As an amendment to motion S6M-14719 in the name of Anas Sarwar (Housing Emergency), insert at end ", following repeated calls from charities and local authorities to take urgent action to alleviate rising cases of homelessness and to tackle Scotland’s affordable housing shortage; notes that homelessness in Scotland has climbed to its worst level in more than a decade, with over 40,000 applications, and that, out of the 33,619 households assessed as homeless, there were over 15,000 children recorded; recognises that housing is a wholly devolved issue that the Scottish National Party (SNP) administration has mismanaged and exacerbated through rent controls and financial mismanagement, such as cutting £200 million from the housing budget; believes that by working together with developers, local authorities and landlords, more houses could be made available to buy and rent across Scotland; acknowledges that the SNP administration’s cladding remediation scheme has yet to complete work on any affected properties in Scotland and has only spent £9 million of the £97 million given by the UK Government to fix unsafe cladding; understands that the Scottish Government has failed to provide financial support for residents living in properties built with reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) that are at risk; notes that the SNP administration has presided over a collapse in the housebuilding sector, with a 17% decrease in all sector starts and completions in 2023-24; echoes the concerns expressed around land supply and the planning system, and that the Scottish Government has failed to produce a clear plan setting out how it will properly fund and implement the policies contained within the fourth National Planning Framework (NPF4), and calls on the Scottish Government to take responsibility by addressing this national emergency."
Submitted by: Anas Sarwar, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Monday, September 30, 2024
Supported by: Mark Griffin, Paul Sweeney, Martin Whitfield
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Result 59 for, 55 against, 8 abstained, 7 did not vote Vote Passed
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
Result 60 for, 54 against, 8 abstained, 7 did not vote Vote Passed
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
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