HC Deb 26 October 1983 vol 47 c144W
Mr. Ernie Ross

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make it Government policy to establish a conveyancing system for house buying and selling to be developed and run by local authorities.

Mr. Ancram

We see no case for such a move which would, in our view, be a distortion of the role of local authorities and a needless intrusion into an area where an adequate choice of services already exists.