Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Martin Salter (Labour), on Monday, 3 December 2001, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 41 members in total.

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AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR KEY WORKERS

That this House is concerned at the every increasing number of areas of the country where even the price of a modest terraced property is now beyond the reach of newly qualified key public service workers such as police officers, nurses, teachers, and firefighters; notes the recent independent reports by the IPPR and Labour Research which demonstrate real problems in the recruitment and retention of key workers in counties as far apart as Kent, Devon, Sussex, Oxfordshire, Hampshire, Wiltshire, Herefordshire, Berkshire, Hertfordshire, Dorset, Surrey, Monmouthshire, Buckinghamshire and Somerset; welcomes the Government's recent Starter Homes Initiative which offers interest free loans to key workers looking to become first time buyers but recognises that a more radical approach will be needed to maintain appropriate staffing levels in essential public services; and calls upon Ministers to give urgent consideration to either increasing the availability of affordable housing in these high cost areas or to introduce a realistic cost of living allowance for key workers.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received 2 amendments.

507A1

leave out from 'Ministers' to end and add 'to introduce an extension of the use of planning gain for new build housing so that one in five is owned by a new housing trust for public sector employees.

507A2

after 'Somerset;' insert 'also Essex;'.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

507 

507A1 

507A2 

Session

2001-02

Other sponsors

Jon Cruddas

Jane Griffiths

Jonathan Shaw

David Heath

Lord Knight of Weymouth

Subjects

Housing Low incomes Recruitment Public sector Staff Prices Starter home initiative

Link

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