Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Debate: Scotland’s Housing Emergency

Meghan Gallacher S6M-15401 That the Parliament believes that the Scottish Government should redraft the Housing (Scotland) Bill, as it fails to address the key factors that created the housing emergency. Shirley-Anne Somerville S6M-15401.3 As an amendment to motion S6M-15401 in the name of Meghan Gallacher (Scotland’s Housing Emergency), leave out from "believes" to end and insert "welcomes the Scottish Government’s Housing (Scotland) Bill, which delivers a package of support for tenants across Scotland, including rent controls and homelessness prevention duties." Mark Griffin S6M-15401.2 As an amendment to motion S6M-15401 in the name of Meghan Gallacher (Scotland’s Housing Emergency), insert at end "; calls on the Scottish Government to recognise the housing emergency in the redrafted legislation, and further calls on it to include the requirement for the Scottish Ministers to produce a strategy for the increased supply of houses in Scotland, and to report annually on its progress." Maggie Chapman S6M-15401.1 As an amendment to motion S6M-15401 in the name of Meghan Gallacher (Scotland’s Housing Emergency), leave out from "redraft" to end and insert "not amend the Housing (Scotland) Bill to weaken the proposed system of rent controls, which must be able to keep rent increases below inflation if they are to improve affordability and allow for rent freezes during a housing emergency."