Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:33 pm on 23 October 2019.
Diolch, Llywydd. I move the motion in the name of Darren Millar.
At the heart of this motion is the view that rough-sleeping can be ended as a systematic problem affecting the most vulnerable in our society and that building 40,000 more social homes in the 2020s will go a long way to ending homelessness in general. We believe these are now overriding priorities, and that is why we think the Welsh Government should legislate to make housing a basic human right in Wales.
For me, the purpose of today's debate is that we can place this issue at the top of our agenda, and it's in that spirit that I ask Members that they support our motion, along with amendments 5, 11 and 12 by Plaid Cymru, and amendment 13 in the name of Neil McEvoy.
As our motion states, earlier this month, the Welsh Conservatives launched a 10-point plan, 'More than a Refuge', and I gladly make it available to any Member who requests a copy. These 10 points, which, if they were put into action, would make a substantial difference to the housing crisis in Wales.