§ Mr. Leeasked the Attorney-General whether, arising from the level of sales of council houses, any changes have been made to the cash limit on the land registry vote for 1981 to 1982.
The Solicitor-GeneralSubject to Parliamentary approval of the necessary Supplementary Estimate, the cash limit on the land registry Vote—Class XIII, Vote 17—will be increased by £1,448,000 to £49,777,000. This increase allows for a greater pressure of work than has originally been anticipated mainly because of the effect of the provisions of the Housing Act 1980, conferring on council tenants the right to buy their houses. It w ill be 211W offset entirely by additional fees earned by the registry and surrendered to the Consolidated Fund and will not therefore add to the public expenditure.