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Housing Emergency

  • Submitted by: Anas Sarwar, Glasgow, Scottish Labour.
  • Date lodged: Monday, 30 September 2024
  • Motion reference: S6M-14719
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 02 October 2024

Motions as amended

That the Parliament agrees that Scotland is in a housing emergency; notes the Scottish Government’s ongoing work with partners, including COSLA and the Housing to 2040 Board, on priorities in tackling the housing emergency; highlights the Scottish Government’s commitment to provide £80 million across 2024-25 and 2025-26 to support acquisitions and bring empty social homes back into use, bringing the Affordable Housing Supply Programme investment to almost £600 million this year, and its commitment to £100 million for 2,800 mid-market rent homes; welcomes the investment of £22 million in affordable housing through charitable bonds and the launch of a planning hub to improve capacity and skills; notes the Housing (Scotland) Bill, which includes key measures on preventing homelessness, including action through rent controls, and calls on the UK Government to reverse the 9% capital budget cut, to permanently uprate local housing allowance to the 30th percentile of local rents, and to scrap the so-called bedroom tax in its Autumn Budget.


Supported by: Mark Griffin, Paul Sweeney, Martin Whitfield

Vote

Result 59 for, 55 against, 8 abstained, 7 did not vote Vote Passed

Scottish National Party

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Scottish Labour

Scottish Green Party

Scottish Liberal Democrats

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0
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Did not vote
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Alba Party

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0
Abstained
Did not vote
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Independent

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No Party Affiliation

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Original motion text

That the Parliament believes that the Scottish Government has failed to respond adequately to the housing emergency that the Parliament declared in May 2024.


Amendments that have not been voted on

Motion ref. S6M-14719.1

Housing Emergency - Amendment - Amendment

Submitted by: Ariane Burgess, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, October 2, 2024


Motion ref. S6M-14719.2

Housing Emergency - Amendment - Amendment

Submitted by: Miles Briggs, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, October 2, 2024


Motion ref. S6M-14719.3

Housing Emergency - Amendment - Amendment

Submitted by: Willie Rennie, North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date lodged: Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, October 2, 2024


Motion ref. S6M-14719.4

Housing Emergency - Amendment - Amendment

Submitted by: Paul McLennan, East Lothian, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Supported by: Shirley-Anne Somerville, Kaukab Stewart
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, October 2, 2024