§ Mr. Leightonasked the Prime Minister if she is satisfied that when Welsh people move in search of work there will be adequate housing available for them in the new areas.
§ The Prime MinisterWe are helping those who need to move for employment reasons through a range of measures in the Housing Bill, including: the introduction of shorthold; the right for public sector tenants to sublet and to take in lodgers; measures to make it easier for owner-occupiers to let part of their homes; a provision to ensure that local authorities can make short-term accommodation available for up to a year to those moving into their areas for employment reasons; a new power for the Government to make a financial contribution to mobility schemes; the right for public sector tenants to buy their homes; measures which will help other first-time buyers, such as shared ownership, improvement for sale, and powers for local authorities to guarantee building society mortgages for the purchase of cheaper properties.