§ Mr. DewarTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many sales have been completed under the Government's rents-to-mortgages scheme in Scotland; and what this figure is as a proportion of the total number of tenants elegible to participate in the scheme.
§ Mr. LangThree hundred and six tenants had bought their homes under the rent-to-mortgage scheme at 31 March 1992. This represents just under 0.1 per cent. of the 370,000 tenants estimated to be eligible for the scheme.
§ Mr. DewarTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much has been spent by his Department on administration and publicity for the Government's rents-to-mortgages scheme since its inception.
§ Mr. LangMy Department has spent £380,000 on publicity for the rent-to-mortgage scheme, including the cost of printing leaflets. No calculation has been made of the cost of the time spent by staff in my Department, since the work was part of their normal duties.
§ Mr. DewarTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many applications have been received under the Government's rents-to-mortgages scheme from tenants of flats.