§ Mr. Freesonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment, pursuant to his reply to the right hon. Member for Brent, East, on 20 October, Official Report, c. 155, whether, in what circumstances and on whose authority it is the practice of his Department to distribute to other persons copies of letters sent by senior civil servants to local authority officers.
§ Mr. Heseltine[pursuant to his reply, 9 November 1982, c. 141]: As I explained in my answer to the right hon. Gentleman of 28 July, copies of the Department's correspondence with local authorities on the right to buy may be made available to Members of Parliament and others, including local authority members, who have a legitimate interest in ensuring that secure tenants are fully able to exercise their right to buy.