Public Bill Committees
Housing and Regeneration Bill

• Housing and Regeneration Bill, 1st sitting (3 speeches)
  [Mr. Roger Gale in the Chair]
  • Written evidence to be reported to the House (70 speeches)
    H&R 03 Local Government Association H&R 06 London Councils
• Housing and Regeneration Bill, 2nd sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Joe Benton in the Chair]
  • Written evidence to be reported to the House (117 speeches)
    H&R 01 Defend Council Housing H&R 02 National Housing Federation
• Housing and Regeneration Bill, 3rd sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Joe Benton in the Chair]
  • Further written evidence to be reported to the House (42 speeches)
    H&R 04 RADAR H&R 05 Northamptonshire County Council H&R 07 Campaign to Protect Rural England
• Housing and Regeneration Bill, 4th sitting (122 speeches)
  (Afternoon)
• Housing and Regeneration Bill, 5th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Joe Benton in the Chair]
  • Further written evidence to be reported to the House (0 speeches)
    H&R 9 Mayor of London
  • Clause 1 (3 speeches)
    Establishment and constitution
  • Schedule 1 (6 speeches)
    The homes and communities agency
  • Clause 2 (25 speeches)
    Objects
• Housing and Regeneration Bill, 6th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Roger Gale in the Chair]
  • Clause 2 (73 speeches)
    Objects
  • Clause 5 (17 speeches)
    powers to provide housing or other land
  • Clause 6 (11 speeches)
    Heading
  • Clause 8 (3 speeches)
    Powers to deal with land etc.
• Housing and Regeneration Bill, 7th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Roger Gale in the Chair]
  • Further written evidence to be reported to the House (0 speeches)
    H&R 10 Places for People Group
  • Schedule 2 (12 speeches)
    Acquisition of Land
  • Clause 10 (30 speeches)
    Restrictions on disposal of land
  • Schedule 3 (10 speeches)
    Main powers in relation to land of the HCA
  • Schedule 4 (2 speeches)
    Powers in relation to, and for, statutory undertakers
  • Clause 13 (22 speeches)
    Power of Secretary of State to make designation orders
  • Clause 14 (13 speeches)
    The HCA as the local planning authority
• Housing and Regeneration Bill, 8th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Joe Bentonin the Chair]
  • Clause 14 (39 speeches)
    The HCA as the local planning authority
  • Clause 15 (8 speeches)
    Adoption of private streets
  • Clause 19 (15 speeches)
    Power to enter and survey land
  • Clause 22 (23 speeches)
    Financial assistance
  • Clause 23 (2 speeches)
    Powers to borrow
  • Clause 24 (2 speeches)
    Loans by the Secretary of State
  • Clause 25 (3 speeches)
    Guarantees by the Secretary of State
  • Clause 26 (12 speeches)
    Financial limits
  • Clause 27 (6 speeches)
    Power to charge for certain activities
  • Clause 29 (11 speeches)
    Duty to act as agent in respect of regeneration and development
  • Clause 30 (2 speeches)
    Duty to act as agent in respect of derelict land etc.
  • Clause 31 (2 speeches)
    Business
  • Clause 33 (11 speeches)
    Community services
  • Clause 34 (5 speeches)
    Sustainable development
• Housing and Regeneration Bill, 9th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Joe Benton in the Chair]
  • Clause 35 (39 speeches)
    Duties in relation to social housing
  • Clause 36 (2 speeches)
    Recovery etc. of social housing assistance
  • Clause 37 (2 speeches)
    Section 36: interest and successors in title
  • Clause 38 (12 speeches)
    Determinations under sections 36 and 37
  • Clause 40 (4 speeches)
    Duty to co-operate with Regulator of Social Housing
  • Clause 41 (4 speeches)
    Information services
  • Clause 42 (7 speeches)
    Advice, education and training
  • Clause 43 (8 speeches)
    Guidance
• Housing and Regeneration Bill, 10th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Roger Gale in the Chair]
  • Clause 43 (5 speeches)
    Guidance
  • Clause 47 (2 speeches)
    Support services
  • Clause 50 (18 speeches)
    Consents of the Secretary of State
  • Clause 52 (4 speeches)
    Abolition of the Commission for the New Towns
  • Clause 54 (5 speeches)
    Role of the HCA in relation to former CNT functions
  • Clause 55 (9 speeches)
    Interim arrangements
  • Clause 60 (1 speech)
    Index of defined expressions: Part 1
  • New Clause 3 (20 speeches)
    Report on HCA activities ‘(1) The Secretary of State must within 12 months of the coming into force of this Act, and afterwards annually, prepare and lay before both Houses of Parliament a...
