§ Mr. Home Robertsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on Government policy towards people who want to remain or become public sector tenants; and if he will undertake to ensure that Scottish Special Housing Association tenants will have the option of remaining public sector tenants if they so choose.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe Government's proposals for the future development of housing policy will be set out in full in a White Paper which it is intended to publish shortly. My right hon. and learnd Friend has already made it clear that tenants of the Scottish Special Housing Association would remain public sector tenants, with all of the statutory rights which this Government have conferred on such tenants, under the Government's proposals to create a new unified housing development agency for Scotland, Scottish Homes.