§ Viscout Dilhorneasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they propose to publish a consultation paper on draft legislation to implement a commonhold scheme.
§ The Lord Chancellor (Lord Mackay of Clashfern)The Government are today publishing a document entitled Commonhold: A Consultation Paper (Cmnd. 1345). It includes a draft Bill. Comments are invited on this draft legislation and also on certain important policy issues, in particular whether provision should be made enabling the conversion to commonhold of residential long leasehold flats and other developments against the wishes of the landlord. The consultation paper is also available in a version without the draft Bill attached (Cmnd. 1346).