Scottish Labour Party Debate: Scotland's Housing Emergency

Mark Griffin S6M-11351 That the Parliament agrees that Scotland is experiencing a housing emergency. Paul McLennan S6M-11351.2 As an amendment to motion S6M-11351 in the name of Mark Griffin (Scotland’s Housing Emergency), leave out from "agrees" to end and insert "recognises that Scotland is facing significant pressures with homelessness and temporary accommodation, and therefore agrees that the Scottish Government should build on its track record of delivering 123,985 affordable homes since 2007 by delivering 110,000 affordable homes by 2032; considers that it should continue to work on the recommendations of the Temporary Accommodation Task and Finish Group and recently published Rural and Islands Housing Action Plan; further considers that it should continue to develop its proposals for a Housing Bill in 2023, with stronger tenants’ rights and powers to prevent homelessness; acknowledges Scottish Government support for local authorities in developing targeted plans to address local housing needs; regrets the disastrous UK Government "mini-budget" of 2022, which has left the housing market struggling against inflationary pressures, as well as the devastating impact of Brexit on construction costs and workforce challenges, and calls on the UK Government to immediately uprate Local Housing Allowance, end the spare room subsidy, more commonly known as the bedroom tax, and reverse the planned real-terms reduction to Scotland's capital budget." Graham Simpson S6M-11351.1 As an amendment to motion S6M-11351 in the name of Mark Griffin (Scotland’s Housing Emergency), insert at end ", and calls on the Scottish Government to tackle the issues that have caused the current crisis in its forthcoming Housing Bill."