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Session 11468: 1996-09-19 00:00:00

Agreement on smaller parties right to raise Motions; Motion on Decommissioning introduced and rejected; Motion on Housing Policy introduced and referred to Forum; Motion on Disability introduced and referred to Forum. [Time of meeting unknown].

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Motion on Housing Policy Review

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The Forum views with concern the Government's intention, as stated in the housing policy review 'The Way Ahead', to remove the provider role from the Northern Ireland Housing Executive and to move the responsibility for further public-sector housing provision to mixed-funded housing association projects, leaving the Housing Executive with the diminished role of regulator.

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Motion on Housing Policy Review (introduced on 1996-09-19 00:00:00 - CREATE - e796559) [This document] [view current proposal at this moment]
- None (introduced on 1996-09-19 00:00:00 - REPORT_PROPOSAL - e796560) [view current proposal at this moment]

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