§ Mr. Tony LloydTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement about the reasons for subsidies for council tenants to buy homes on the private market.
§ Mr. Michael SpicerSection 129 of the Housing Act 1988 gives local authorities power to pay grants, under approved schemes, to assist their tenants to obtain homes of their own. Cash incentive schemes provide an important and cost-effective means by which local authorities can help their tenants into home ownership while securing vacancies for reletting to homeless families.