Tuesday, 16 November 2004
asked Her Majesty's Government: How successful the plan to charge rent to organisations involved in digging holes in the road has been in the pilot areas.
asked Her Majesty's Government: What action they will take in view of the apparent continuation of the violation of human rights of ethnic minority groups in Burma.
asked Her Majesty's Government: What is their policy on the future of ministerial accountability in the Northern Ireland Assembly.
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they intend to retain the Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments in its present form and with its current responsibilities, once the present...
asked Her Majesty's Government: What are the implications for the economy of the recent rise in the number of personal bankruptcies.
My Lords, with permission, I shall say a few words about business tomorrow and on Thursday. The House will be well aware that parliamentary life is not entirely predictable, but it is...
My Lords, with permission I wish to repeat a Statement made in the other place by my right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Health. The Statement is as follows: "I wish to make a...
Read a third time. Clause 1 [Meaning of "emergency"]:
My Lords, I beg to move that the Commons amendments and reasons be now considered.
[The page and line references are to HL Bill 71, as first printed for the Lords.]
55 Clause 96, page 66, line 26, at end insert— "(9) In this Chapter "third party", in relation to a house, means any person who has an estate or interest in the house (other than an...
101 After Clause 122, insert the following new Clause— "Chapter 2 Empty dwelling management orders Empty dwelling management orders: introductory (1) This Chapter deals with the making by a...
128 Clause 137, page 94, line 40, at end insert— "( ) That duty does not apply if, and for so long as, the seller determines that the property is to be sold without a home information pack,...
130 Clause 138, page 95, line 12, at end insert— "( ) That duty does not apply if, and for so long as, the seller determines that the property is to be sold without a home information pack,...
135 Clause 140, page 96, line 45, at end insert— "( ) That duty does not apply if, and for so long as, the seller determines that the property is to be sold without a home information pack,...
137 Clause 141, page 97, line 22, at end insert— "( ) That duty does not apply if, and for so long as, the seller determines that the property is to be sold without a home information pack,...
140 Clause 145, page 100, line 8, after "for" insert "requiring" The Commons disagree with the Lords in their amendment but propose the following amendments in lieu— 140A Page 100, line 8,...
143 lause 147, page 100, line 35, leave out "subsection (5)" and insert "subsections (4A) and (5)" The Commons disagree to this amendment for the following reason— 143A Because a voluntary...
144 Page 100, line 37, at end insert— "(4A) A person is not required to comply with such a requirement if— (a) he is the seller and has determined that the property is to be sold...
190 After Clause 186, insert the following new Clause— "Decent homes standard for social housing (1) The Secretary of State shall ensure that by 2016 all social housing shall as far as is...
191 Insert the following new Clause— "Improvements in energy efficiency (1) For the purposes of— (a) improving the energy efficiency of residential accommodation; (b) increasing the...
259 Before Schedule 7, insert the following new Schedule— "Further provisions regarding empty dwelling management orders Part 1
1 (1) This paragraph deals with the time when an interim EDMO comes into force or ceases to have effect. (2) The order comes into force when it is made. (3) The order ceases to have effect at the...
5 (1) This paragraph applies to relevant expenditure of a local housing authority who have made an interim EDMO. (2) "Relevant expenditure" means— (a) expenditure incurred by the authority...
9 (1) This paragraph deals with the time when a final EDMO comes into force or ceases to have effect. (2) The order does not come into force until such time (if any) as is the operative time for...
13 (1) A final EDMO must contain a management scheme. (2) A "management scheme" is a scheme setting out how the local housing authority are to carry out their duties under section (Local housing...
18 (1) This paragraph applies to existing and new occupiers of a dwelling in relation to which an interim EDMO or final EDMO is in force. (2) In this paragraph— "existing occupier" means a...
19 (1) An agreement or instrument within sub-paragraph (2) has effect, while an interim EDMO or final EDMO is in force, as if any rights or liabilities of the relevant proprietor under the...
25 (1) The right mentioned in sub-paragraph (2) is exercisable by the local housing authority, or any person authorised in writing by them, at any time when an interim EDMO or final EDMO is in...
26 (1) A relevant person may appeal to a residential property tribunal against— (a) a decision of the local housing authority to make a final EDMO, (b) the terms of a final EDMO (including...
27 (1) This paragraph applies in relation to an appeal under paragraph 26 in respect of a final EDMO. (2) Any such appeal must be made within the period of 28 days beginning with the date...
28 (1) This paragraph applies to an appeal to a residential property tribunal under paragraph 26 in respect of an interim EDMO or a final EDMO. (2) The appeal— (a) is to be by way of a...
33 (1) This paragraph defines "the operative time" for the purposes of— (a) paragraph 6(2) or 7(3) (variation or revocation of interim EDMO), or (b) paragraph 15(2) or 16(3) (variation or...
rose to move, That the draft order laid before the House on 21 July be approved [28th Report from the Joint Committee].
rose to move, That the draft regulations laid before the House on 13 October be approved [31st Report from the Joint Committee] [21st Report from Merits Committee].
rose to move, That the draft regulations laid before the House on 13 October be approved [31st Report from the Joint Committee]. Moved, That the draft regulations laid before the House on 13...
Bill returned from the Commons with an amendment disagreed to with a reason for such disagreement; with certain amendments disagreed to but with amendments proposed in lieu thereof; with an...
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