§ Mrs. Millie Millerasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will consider instituting some form of management agreement which will enable local authorities to make use of vacant housing property without becoming involved in capital expenditure.
§ Mr. FreesonYes. This is one of the ways of making better use of the stock to which we have asked Sir Dennis Pilcher and Mr. Derek Wood, as members of the working group on new forms of social ownership and tenure to give special consideration. Meanwhile, I hope that more local authorities will initiate leasing and management schemes for this purpose, within their existing powers.