The second reading of the Housing and Planning Bill was given in Parliament on 2 November, and attracted much debate with over 55 MP’s wishing to contribute, and which passed the second reading with a majority of 91.
The issues discussed include:
- Views on home ownership and social housing
- Private rental issues
- Volume house builders and their contribution to housing stock and land
- Comparisons of the housing situation in the England with attitudes elsewhere in Europe
- Rural housing provision
- Specific issues on housing provision in London
View the full Hansard record of the debate
View information on the progress of the Housing and Planning Bill
View ‘The Planner’ analysis of the debate
