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NDM6909 Welsh Conservatives debate - Housing
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Meeting: 09/01/2019 - Plenary - Fifth Senedd (Item 7)
Welsh Conservatives debate - Housing
NDM6909 Darren
Millar (Clwyd West)
To propose that the National Assembly for
Wales:
1. Recognises that the number of homes being
built in Wales is inadequate to meet demand.
2. Regrets that:
a) there are currently more than 27,000
empty homes in Wales; and
b) the average house price in Wales is now
roughly over 6 times the average earnings due to a shortage of homes.
3. Notes the Welsh Conservatives 'Housing a
Nation' white paper which presents a comprehensive strategy to tackle Wales's
housing crisis and provide suitable housing for all.
4. Calls on the Welsh Government to;
a) acknowledge the need to build at least
100,000 homes between 2021-2031; and
b) give greater flexibility to housing
associations so that they can develop a range of tenures to meet the demand for
affordable housing.
Welsh
Conservatives - Housing a Nation
The following
amendments were tabled:
Amendment 1 - Rebecca
Evans (Gower)
Delete all and replace with:
To propose that the National Assembly for
Wales:
1.
Recognises:
a) the record investment being made in
housing by the Welsh Government.
b) that a new assessment of housing need
and demand is necessary, based on up-to-date data and the latest household projections.
2.
Welcomes:
a) the Welsh Government commitment to
deliver 20,000 affordable homes during this term of government, which is on
track and will be delivered in partnership with the housing sector.
b)
the introduction of land transaction tax in Wales and the £180,000
starting threshold for the main residential rate, which means that the majority
of homebuyers, and the vast majority of first-time buyers, pay no tax when
buying a home.
3.
Acknowledges the Welsh Government’s continuing commitment to social
housing, which has remained a fundamental priority, supporting the most
vulnerable and protecting our existing social housing stock, unlike in England.
4. Notes the flexibility available to
housing associations so they can develop a range of tenures to meet the demand
for affordable housing.
[If amendment 1 is agreed, amendments 2, 3
and 4 will be de-selected]
Amendment 2 - Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn)
In point 1, after ‘being built’, insert ‘in
the social housing sector’.
Amendment 3 - Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn)
In point 2, delete sub-point (b) and
replace with:
that low wages, insecure employment and
high rents present significant barriers to home ownership.
Amendment 4 - Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn)
Delete points 3 and 4 and replace with:
Notes that homelessness has risen
substantially, and that this has cost public services considerably more than it
would have cost to prevent homelessness.
Calls on the Welsh Government to:
a) support housing associations and local
authorities to increase the social housing stock through maximising their
ability to access finance for this purpose, including through the use of Welsh
Government borrowing powers;
b)
implement the recommendations of the Crisis report, 'Everybody In: How
to end homelessness in Great Britain';
c) ensure that local development plans
include a requirement for investment in public services in order that new
developments can become sustainable communities; and
d) ensure that local development plans include
a substantially greater proportion of social housing.
Everybody
In: How to end homelessness in Great Britain
Minutes:
The item started at
16.59
Voting
on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time.
A
vote was taken on the motion without amendment:
NDM6909
Darren Millar (Clwyd West)
To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1.
Recognises that the number of homes being built in Wales is inadequate to meet
demand.
2.
Regrets that:
a)
there are currently more than 27,000 empty homes in Wales; and
b)
the average house price in Wales is now roughly over 6 times the average
earnings due to a shortage of homes.
3.
Notes the Welsh Conservatives 'Housing a Nation' white paper which presents a
comprehensive strategy to tackle Wales's housing crisis and provide suitable
housing for all.
4.
Calls on the Welsh Government to;
a)
acknowledge the need to build at least 100,000 homes between 2021-2031; and
b)
give greater flexibility to housing associations so that they can develop a
range of tenures to meet the demand for affordable housing.
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
16 |
1 |
37 |
54 |
The
motion without amendment was not agreed.
The
following amendments were tabled:
Amendment 1 - Rebecca Evans (Gower)
Delete all and
replace with:
To propose that the
National Assembly for Wales:
1. Recognises:
a) the record
investment being made in housing by the Welsh Government.
b) that a new
assessment of housing need and demand is necessary, based on up-to-date data
and the latest household projections.
2. Welcomes:
a) the Welsh
Government commitment to deliver 20,000 affordable homes during this term of
government, which is on track and will be delivered in partnership with the
housing sector.
b) the introduction of land transaction tax in
Wales and the £180,000 starting threshold for the main residential rate, which
means that the majority of homebuyers, and the vast majority of first-time
buyers, pay no tax when buying a home.
3. Acknowledges the Welsh Government’s
continuing commitment to social housing, which has remained a fundamental
priority, supporting the most vulnerable and protecting our existing social
housing stock, unlike in England.
4. Notes the
flexibility available to housing associations so they can develop a range of
tenures to meet the demand for affordable housing.
[If amendment 1 is
agreed, amendments 2, 3 and 4 will be de-selected]
A vote was taken on
amendment 1:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
30 |
3 |
21 |
54 |
Amendment
1 was not agreed.
As amendment 1
was agreed, amendments 2, 3 and 4 were de-selected
A
vote was taken on the motion as amended:
NDM6909
Darren Millar (Clwyd West)
To propose that the
National Assembly for Wales:
1. Recognises:
a) the record
investment being made in housing by the Welsh Government.
b) that a new
assessment of housing need and demand is necessary, based on up-to-date data
and the latest household projections.
2. Welcomes:
a) the Welsh
Government commitment to deliver 20,000 affordable homes during this term of
government, which is on track and will be delivered in partnership with the
housing sector.
b) the introduction of land transaction tax in
Wales and the £180,000 starting threshold for the main residential rate, which
means that the majority of homebuyers, and the vast majority of first-time
buyers, pay no tax when buying a home.
3. Acknowledges the Welsh Government’s
continuing commitment to social housing, which has remained a fundamental
priority, supporting the most vulnerable and protecting our existing social
housing stock, unlike in England.
4. Notes the
flexibility available to housing associations so they can develop a range of
tenures to meet the demand for affordable housing.
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
30 |
3 |
21 |
54 |
The
motion as amended was agreed.