Decision details

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• Opposition party debates on a topic of their choice;

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The item started at 15.40

Voting on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time.

A vote was taken on the motion without amendment:

NDM5812 Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

 

1. Notes Welsh Conservative proposals to boost support for first-time buyers; and

 

2. Recognises the need to help first-time buyers onto the property ladder by working with the whole market to develop a range of initiatives.

For	Abstain	Against	Total
10	7	29	46

The motion without amendment was not agreed.

The following amendments were tabled:

Amendment 1 – Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

Delete point 1 and replace with:

 

Notes the difficulties facing first time buyers in current economic circumstances.

A vote was taken on Amendment 1:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
36	0	10	46

Amendment 1 was agreed.

Amendment 2 – Aled Roberts (North Wales)

 

Add as new point at end of motion:

 

Calls for an innovative new rent-to-own model of housing to enable tenants to build up a stake in the ownership of their home through their rent.

A vote was taken on Amendment 2:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
5	18	23	46

Amendment 2 was not agreed.

Amendment 3 – Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

 

Add as new point at end of motion:

 

Recognises the role of social housing in providing low cost affordable housing, and that it is inappropriate to enact home-buying policies that would deplete the social housing stock.

A vote was taken on Amendment 3:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
36	10	0	46

Amendment 3 was agreed.

A vote was taken on the motion as amended:

NDM5812 Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

 

1. Notes the difficulties facing first time buyers in current economic circumstances.

 

2. Recognises the need to help first-time buyers onto the property ladder by working with the whole market to develop a range of initiatives.

 

3. Recognises the role of social housing in providing low cost affordable housing, and that it is inappropriate to enact home-buying policies that would deplete the social housing stock.

For	Abstain	Against	Total
36	10	0	46

The motion as amended was agreed.