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To ask the Scottish Executive how many local authorities have written to it to express concern regarding the impact that the right to buy scheme has on the availability of affordable social housing.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
14 November 2002
Since the provisions of the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill would not enable crofting communities to buy salmon fishings that cannot be exploited from croft land there is no need to amend the bill in the manner suggested.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
11 January 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has received from professional and representative organisations involved in the housing field on the extension of right to buy and which organisations have indicated support for that policy.
Every one who thirsts, come to the waters, and you who have no money; come buy and eat; come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.Why do you spend money for what is not bread, and your wages for what does not satisfy?
(S1O-4329) Former Scottish Homes, council and housing association tenants who bought their home through the right to buy will continue to have the same eligibility to apply for improvement and repairs grants as other home owners.
In a system of eight bands, it would be expected that there would be a spread over the bands and that bands at the top end would not be almost of academic value, as in Glasgow, where few properties fall into the top category.