Give Communities the Right to Buy Their Assets – Peredur

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A Plaid Cymru Senedd Member has urged the Labour Government to act swiftly to empower communities across Wales.

Peredur Owen Griffiths MS made the call during a short debate on community assets which was instigated by his party colleague Delyth Jewell.

Peredur chastised the Labour Government for not introducing legislation that would give communities the right to buy assets before they go to private market. Such legislation already exists in Scotland and England has done so for many years. 

During the short debate, Peredur said: “This is a subject that's very close to my heart and I've supported groups that have sought to hold on to such cherished community assets, but have had the odds stacked against them.

“The private market usually has much deeper pockets than resident co-operatives. It's a big anomaly that people in Wales don't enjoy the same rights as counterparts in Scotland and England when it comes to the right to buy those community assets.

“No adequate explanation has ever been given for this. It's led to the Institute of Welsh Affairs producing a report in 2022 that found Welsh communities to be the least empowered in Britain.

“Successive Labour Governments have dropped the ball on this. In the meantime, how many of our community assets have we lost? How many will we continue to lose until this anomaly is corrected?”

He added: “Those groups I've supported would have found it much easier to keep community assets for community use with such protections in place.

“I urge the Government to act swiftly on this, to protect our community assets and to give our communities hope.”

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  • Gareth Llewellyn
    published this page in News 2025-01-31 10:15:30 +0000

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