New Clause 18 - New form of short term tenure for councils (short social tenancy)
Homes Bill
4:33 pm
Mr David Curry (Skipton and Ripon, Conservative)
I anticipated the Minister's words but I want to query the need to
``consider the full panoply of housing legislation''.
That does not sound susceptible to amendment in another place, nor is it susceptible to legislation within an immediate time scale.
The Minister referred to what could best be described as the codification of tenancy, which would be a helpful tool for regeneration, and to allowing people to find a first foot on the housing ladder in areas where housing is scarce or to help community building where housing is over-plentiful. It would therefore be a pity to wait for a future Bill, under whichever Government's auspices, which may have no immediate prospect of consideration.
I shall withdraw the new clause, because I realise that the geo-political forces are weighed against me. However I hope that the Minister will say when
``the full panoply of housing legislation''
might fall to the attention of whoever has the portfolio. That would provide a little reassurance and the Minister could reflect on returning to the idea later in the Bill. The blurred outline might just take on a few thinly traced shapes for later consideration.