HC Deb 08 February 1978 vol 943 c607W
33. Mr. Spriggs

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment when he expects to bring in a Bill to seek to provide the council house tenant the same protection of tenure as that provided for by Act to private house tenants; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Freeson

Security of tenure in the public sector is one element of the Government's proposed tenants' charter. Security would be as applied by the Rent Acts, with safeguards for flexibility of management. A consultation paper has been sent to the local authority associations and other bodies. When we have received and considered all the responses to the paper we shall better be able to judge the timing of the legislation.