§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many applications have been approved under the rents-to-mortgage scheme for(a) Scottish Home tenants, (b) tenants of new town development corporations and (c) local authority tenants in Scotland; and how many have been rejected for each category.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 14 May 1991]: Information on sales and applications in process, based on returns to 30 April 1991, is shown in the table. 466W The eligibility of a tenant to purchase under the rent to mortgage scheme is checked before a formal application to purchase is made. It is therefore not necessary to reject applications.
Sales Applications in process Scottish Homes 144 95 New Town Development Corporations 6 41 Local Authorities — 118