10. 6. Statement: 20,000 Affordable Homes Target

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:56 pm on 1 November 2016.

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Photo of Suzy Davies Suzy Davies Conservative 5:56, 1 November 2016

Diolch, Lywydd. Two questions, one of which is not unfamiliar to you. I mentioned in the last Assembly the possibility of you speaking to landlords in areas of oversupply of HMOs in order that they might be considering converting them into more permanent homes for one and two-bedroomed families, if I can call them that. I wonder if you could update me on progress on that. Secondly, Help to Buy: have you considered extending this to properties being brought back into use, rather than new build? Because, obviously, we have a large number of small builders within Wales, and some of those might be encouraged to take on apprentices if they had the kind of regular work that Help to Buy, in terms of restoring buildings rather than building new ones, might provide. Thank you.