To ask the Scottish Executive whether consideration is being given to allowing stock transfer housing associations to waive payments to the Executive in respect of excess right-to-buy proceeds. Landlords can keep all receiptsfrom right-to-buy sales of former Scottish Homes stock, after the tenth anniversaryof the transfer.Local authority transfers tocommunity ownership require that all right-to-buy receipts should return to theExecutive.The differences between the twoapproaches reflect the treatment of “right-to-buy” properties within the valuationapplied to each type of transfer.