  • New Clause 16 (9 speeches)
    Duty in relation to electromagnetic fields ‘In exercising its powers, the HCA must ensure that it does not expose any person to any risk to their health arising from exposure to electric...
  • Clause 242 (29 speeches)
    Certificates for new homes
  • Clause 243 (2 speeches)
    Meaning of sustainability
  • Clause 244 (2 speeches)
    Authorised assessors
  • Clause 245 (2 speeches)
    Register of certificates
  • Clause 246 (8 speeches)
    Enforcement authorities
  • Clause 247 (11 speeches)
    Power to require production of certificates or statements
  • Clause 251 (2 speeches)
    Suspension of duties
• Housing and Regeneration Bill, 11th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Roger Gale in the Chair] H&R 11 Local Government Association and Chartered Institute of Housing H&R 12 UNISON
  • Clause 260 (15 speeches)
    Family intervention tenancies: general
  • Clause 261 - Certain family intervention tenancies: termination (5 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 105, in clause 261, page 108, line 2, at end insert— ‘(1A) In an action for possession of a family intervention tenancy, the court shall have power...
  • Clause 265 (4 speeches)
    Former right to buy flats etc: service charge loans
  • Schedule 9 (9 speeches)
    Disposals of dwelling-houses by local authorities
  • Clause 268 (2 speeches)
    Financial assistance for information and other services
  • Clause 269 (8 speeches)
    Exclusions from Subsidy Arrangements
  • Clause 270 (18 speeches)
    Armed forces: homelessness and allocation of housing
  • Clause 272 (23 speeches)
    Protected mobile home sites to include sites for gypsies and travellers
  • Clause 273 (0 speeches)
    Financial assistance for certain services about commonhold
  • New Clause 23 (5 speeches)
    Right to acquire freehold: abolition of low rent test ‘(1) In section 1(1) of the Leasehold Reform Act 1967 (c. 88) (right to enfranchisement or extension of long leaseholds)— (a) in...
  • New Clause 24 (12 speeches)
    Shared ownership leases: protection for certain limited equity leases ‘In paragraph 3(2)(f) of Schedule 4A to the Leasehold Reform Act 1967 (c. 88) (exclusion from enfranchisement for...
• Housing and Regeneration Bill, 12th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Joe Benton in the Chair]
  • New Clause 24 (5 speeches)
    Shared ownership leases: protection for certain limited equity leases ‘In paragraph 3(2)(f) of Schedule 4A to the Leasehold Reform Act 1967 (c. 88) (exclusion from enfranchisement for...
  • New Clause 25 (0 speeches)
    Shared ownership leases: protection for hard to replace houses ‘After paragraph 4 of Schedule 4A to the Leasehold Reform Act 1967 (c. 88) (exclusion from enfranchisement for certain shared...
  • New Clause 26 (3 speeches)
    Exclusion of the right to buy: demolition notices ‘Schedule (Demolition notices) (which makes provision about demolition notices) has effect.’.—[Mr. Wright.]
  • New Clause 27 (0 speeches)
    Former right to buy and other flats: equity share purchases ‘After section 450C of the Housing Act 1985 (c. 68) (loans in respect of service charges) insert—
  • New Clause 28 (1 speech)
    Amendments to Housing Act 1985 relating to lending institutions ‘In section 622(1) of the Housing Act 1985 (c. 68) (minor definitions: general)— (a) in the definition of...
  • New Clause 5 (40 speeches)
    Abolition of home information packs ‘(1) Sections 148 to 170 of the Housing Act 2004 (c. 34) are hereby repealed. (2) A person who is selling a residential property must supply the...
  • New Clause 8 (38 speeches)
    Right to buy for tenants of registered providers of social housing ‘(1) A tenant of a registered provider of social housing has the right to buy the dwelling of which he is a tenant...
  • New Clause 9 (10 speeches)
    Design of new dwellings ‘The Secretary of State shall amend Part M of Schedule 1 to the Building Regulations 2000 (access to and use of buildings) to ensure that all new dwellings of...
  • New Clause 10 (5 speeches)
    Disability equality duty ‘(1) The Disability Discrimination (Public Authorities) (Statutory Duties) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2966/2005) are amended as follows. (2) In Regulation 2(3)(d)(iii)...
  • New Clause 11 (5 speeches)
    Choice-based disability housing register ‘(1) The Housing Act 1996 is amended as follows. (2) After section 167(2E) insert— “(2F) Subject to subsection (2), the scheme shall...
