Member

Exercising the right to buy will not be right for everyone—but is it right or fair to deny the opportunity for those who can, simply for ideological reasons? As has been said earlier, it will mean fewer homes. It will mean longer council waiting lists. That is why I say, with respect, that while there may be many constructive debates in this Committee about the operation of the scheme and the future of social housing, it is fundamentally not right to abolish the right to buy.