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Peter Black and South Wales West Liberal DemocratsRepresenting Aberavon, Bridgend, Gower, Neath, Ogmore, Port Talbot, and Swansea |
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Assembly Member welcomes decision to allow unamended Housing Order to proceed
June 29, 2010 12:00 AM
The agreement between the Welsh Government and the Wales Office to allow the Housing Legislative Competence Order to proceed unamended has been welcomed by the Welsh Liberal Democrat Housing Spokesperson, Peter Black.
Mr. Black had been very critical of the Coalition Government for trying to insist on changes to the order that would have stopped the Assembly abolishing the right to buy, arguing that they were acting in contradiction to the agreement signed between the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats.
Commenting on the Wales Office's change of mind, Mr. Black said: "Although the Welsh Assembly had no intention of abolishing the right to buy the powers sought were necessary to equalise tenancy rights between tenants of local Councils and those renting from housing associations.
"The principle that the UK Government should not interfere in policy decisions made in Wales is an important one and was recognised as such in this clause in the coalition agreement. I am pleased that this has now been acknowledged.
"The contrast with the previous Labour Government is stark. They consistently interfered and made changes to Orders, most notably the Welsh Language LCO. At least with this coalition government the respect agenda between the two institutions has been restored."
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