Public Bill Committees
Housing Benefit (Withholding of Payment) Bill

• Housing Benefit (Withholding of Payment) Bill, 1st sitting (54 speeches)
  [Mr. Edward O'Hara in the Chair]
• Housing Benefit (Withholding of Payment) Bill, 2nd sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Edward O'Hara in the Chair]
  • Clause 1 - Withholding of housing benefit on grounds of anti-social behaviour (131 speeches)
    Before we commence, some words from the Chair might be helpful to the Committee. If our business is not completed by then, we must adjourn our proceedings at 11.25 am. Members of the Committee...
• Housing Benefit (Withholding of Payment) Bill, 3rd sitting (5 speeches)
  [Mr. Edward O'Hara in the Chair]
  • Clause 1 - Withholding of housing benefit on grounds of anti-social behaviour (53 speeches)
    Amendment proposed [this day]: No. 1, in page 1, line 2, leave out 'three' and insert 'five'.—[Mr. Clappison.] Question again proposed, That the amendment be made.
  • Clause 2 - Withholding of housing benefit: landlords (34 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 3 - Short title, commencement and extent (10 speeches)
    Mr. Davey: I beg to move amendment No. 30, in page 1, line 22, after first 'shall', insert, 'subject to section [anti-social behaviour commission] above.'. The Chairman: With this it will be...
  • New clause 3 - Anti-social behaviour declarations: criminal proceedings (5 speeches)
    '(1) This section applies where— (a) on any occasion a person (''the offender'') is convicted of one or more offences by or before a court, but (b) a custodial sentence of a year or...
  • New clause 4 - Anti-social behaviour declarations: civil proceedings (4 speeches)
    '(1) This section applies where— (a) in England and Wales, the High Court, a county court or a magistrates' court, or (b) in Scotland, the Court of Session or the sheriff, makes a...
  • New clause 5 - Withholding of benefit (2 speeches)
    '(1) Where a declaration is made under this Act in respect of a person, any housing benefit payable to him during the disqualification period shall be payable as if the rate of benefit were...
  • New clause 6 - Administration (18 speeches)
    '(1) Where a court makes, quashes or sets aside a declaration under this Act, or varies the date or dates specified in such a declaration under section (anti-social behaviour declarations:...
  • New clause 7 - Regulations (12 speeches)
    '(1) Subject to subsection (6), in this Act ''prescribed'' means prescribed, or of a description prescribed, by regulations made by the Secretary of State. (2) Any power to make regulations...