Jake Berry: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities
and Local Government which local authorities have refused his Department's
offer to help promote the Right to Buy.
Mr Prisk: After the important measures announced at Budget,
I wrote to all stock owning local authorities, offering support to inform
tenants of their Right to Buy. This includes delivering Right to Buy tenant
roadshows in partnership with them in the local area. To date, Right to Buy events have been held
in Hammersmith and Fulham, Wandsworth, Croydon, Basildon, Milton Keynes,
Bournemouth, Doncaster and Swindon .
Others, following initial contact, such as Brighton and
Hove, Cannock Chase, Crawley, Enfield , Harlow,
Havering, Kingston upon Hull ,
Leeds, Leicester, Manchester , Norwich ,
Sheffield, Southampton, Southwark and Wigan ,
have declined to organise such events. I would urge them, together with like
minded authorities to rethink and ensure that their tenants are well informed.
Should they change their minds, we stand ready to help organise.
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