§ Mr. Robert Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland in which of the four cities in Scotland separated or former wives are expected to pay the arrears of the principal tenant of a previous local authority housing tenancy before an application for rehousing in their own right is accepted.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellThis is a matter within the discretion of local authorities, but I understand that the four cities all operate procedures under which, depending on the circumstances of the individual case, the allocation of a tenancy to a separated or former wife may be made without the necessity of rent arrears incurred by the husband, or former husband, first being paid.