§ Mrs. FyfeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if a housing association which was not a co-operative housing association subsequent to 2 January 1989 granted a tenancy to an individual, either alone or jointly with others, who immediately prior to being granted tenancy had held, alone or with others, the secure tenancy of a different house from the same housing association if(a) the new tenancy would be secure, (b) the new tenancy would be subject to the provisions of the part IV of the Rent (Scotland) 1984, and (c) that house would be subject to the right to purchase under section 61 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 and related provisions.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 28 February 1995]: While it is not for the Government to interpret statute, it is the Government's view that housing legislation provides that where a secure tenant of a housing association transfers to another property owned by the same landlord, the tenancy remains a secure tenancy and is subject to the provisions of the Rent (Scotland) Act 1984. It is also the case that under section 61 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 a secure tenant has a statutory right to purchase this home, subject to certain exemptions.