Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament 22 March 2011
22 Mar 2011 · S3 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
First Minister’s Question Time
First-time Home Buyers
The SNP’s record, which is what people in the housing sector think, too. When the member was making her point, I heard another sedentary intervention from Andy Kerr, denying the fact that Labour refused to build the houses for its housing policy. I find that quite remarkable because, in an unexpected moment of candour, Iain Gray said in The Herald on 21 August 2008 that the previous Administration had
“the best homelessness legislation in the world, but we didn’t build the housing to make it work.”
Even the Labour Party leader admits that Labour did not build the houses and I think that the Scottish people will come to the same conclusion.
“the best homelessness legislation in the world, but we didn’t build the housing to make it work.”
Even the Labour Party leader admits that Labour did not build the houses and I think that the Scottish people will come to the same conclusion.
In the same item of business
Andy Kerr (East Kilbride) (Lab)
Lab
5. To ask the First Minister what support the Scottish Government is offering to first-time home buyers. (S3F-2986)
The First Minister (Alex Salmond)
SNP
The Scottish Government has supported a variety of schemes over the past four years to help first-time buyers, such as the new supply shared-equity scheme, t...
Andy Kerr
Lab
The First Minister did not mention the Scottish National Party’s 2007 manifesto commitment to introduce a grant of £2,000 for first-time home buyers. He coul...
The First Minister
SNP
How churlish: Andy Kerr forgot to mention SNP-led East Lothian Council, which has introduced just such a scheme in the last week. Our investment of £300 mill...
Anne McLaughlin (Glasgow) (SNP)
SNP
Does the First Minister agree that getting on to the housing ladder would be considerably easier had Labour ensured a proper supply across all tenures during...
The First Minister
SNP
The SNP’s record, which is what people in the housing sector think, too. When the member was making her point, I heard another sedentary intervention from An...