Brendan Ryan (Labour)

I will repeat what I said yesterday: the irony of this country is that we have extraordinarily uneven circumstances in that we have a huge need for school buildings, for instance, but no money will be provided for most of them. On the other hand, we still have a building industry which seems to feel it can rip off its consumers. Judging by the eternal list of anecdotes and stories of extraordinary sharp practice by so much of the building industry, one has to believe the problem is endemic.

Although we have a housing crisis, I want to talk about the clear lack of regulation in the building and related services industries. There is no enforcement of building regulations or of ethical codes in terms of house purchase, etc. Will the Leader arrange a debate on that?