  • New Clause 12 (11 speeches)
    Possession action for rent arrears involving housing benefit ‘Section 7 (orders for possession) of the Housing Act 1988 (c. 50) is amended as follows. (1) In subsection (3), for...
  • New Clause 17 (5 speeches)
    Tolerated trespassers ‘(1) For section 82(2) of the Housing Act 1985 (secure tenancies), substitute the following— “(2) Where the court makes a possession order for possession...
  • New Clause 20 (3 speeches)
    Exempt areas ‘The Secretary of State may by order designate rural areas as exempt from the right to buy.’.—[Andrew George.]
• Housing and Regeneration Bill, 13th sitting (1 speech)
  [Mr. Roger Gale in the Chair]
  • New Clause 21 (3 speeches)
    Implied term as to fitness for human habitation ‘In section 8 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985, for subsections (3) and (4), substitute the following— ‘(3) This section...
  • New Clause 29 (17 speeches)
    Mandatory licensing of houses in multiple occupation ‘In section 55 of the Housing Act 2004, for subsection (2), substitute the following: “(2) This Part applies to the following HMOs...
  • New Clause 30 (3 speeches)
    Code of practice for the private rented sector ‘The appropriate national authority may by order— (a) approve a code of practice (whether prepared by that authority or any other...
  • New Clause 31 (22 speeches)
    Statutory overcrowding: definition of overcrowding ‘For section 324 of the Housing Act 1985 there is substituted— “324 Definition of overcrowding (1) A dwelling is overcrowded...
• Housing and Regeneration Bill, 14th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Roger Gale in the Chair]
  • New Clause 31 (11 speeches)
    Statutory overcrowding: definition of overcrowding ‘For section 324 of the Housing Act 1985 there is substituted— “324 Definition of overcrowding (1) A dwelling is overcrowded...
  • New Clause 59 (8 speeches)
    Protection from eviction ‘(1) In the Protection from Eviction Act 1977 (c. 43), after section 3(3), insert the following— “(4) In this section premises shall be treated as let...
  • New Clause 61 (5 speeches)
    Domestic violence ‘(1) The Housing Act 1996 (c. 52) is amended as follows. (2) After paragraph (d) of section 189(i) (Priority need for accommodation) insert— “(e) A person...
  • New Clause 62 (3 speeches)
    Eligibility for housing assistance ‘In section 185(4) of the Housing Act 1996 (c. 52) (Persons from abroad not eligible for housing assistance) omit paragraph (b).’.—[Mr. Love.]
  • New Schedule 1 (0 speeches)
    ‘SCHEDULE Demolition notices
  • Clause 63 (5 speeches)
    Restriction of “registered social landlord” system to Wales
  • Clause 64 (0 speeches)
    References to Welsh Ministers
  • Clause 66 (9 speeches)
    Dissolution of Housing Corporation
  • Clause 67 (15 speeches)
    Basic principle
  • Clause 68 (24 speeches)
    Low cost rental
  • Clause 69 (0 speeches)
    Low cost home ownership
  • Clause 70 (0 speeches)
    Shared ownership low cost rental
  • Clause 74 (3 speeches)
    Leaving the social housing stock: disposal with consent
  • Clause 75 (0 speeches)
    Leaving the social housing stock: regulator’s direction
  • Clause 76 (0 speeches)
    Housing stock under Housing Act 1996
  • Clause 78 (27 speeches)
    English bodies
  • Clause 81 (4 speeches)
    Membership
  • Clause 86 (23 speeches)
    Fundamental objectives
  • Clause 94 (1 speech)
    Financial assistance
  • Clause 103 (1 speech)
    Direction to the HCA
  • Clause 104 (3 speeches)
    Collection
  • Clause 105 (0 speeches)
    Section 104: supplemental
  • Clause 106 (4 speeches)
    Disclosure
• Housing and Regeneration Bill, 15th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Roger Gale in the Chair]
  • Clause 109 (10 speeches)
    Eligibility for registration
  • Clause 110 (0 speeches)
    Local authority non-registrable bodies
  • Clause 111 (15 speeches)
    Profit-making and non-profit organisations
  • Clause 113 (11 speeches)
    Fees
  • Clause 114 (7 speeches)
    Proposals: effect
  • Clause 115 (0 speeches)
    De-registration: voluntary
  • Clause 117 (5 speeches)
    Appeal
  • Clause 118 (5 speeches)
    Payments to members etc.
