HC Deb 24 January 2002 vol 378 c1043W
Mr. Wood

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what plans he has to extend the right to buy scheme to housing associations. [29651]

Ms Keeble

We have no plans to extend the right to buy scheme further to housing association tenants.

Pre-1988 secure tenants of non-charitable housing associations already have a right to buy and tenants of former local authority stock which has transferred to registered social landlords have a preserved right to buy. In addition, under the Housing Act 1996, eligible tenants of registered social landlords have a right to acquire their rented home.