§ Mr. Ashtonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) whether he will offer the nine-roomed No. 1 Abbey Gardens with attached tennis court, at present used by the Industrial Arbitration Tribunal, to Westminster Council for housing homeless families when the present occupants vacate the premises;
(2) if he will make a statement on the plans to convert No. 1 Abbey Gardens as an official residence for the Leader of the Opposition at a cost of £25,000.
§ Mr. KaufmanThe Government have no plans for converting No. 1 Abbey Gardens into a residence for the Leader of the Opposition. The premises, but not the tennis court, are held on lease until 1979. There are no plans at present for98W the current occupants to vacate the premises.