§ Mr. SwinneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the police forces in Scotland which have not followed the guidance of the Police Advisory Board for Scotland to provide serving officers with the opportunity to purchase a police house they inhabit at terms comparable with those available under the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987. [33991]
§ Mr. McLeishPolice houses are the property of the police authorities who have discretion to decide whether or not to dispose of particular houses and whether a discount should be offered in such cases on terms comparable with those available under the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987. Information about the terms of sale of police houses is not held centrally.