§ Mr. James Hillasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he 223W will take steps to introduce, in consultation with the building societies, a second mortgage scheme aimed at encouraging those council tenants who desire to purchase in the private residential sector.
§ Mr. AmeryLocal authorities already have power to give 100 per cent. mortgages, and second mortgages, and council tenants purchasing houses in the private sector are among the special classes on whom authorities have been asked to concentrate their lending.