EXTENSION OF THE TENANCY DEPOSIT SCHEME CAMPAIGN

That this House welcomes the Government's announcement recommending that the threshold for the Tenancy Deposit Scheme be raised from the £25,000 to £100,000 which will ensure that many more people, including thousands of students, will be protected from rogue landlords wrongly withholding deposits; celebrates the success of the campaign for such a change, which was supported by the National Union of Students, Unipol and The Sun newspaper; notes that the Use Class Order consultation calls on the Government to ensure that the results of this consultation become law as quickly as possible; expresses concern that the Government has not set a date or a timescale for introducing this important change; and, with the general election imminent, urges the Government to do so before Parliament is dissolved.