Ninety-seven football fans were fatally injured in a terrace crush at an FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest on 15 April 1989.
Labour's housing spokesman Mark Griffin said the SNP's approach to the emergency had "actively fanned its flames" due to budget cuts.Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross said previous attempts to declare a housing emergency at Holyrood had been ignored by the Scottish government.
that the SNP had taken “political decisions” that had harmed the housing sectorHe added: “It’s all very well and good the government say there is a housing emergency, what are they going to do to sort it?”In the budget earlier this year the Scottish government cut the affordable housing budget by £200m, around 26% from 2023-24.
The then finance secretary, Shona Robison, said this was due to Westminster cuts.In one of his final acts as first minister last month, Humza Yousaf announced an £80m increase to the same budget over two years. This will result in a
, or 22%, in real terms from 2023-24.
A UK government spokesperson said: “Decisions at Spring Budget took our direct investment in levelling up Scotland past the £3bn mark.The company's "least cost plan" would reduce improvement works on sewage spills, flooding and climate adaption.
In the leaflets, it committed to reducing sewage spills by 25% before 2030 and 75% by 2050. The company has alsoCampaigner Katy Colley, from Hastings Boycotts Southern Water, said the plans were "a disgrace".
She said Southern Water has had years to make the necessary investments from the money they collect from bills."Instead they paid out millions in dividends, executive salaries and bonuses," she added.