§ Mr. SoleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he intends the recently announced portable discount scheme for council tenants to apply to tenants seeking to move to(a) Ireland and (b) other countries.
§ Mr. Michael SpicerIt is for each local authority proposing a cash incentive scheme to consider what criteria it wishes to apply, and to put its proposals to the Secretary of State for approval. Scheme proposals are considered on their merits.