§ Mr. Reidasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will take steps to ensure that public sector landlords are obliged, as private sector landlords are under the Rent Acts, to inform tenants of their basic rights under the law when issuing notices to quit.
§ Mr. Hugh D. BrownI have no evidence that public sector tenants who are served with notices to quit are materially disadvantaged in this respect. However, as the recently published consultation document "Scottish Housing" (Cmnd 6852) acknowledged, there is a need to develop a model tenancy agreement which would clarify the rights and obligations of both tenants and authorities.