As indicated in written evidence to the Social Inclusion Committee from the former Minister for Communities, Ms Wendy Alexander, (SP Paper 161, Session 1 (2000)) where a whole stock transfer proposal represents good value for money and is selected to proceed and where the local authority's housing debt exceeds the receipt raised from the disposal of the stock, assistance will be available as follows:The receipt would be used to repay part of the council's outstanding housing debt;The cost of the premature repayment of debt (i.e. the breakage costs) would be met with resources provided by the Scottish Executive;The cost of servicing...