§ Mr. Chapmanasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many local authorities exercise the discretion given to them to make grants to assist tenants in their legal costs in exercising the right to buy their homes.
§ Sir George YoungSection 21 of the Housing and Building Control Act 1984 gives local authorities a discretionary power to contribute towards the costs incurred by a council tenant or former tenant in obtaining a private sector mortgage. Information on the number of authorities currently using this power is not available.