Public Bill Committees
Homelessness Bill

• Homelessness Bill, 1st sitting (9 speeches)
  [Mr. Roger Gale in the Chair]
  • Clause 1 - Homelessness reviews and strategies (37 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 1, in page 1, line 3, after `authority''', insert `and its strategic partners, to include registered social landlords and housing co-operatives, landlords of houses in...
  • Clause 2 - Homelessness Reviews (43 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 6, in page 2, line 11, at end insert `; and (d) the availability of housing advice within the district.'. I shall attempt to be brief. We debated this amendment...
• Homelessness Bill, 2nd sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Win Griffiths in the Chair]
  • Clause 3 - Homelessness strategies (18 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 4, in page 2, line 30, after 'homelessness', insert '(including rough sleeping)'.
  • Clause 5 - Provision of accommodation for persons not in priority need who are not homeless intentionally (4 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 7 - Events which cause the duty to cease (16 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 8, in page 4, line 40, at end insert— `and states that the offer shall remain open for acceptance for not less than four working days from the date of the...
  • Clause 8 - Review of decisions as to suitability of accommodation (6 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 10 - Persons claiming to be homeless who are at risk of violence (3 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 11 - Section 204(4): appeals (32 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
• Homelessness Bill, 3rd sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Roger Gale in the Chair]
  • Clause 13 - Abolition of duty to maintain housing register (3 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 15 - Allocation schemes (22 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 10, in page 11, line 1, after `any', insert `deliberate, wilful or negligent'.
  • New Clause 3 - Overcrowding and homelessness (8 speeches)
    `(1) Section 177 of the Housing Act 1996 (whether it is reasonable to continue to occupy accommodation) is amended as follows. (2) After subsection (1) there is inserted— ``(1A) It is...
  • Schedule 1 - Minor and consequential amendments (10 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 16, in page 14, line 3, at end insert— `In section 190 (duties to persons becoming homeless intentionally), after subsection (3) there is inserted— ``(4)...