§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he has any new proposals for enabling young people to enter the housing market either as tenants or owner-occupiers.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonYoung people and others who need access to housing will stand to benefit from a number of Government measures designed to improve the operation of the housing market. These include the reform of the private rented sector and the extension of the business expansion scheme to the provision of accommodation let on assured tenancies; powers for local authorities to make schemes to assist tenants to obtain other accommodation; and powers for Scotttish Homes to assist the development of both rented and owner-occupied housing.