Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:22 pm on 28 November 2017.
I think it’s quite apparent what the intention of these amendments is. The amendments, were they to be passed, would restrict the implementation of the Act to 10 years, and following that, Welsh Ministers could bring forward regulations that would make the abolition permanent. Now, I would argue that these amendments are entirely unnecessary. In 10 years’ time, or at any point in the future, any Government could legislate in order to re-introduce the right to buy, and new legislation would be the subject of far more scrutiny that any regulations would be. So, whatever your view of the principle underpinning this Bill, if you are in favour of full legislative scrutiny, then vote against this group of amendments.