Rights of Scottish Special Housing Association Tenants

Part of Orders of the Day — Housing (Scotland) Bill – in the House of Commons at 7:45 pm on 29 March 1988.

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Photo of Tommy Graham Tommy Graham , Renfrew West and Inverclyde 7:45, 29 March 1988

I apologise, Mr. Speaker. When I said "you", I meant the Government.

Clearly, the Government are more interested in dismantling and fragmenting local authority housing—and especially SSHA housing—into the private sector for pure political gain instead of considering the needs of Scottish housing in general. They are not concerned about damp houses or rebuilding for the homeless.

What will happen to the sensible arrangement operated between the SSHA and Renfrew district council whereby SSHA families are nominated for Renfrew district council houses and Renfrew council house tenants are nominated to become SSHA tenants? If that stops, we shall have the largest problem of homelessness this century. If the private landlords come in, our children will not be able to afford the exorbitant rents that are charged in London.