  • Clause 120 (5 speeches)
    Complaints
  • Clause 123 (13 speeches)
    directions
  • Clause 131 (1 speech)
    Charity: auditor’s powers
  • Clause 137 (4 speeches)
    Moratorium
  • Clause 138 (0 speeches)
    Duration of moratorium
  • Clause 139 (0 speeches)
    Further moratorium
  • Clause 140 (1 speech)
    Effect of moratorium
  • Clause 141 (3 speeches)
    Exempted disposals
  • Clause 143 (3 speeches)
    Proposals: procedure
  • Clause 147 (7 speeches)
    Manager of industrial and provident society: extra powers
  • Clause 150 (5 speeches)
    Company: arrangements and reconstrjuctions
  • Clause 151 (1 speech)
    Company: conversion into industrial and provident society
  • Clause 153 (1 speech)
    Industrial and provident society: restructuring
  • Clause 162 (5 speeches)
    Requirement of consent
  • Clause 163 (0 speeches)
    Exceptions
  • Clause 165 (1 speech)
    Disposal without consent
  • Clause 166 (6 speeches)
    Separate accounting
  • Clause 172 (19 speeches)
    Overview
• Housing and Regeneration Bill, 16th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Joe Benton in the Chair]
  • Clause 172 (18 speeches)
    Overview
  • Clause 173 (15 speeches)
    Provision of social housing
  • Clause 174 (7 speeches)
    Management
  • Clause 176 (8 speeches)
    Consultation
  • Clause 177 (13 speeches)
    Direction by Secretary of State
  • Clause 178 (5 speeches)
    Supplemental
  • Clause 180 (1 speech)
    Survey: supplemental
  • Clause 181 (12 speeches)
    Inspection
  • Clause 182 (2 speeches)
    Performance information
  • Clause 183 (4 speeches)
    Inquiry
  • Clause 184 (1 speech)
    Inquiry: supplemental
  • Clause 185 (3 speeches)
    Inquiry: evidence
  • Clause 186 (0 speeches)
    Extraordinary audit
  • Clause 189 (2 speeches)
    Charity: change of objects
  • Clause 190 (0 speeches)
    Companies: change of articles
  • Clause 191 (2 speeches)
    General
  • Clause 194 (1 speech)
    Accreditation
  • Clause 196 (7 speeches)
    Grounds for giving notice
  • Clause 197 (0 speeches)
    Content
  • Clause 198 (0 speeches)
    Warning
  • Clause 204 (7 speeches)
    Grounds for imposition
  • Clause 205 (0 speeches)
    Imposition
  • Clause 206 (1 speech)
    Impact
  • Clause 207 (2 speeches)
    Amount
  • Clause 208 (0 speeches)
    Warning
  • Clause 214 (4 speeches)
    Grounds for award
  • Clause 216 (2 speeches)
    Social housing ombudsman compensation
  • Clause 217 (0 speeches)
    Imposition
  • Clause 218 (0 speeches)
    Warning
  • Clause 223 (3 speeches)
    Management tender
  • Clause 224 (0 speeches)
    Section 223: supplemental
  • Clause 226 (3 speeches)
    Section 225: supplemental
  • Clause 227 (3 speeches)
    Appointment of manager
  • Clause 228 (0 speeches)
    Section 227: supplemental
  • Clause 229 (1 speech)
    Transfer of land
  • Clause 231 (4 speeches)
    Removal of officers
  • Clause 232 (3 speeches)
    Section 231: supplemental
  • Clause 233 (5 speeches)
    Appointment of new officers
  • Clause 238 (3 speeches)
    General
  • Clause 239 (3 speeches)
    Index of defined terms
  • Clause 241 (0 speeches)
    Transitional
  • New Clause 34 (0 speeches)
    Transfer schemes ‘(1) The Secretary of State may make one or more schemes for the transfer of the Housing Corporation’s property, rights or liabilities to— (a) the regulator,...
  • New Clause 35 (0 speeches)
    Interim arrangements ‘The Secretary of State may by notice require the Housing Corporation to provide staff, premises, facilities or other assistance to— (a) the regulator, or (b) the...
  • New Clause 36 (1 speech)
    Seal ‘(1) The application of the regulator’s seal shall be authenticated by a member or by some other person authorised (generally or specially) for that purpose. (2) A document...
  • New Clause 37 (0 speeches)
    Information, advice &c. ‘(1) The regulator may for the purpose of advancing its fundamental objectives— (a) publish ideas or information; (b) undertake research in relation to...
  • New Clause 38 (3 speeches)
    Consent to disposals under other legislation ‘The Secretary of State’s functions under the following provisions are transferred to the regulator in so far as they relate to disposals...
