Joanna Tuffy (Labour)

Will the Leader organise a comprehensive debate on the issue of housing? We should examine the needs of older people in terms of sheltered housing, housing for returning emigrants, affordable and council housing and housing for single people. We are not delivering on our housing programmes. Even within current Government funding, local authorities are not delivering as much as they should and we need to see how we can address the problem of delivery. Will the latest proposals mooted under the partnership talks concerning more housing be just another announcement or will they be delivered upon? These are the issues we need to examine.