Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Harry Cohen (Labour), on Wednesday, 9 June 2004, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 121 members in total.

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ODPM SELECT COMMITTEE REPORT ON THE DECENT HOMES TARGET

That this House notes the publication of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister Select Committee report which calls into question the Government's strategy on meeting the Decent Homes Target; further notes the report is supported by the Local Government Association, UNISON, ASPE and the Local Government Information Unit; shares the concerns expressed in critical reports by the Public Accounts Committee and the National Audit Office on the cost effectiveness of stock transfer; welcomes the Committee's recommendation that there should be a level playing field in the local authority stock options appraisal process, which currently incentivises stock transfer, PFI schemes or arms length management organisations; believes that the Government should make adequate funding arrangements for repairs and maintenance where tenants vote for their local authority to retain the housing stock; and urges the Government to provide an investment allowance as a revenue stream that can be used to finance borrowing using local authority's new right to borrow under the prudential framework.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1337 

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Housing Select Committee reports Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk