Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 9 February to Question 135157 on Energy Bills Rebate: Landlord and Tenant, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential for Section 21 notices of possession to be used against end user tenants pursuing access to Energy Bills Support Scheme support through (a) landlords and (b) other intermediaries.

Landlords are not required to provide a reason when they serve a Section 21 notice. The Government is committed to abolishing Section 21 evictions via the Renters Reform Bill, which will give tenants greater security.