§ Mr. Dykesasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what discussions or consultations he has had with the London Borough of Harrow and other London local authorities where policy changes on the sale of council houses to sitting tenants may have obstructed prospective purchasers from proceeding with their plans to buy their houses.
§ Mr. AmeryI have had no special discussion with the Harrow Borough Council about this. My view is perfectly clear, and follows the view taken by my predecessors in the last Government. It is that public faith, once pledged, should be honoured