Motion · S5M-07613.3 · 12 Sep 2017

Housing

Lodged by Andy Wightman Amendment 0 supporters

The motion

As an amendment to motion S5M-07613 in the name of Adam Tomkins (Housing), leave out from first "recognises" to end and insert "believes that the current model of housing delivery has failed, and that a generation of young people face greater uncertainty and inequality as a result; further believes that a bold package of land reform measures is needed to provide sufficient affordable quality and warm homes, and that housing policy should aim to make housing more affordable across all tenures; supports taxing vacant and derelict land to reduce speculative land banking, rent controls that reflect the quality of the property and limit future rent rises, professionalising the private rented sector for the benefit of tenants and divesting public pension funds from fossil fuels and investing them in housing; opposes social security reform that puts people at risk of homelessness, and calls on the Scottish Government to set an interim target for all homes, where technically feasible and appropriate, to achieve an Energy Performance Certificate of Band C by 2025 to tackle fuel poverty and improve energy efficiency."

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.