Opposition Day — [5th Allotted Day] — Housing Waiting Lists — 11 Feb 2009 at 15:45

Stewart Jackson MP, Peterborough voted in the minority (Aye).

I beg to move,

That this House notes that social housing waiting lists have increased to a record 1.8 million families, over 4.5 million people, over the last 12 months; recognises that the Government's policies have reduced levels of house-building across all tenures; cautions that the number of families waiting for social housing is rising to record figures; expresses serious concern that the number of children living in temporary accommodation has doubled in the last 10 years; warns that the Government's changes to the system for counting rough sleepers will drastically under-estimate the problem; further notes that the Government's top-down policies with regard to housing have strangled it with red tape; and is concerned about the implications of the Government's housing policies for the future supply of housing in general and for families and the most vulnerable in society in particular.

I beg to move an amendment, to leave out from "House" to the end of the Question and add:

"notes that the Government is investing over £8 billion between 2008 and 2011 to increase the supply of social and affordable housing, has invested over £29 billion since 1997 to bring social housing up to a decent standard and has made £205 million available for a mortgage rescue scheme to support the most vulnerable home owners facing repossession so they can remain in their home; further notes that there has been a 74 per cent. reduction in rough sleeping since 1998, that the long term use of bed and breakfast accommodation as temporary accommodation for families provided under the homelessness legislation has ended and that since 2003 the number of people who have been accepted as owed a main duty under the homelessness legislation has reduced by 60 per cent.; further notes that the Government has helped more than 110,000 households into low cost home ownership since 2001; believes that the introduction of enhanced housing options services provides tailored housing advice reflecting a household's individual circumstances while choice-based lettings schemes give social housing applicants greater choice over where they want to live; and further believes that the Government has taken measures to make best use of the social housing stock such as tackling overcrowding and under-occupation."

Question put accordingly (Standing Order No. 31(2)), That the original words stand part of the Question.

The House divided: Ayes 229, Noes 311.

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Party Summary

Votes by party, red entries are votes against the majority for that party.

What is Tell? '+1 tell' means that in addition one member of that party was a teller for that division lobby.

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What is Turnout? This is measured against the total membership of the party at the time of the vote.

PartyMajority (No)Minority (Aye)BothTurnout
Con0 160 (+2 tell)083.9%
DUP0 6066.7%
Independent3 2083.3%
Lab307 (+2 tell) 0088.3%
LDem0 58092.1%
PC0 2066.7%
SDLP1 0033.3%
UUP0 10100.0%
Total:311 229086.6%

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