§ Mr. BaldryTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will make a statement on the Government's policy towards the plans of some local authorities to dispose of their entire housing stock.
§ Mr. RidleyIn principle, I welcome proposals by local authorities to transfer their housing into alternative ownership, as long as the terms are right.
I have today sent guidelines to local authorities, describing the terms on which I might be prepared to grant consent to an application from a local authority to dispose of all or a substantial part of its housing. Copies of the guidelines have been placed in the Library of the House and in the Vote Office.