My hon. Friend is making a very good point about the right to buy. Apparently about 40% of the houses that were sold off as a result of the scheme are now in the private rented sector, and a greater cost is being incurred in the form of housing benefits, so the policy does not even make economic sense.
Finance (No. 2) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Alison Thewliss
(Scottish National Party)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 11 December 2017.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Finance (No. 2) Bill.
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