What discussions it has had with COSLA regarding the impact of the right to buy scheme on the availability of affordable social housing.

The Scottish Executive consulted widely with a number of stakeholders including COSLA and localauthorities during the Affordable Housing Review. The impact of the right to buywas amongst the issues raised in response to that consultation exercise.
COSLA has also been involvedin discussions with the Scottish Executive on the structure of the report on the effect of the rightto buy which is required to be published by ministers by September 2006 under section52 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001. We will consult further with COSLA on thescope of the report.