MPs have a responsibility to represnt the views of the Constituency in the House of Commons. There are 650 Constituencies, and thus 650 MPs. A citizen of a Constituency is known as a Constituent