  • New Clause 39 (0 speeches)
    Section (consent to disposals under other legislation): consequential amendments ‘(1) In section 171D of the Housing Act 1985 (consent to certain disposals of housing obtained subject to...
  • New Clause 40 (0 speeches)
    Publication of performance information ‘(1) The regulator shall publish, at least once a year, information about the performance of registered providers. (2) In particular, the regulator...
  • New Clause 41 (0 speeches)
    Inspector’s powers ‘(1) An inspector appointed under section 181 may by notice require a person to provide specified documents or information. (2) The power under subsection (1) may...
  • New Clause 42 (0 speeches)
    Inquiry: charities ‘(1) An inquiry may be held in relation to a registered charity only if it has received public assistance. (2) An inquiry in relation to a registered charity may only...
  • New Clause 43 (0 speeches)
    Use of proceeds ‘(1) Sums in a registered provider’s disposal proceeds fund may be used or allocated only in accordance with a direction by the regulator. (2) If at the end of a...
  • New Clause 44 (0 speeches)
    Notifying HCA ‘If the regulator gives an enforcement notice it must send a copy to the HCA.’.—[Mr. Wright.]
  • New Clause 45 (0 speeches)
    Notifying HCA (No.2) ‘If the regulator imposes a penalty it must send a copy of the penalty notice to the HCA.’.—[Mr. Wright.]
  • New Clause 46 (0 speeches)
    Impact ‘(1) This section applies when the regulator is considering— (a) whether to award compensation, or (b) the amount of compensation to award. (2) The regulator must take account...
  • New Clause 47 (3 speeches)
    Suspension during inquiry ‘(1) The regulator may make an order under this section if— (a) an inquiry under section 183 is in progress in respect of a non-profit registered provider,...
  • New Clause 48 (0 speeches)
    Removal or suspension following inquiry ‘(1) This section applies if as a result of an inquiry under section 183 or an audit under section 186 the regulator is satisfied— (a) that a...
  • New Clause 49 (0 speeches)
    Suspension under section (suspension during inquiry) or (removal or suspension following inquiry): supplemental ‘(1) This section applies where the regulator suspends an officer, employee...
  • New Clause 50 (0 speeches)
    Appeal against removal or suspension ‘A person removed or suspended under section 231, (suspension during inquiry) or (removal or suspension following inquiry) may appeal to the High...
  • New Clause 51 (0 speeches)
    Disqualification of removed person ‘(1) A person is disqualified from acting as an officer of a registered provider if the person has been removed under— (a) section (removal or...
  • New Clause 52 (0 speeches)
    Register of disqualified persons ‘(1) The regulator shall maintain a register of persons disqualified under section (disqualification of removed person). (2) The register must show details...
  • New Clause 53 (0 speeches)
    Acting while disqualified: offence ‘(1) It is an offence for a person to act as an officer of a registered provider in respect of which the person is disqualified under section...
  • New Clause 54 (0 speeches)
    Acting while disqualified: other consequences ‘(1) This section applies where the regulator is satisfied that a person— (a) has acted as an officer of a registered provider in respect...
  • New Clause 55 (0 speeches)
    Restrictions on dealings during inquiry ‘(1) The regulator may make an order under this section if— (a) an inquiry under section 183 is in progress in respect of a non-profit...
  • New Clause 56 (0 speeches)
    Restrictions on dealings following inquiry ‘(1) This section applies if as a result of an inquiry under section 183 or an audit under section 186 the regulator is satisfied that— (a)...
  • New Clause 57 (2 speeches)
    Restrictions on dealings: supplemental ‘(1) Before making an order under section (restrictions on dealings during inquiry) or (restrictions on dealings following inquiry) the regulator must...
• Housing and Regeneration Bill, 17th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Joe Benton in the Chair]
  • New Clause 58 (0 speeches)
    Charities that have “received public assistance” ‘(1) For the purposes of this Part a registered charity has received public assistance if at least one of the following...
  • New Clause 6 (16 speeches)
    Social housing tenant mobility ‘The Secretary of State, in accordance with powers contained in section 168 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42), shall introduce a scheme to...
  • New Clause 19 (7 speeches)
    National Tenants’ Voice ‘(1) The Secretary of State shall by order make provision for the establishment of a body to be known as the National Tenants’ Voice. (2) The objects of...
  • Clause 274 (0 speeches)
    Orders and regulations
  • Schedule 7 (1 speech)
    Amendments of enactments: Part 1
  • Schedule 10 (1 speech)
    Repeals
  • Clause 279 (10 speeches)
    Commencement