Opposition day debate on housing

Housing

The motion in the name of the Shadow Minister for Communities and Local Government stated that "this House notes that England faces a housing crisis" and called on the Government to "introduce a tax on bankers’ bonuses to fund the building of 25,000 additional affordable homes, to bring forward infrastructure investment, including for housing, and to cut VAT on home improvements, repairs and maintenance to five per cent for one year to help homeowners and create jobs."

The motion was defeated on a division (Ayes 222; Noes 297).

Minister of State for Housing, Mark Prisk responded on behalf of the Government.

Watch and read the views expressed by MPs during the debate on Parliament TV and in Commons Hansard. Also find parliamentary material on railways in the Topics and News sections.

• Parliament TV: Housing
• Commons Hansard: Housing
• Topics: Housing
• News: Housing

Opposition day debates

Opposition days are days allocated in the House of Commons in each session for the discussion of subjects chosen by the Opposition. Seventeen days are at the disposal of the leader of the largest opposition party to decide which topics are debated. Three days are also allocated to the other smaller opposition parties.

The Opposition generally use them to raise questions of policy and administration. Frequently, two separate subjects are debated on an opposition day.

• About Parliament: Main business (debates)