11. 10. Welsh Conservatives Debate: The Welsh Government’s National Strategy

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 4:47 pm on 27 September 2017.

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Photo of Janet Finch-Saunders Janet Finch-Saunders Conservative 4:47, 27 September 2017

I would say that’s a job, actually, for the First Minister, and for your party. [Interruption.]

Housing waiting lists in Wales are a national embarrassment, with 90,000 people currently on a housing list in Wales, the same figure as in 2011. Even more worrying, 8,000 families in Wales have been on an affordable housing waiting list for more than six years, and a further 2,000 have been on the waiting list since 2006. Homelessness in Wales is a further scandal. [Interruption.] During 2016-17, 9,210 households in Wales—