Motion

Housebuilding on Public Land

Housebuilding on Public Land
That this Assembly recognises the critical role of social and affordable housing in reducing housing need, supporting communities and strengthening the economy; notes the Department for Communities’ commitment to deliver at least 33,000 social homes under the Housing Supply Strategy; acknowledges the need to secure suitable land for housebuilding to meet this goal; recognises the potential of utilising public land to increase the supply of social and affordable housing; and calls on the Minister for Communities to establish a Public Land Agency to maximise the use of public land for the delivery of sustainable and affordable housing to help meet the Housing Supply Strategy targets.
Private Members' Motion
18/03/2025
18/03/2025
31/03/2025
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Member NameTabled As
Mr Mark Durkan MLA - Foyle
Mr Colin McGrath MLA - South Down
Ms Cara Hunter MLA - East Londonderry

This motion is not related to a Bill

AyesNoesDecision051015202530354045505560Votes

76 Members voted

54 Members voted AYE

22 Members voted NO

The Motion Was Carried, Simple Majority Lobby Division

MLA NameDesignationVoted
Mr Andy Allen MBE UnionistAYE
Ms Diana Armstrong UnionistAYE
Ms Kellie Armstrong OtherAYE
Mr Danny Baker NationalistAYE
Mr Cathal Boylan NationalistAYE
Mr Maurice Bradley UnionistNO
Ms Paula Bradshaw OtherAYE
Miss Nicola Brogan NationalistAYE
Mr David Brooks UnionistNO
Ms Cheryl Brownlee UnionistNO
Mr Keith Buchanan UnionistNO
Mr Tom Buchanan UnionistNO
Mr Jonathan Buckley UnionistNO
Mr Robbie Butler UnionistAYE
Mrs Pam Cameron UnionistNO
Mr Gerry Carroll OtherAYE
Mr Alan Chambers UnionistAYE
Mr Trevor Clarke UnionistNO
Mr Colin Crawford UnionistAYE
Mr Pádraig Delargy NationalistAYE
Mr Stewart Dickson OtherAYE
Mrs Linda Dillon NationalistAYE
Mrs Diane Dodds UnionistNO
Miss Jemma Dolan NationalistAYE
Mr Danny Donnelly OtherAYE
Mr Stephen Dunne UnionistNO
Mr Mark Durkan NationalistAYE
Ms Connie Egan OtherAYE
Mrs Sinéad Ennis NationalistAYE
Mrs Ciara Ferguson NationalistAYE
Ms Aoife Finnegan NationalistAYE
Miss Órlaithí Flynn NationalistAYE
Ms Diane Forsythe UnionistNO
Mr Paul Frew UnionistNO
Mr Timothy Gaston UnionistNO
Mr Colm Gildernew NationalistAYE
Mr Paul Givan UnionistNO
Mrs Michelle Guy OtherAYE
Miss Deirdre Hargey NationalistAYE
Mr Harry Harvey UnionistNO
Mr David Honeyford OtherAYE
Ms Cara Hunter NationalistAYE
Mr William Irwin UnionistNO
Mr Declan Kearney NationalistAYE
Mr Gerry Kelly NationalistAYE
Ms Liz Kimmins NationalistAYE
Mr Brian Kingston UnionistNO
Mrs Emma Little-Pengelly UnionistNO
Mr Gordon Lyons UnionistNO
Mr Declan McAleer NationalistAYE
Mr Patsy McGlone NationalistAYE
Mr Colin McGrath NationalistAYE
Mr Philip McGuigan NationalistAYE
Mr Maolíosa McHugh NationalistAYE
Ms Sinéad McLaughlin NationalistAYE
Mr Andrew McMurray OtherAYE
Mr Justin McNulty NationalistAYE
Mr Peter McReynolds OtherAYE
Mr Peter Martin UnionistNO
Mrs Cathy Mason NationalistAYE
Mr Nick Mathison OtherAYE
Mr Gary Middleton UnionistNO
Mr Andrew Muir OtherAYE
Ms Sian Mulholland OtherAYE
Miss Áine Murphy NationalistAYE
Mr Mike Nesbitt UnionistAYE
Ms Carál Ní Chuilín NationalistAYE
Ms Kate Nicholl OtherAYE
Ms Michelle O'Neill NationalistAYE
Mr Matthew O'Toole NationalistAYE
Ms Aisling Reilly NationalistAYE
Mr Alan Robinson UnionistNO
Mr Pat Sheehan NationalistAYE
Ms Emma Sheerin NationalistAYE
Mr John Stewart UnionistAYE
Mr Eóin Tennyson OtherAYE

No amendments tabled were selected for this motion.



Tabled DateAmendment Text
27/03/2025After 'reducing', insert 'the acute'
27/03/2025After 'strengthening the economy', insert: 'believes that a suitable measure of affordability in this context would be linked to average area incomes, rather than private rents or house prices;'
27/03/2025'regrets that the former Mackies site in west Belfast has not been redeveloped for social and affordable housing, despite this being an area of publicly-owned land located in an area of high housing need;'
27/03/2025Leave out all after 'Public Land Agency', and insert: ‘to proactively monitor and maximise the use of public land for the delivery of sustainable and affordable housing by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive or housing associations to help meet the Housing Supply Strategy targets.’

No Petition Of Concern has been presented to the Speaker for this motion.

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