Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:40 pm on 28 November 2017.
Thank you, Llywydd. These amendments are tabled in the name of Bethan Jenkins and reflect the need for information about the Bill to be provided in an accessible manner that reflects recommendation 4 made by the equality committee, which looked at this. We've worked with the Government on these amendments, and these are necessary in order to ensure that communication with tenants happens in an acceptable manner.
A few general words, because this will be my last contribution on this Bill this afternoon: we have lost 46 per cent of housing from the social housing sector as a result of the right to buy. Almost half of the homes are no longer available for rent by people who can't afford any other way of putting a roof over their heads. Lengthy waiting lists, more homelessness, concern and anxiety—that's what the right to buy has meant in Wales. At last, it is to be abolished—hopefully—this afternoon. It's a historic day indeed.