Previously called Standing Committees, Public Bill Commitees study proposed legislation (Bills) in detail, debating each clause and reporting any amendments to the Commons for further debate.
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[Mr. Derek Conway in the Chair]
Proceedings Time for conclusion of proceedings Clauses 1 to 16, Schedule 1, Clauses 17 to 25, Schedule 2, Clauses 26 to 29, Schedule 3, Clauses 30 to 43 and new Clauses and new Schedules...
I beg to move amendment No. 171, in clause 1, page 1, line 9, leave out 'and'.
Floor area of room | Number of persons |
110 sq.ft. or more | 2 |
90 sq.ft. or more but less than 110 sq.ft. | 1.5 |
70 sq.ft. or more but less than 90 sq.ft. | 1 |
50 sq.ft. or more but less than 70 sq.ft. | 0.5 |
(4) The Secretary of State may be regulations prescribe the manner in which the floor area of a room is to be ascertained for the purposes of this section; and the regulations may provide for the...
[Mr. Peter Pike in the Chair]
Amendment proposed [this day]: No. 3, in clause 1, page 2, line 3, leave out 'and' and insert— '(aa) the new emergency measures contained in Chapter 2A (emergency remedial action and...
I beg to move amendment No. 175, in clause 2, page 3, line 17, after second 'the', insert 'immediate'. [R] Relevant registered interest declared.
I beg to move amendment No. 178, in clause 3, page 3, line 34, leave out 'At least'.
[Derek Conway in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment No. 220, in clause 4, page 4, line 22, at end insert— 'or, (c) the Member of Parliament for that district, or (d) a further or higher education institution...
Amendment made: No. 5, in clause 5, page 5, line 15, at end insert— '(ca) taking emergency remedial action under section (Emergency remedial action); (cb) making an emergency...
Amendment made: No. 6, in clause 6, page 5, line 40, leave out 'paragraphs (b), (d) and (e) of' and insert 'provisions contained in'.—[Keith Hill.]
I beg to move amendment No. 8, in clause 7, page 6, line 21, leave out 'and'.
I beg to move amendment No. 187, in clause 8, page 6, line 32, leave out 'may' and insert 'will'.
I beg to move amendment No. 222, in clause 9, page 7, line 33, at end insert— '(2A) An improvement notice under this section may be served on any occupants of the residential premises...
I beg to move amendment No. 190, in clause 12, page 9, line 42, leave out (b).
Amendments made: No. 81, in schedule 1, page 145, line 5, leave out 'county court' and insert 'residential property tribunal'. No. 82, in schedule 1, page 145, line 29, leave out 'county...
Amendments made: No. 27, in clause 20, page 14, line 22, leave out 'Schedule 1 to appeal against the decision to make' and insert 'Schedule 2 to appeal against'. No. 28, in clause 20,...
Amendments made: No. 100, in schedule 2, page 150, line 28, leave out 'county court' and insert 'residential property tribunal'. No. 101, in schedule 2, page 150, line 42, leave out 'county...
Amendment made: No. 29, in clause 28, page 19, line 8, leave out 'court' and insert 'tribunal'.—[Keith Hill.] Clause 28, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clause 29...
Amendments made: No. 20, in schedule 3, page 154, line 19, at end insert— '(3A) Any person authorised in writing by the authority may enter any part of the specified premises for the...
Amendments made: No. 30, in clause 32, page 20, line 13, leave out 'county court' and insert 'residential property tribunal'. No. 31, in clause 32, page 20, line 15, leave out 'court' and...
Clause 40Power to charge for certain enforcement action
Amendments made: No. 11, in clause 40, page 26, line 3, at end insert— '(ca) taking emergency remedial action under section (Emergency remedial action); (cb) making an emergency...
Amendments made: No. 14, in clause 41, page 26, line 32, at end insert— '(2A) In the case of emergency remedial action under section (Emergency remedial action), the charge may be...
Amendment made: No. 36, in clause 43, page 28, line 14, at end insert— {**t cols="2"**} {**bt**} 'Residential property tribunal {**c**}Section (Residential property tribunals)'. [Keith...
New Clause 3Consultation with fire authorities incertain cases
'(1) This section applies where a local housing authority— (a) are satisfied that a prescribed fire hazard exists in an HMO or in any common parts of a building containing one or more...
'(1) If— (a) the local housing authority are satisfied that a Category 1 hazard exists on any residential premises, and (b) they are further satisfied that the hazard involves an...
'(1) The notice required by section (Emergency remedial action)(7)) is a notice which complies with the following requirements of this section. (2) The notice must specify, in relation to the...
'(1) This section relates to the recovery by a local housing authority of expenses reasonably incurred in taking emergency remedial action under section (Emergency remedial action) (''emergency...
'(1) If— (a) the local housing authority are satisfied that a Category 1 hazard exists on any residential premises, and (b) they are further satisfied that the hazard involves an...
'(1) An emergency prohibition order under section (Emergency prohibition orders) must comply with the following requirements of this section. (2) The order must specify, in relation to the...
New Clause 9Appeals relating to emergency measures
'(1) A person on whom a notice under section (Notice of emergency remedial action) has been served in connection with the taking of emergency remedial action under section (Emergency remedial...
'Omit sections 283 to 288 of the Housing Act 1985 (c.68) (demolition of obstructive buildings).'.—[Keith Hill.] Brought up, read the First and Second time, and added to the Bill.
'(1) Part 9 of the Housing Act 1985 (c.68) (slum clearance) is further amended as follows. (2) In section 269 (right of appeal against demolition order etc.)— (a) in subsection (1), for...
New Clause 18Miscellaneous repeals etc. in relation to fire hazards
'(1) In the London Building Acts (Amendment) Act 1939 (c.xcvii)— (a) omit section 35(1)(c)(i) (protection against fire in certain old buildings let in flats or tenements); (b) in...
[Mr. Peter Pike in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment No. 249, in clause 44, page 28, line 30, leave out 'the following' and insert 'all'.
[Mr. Derek Conway in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment No. 242, in schedule 9, page 183, line 17, leave out paragraph 4.
I beg to move amendment No. 240, in clause 193, page 135, line 42, leave out paragraph (b) and insert— '(b) at least three of the self-contained flats are not owner occupied.'.
I beg to move amendment No. 252, in clause 45, page 29, line 31, leave out paragraph (b).
I beg to move amendment No. 256, in clause 47, page 30, line 41, at end insert— '(2A) The appropriate national authority must issue general guidance on the factors and issues it will have...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
[Mr. Peter Pike in the Chair]
Question proposed [this day], That the clause stand part of the Bill. Question again proposed.
I beg to move amendment No. 232, in clause 49, page 32, line 4, at end insert 'but must be within six months.'. This is a teaser amendment. I noticed a slight oddity, which I am sure the...
I beg to move amendment No. 265, in clause 51, page 33, line 2, at end insert— '(2A) An Owner of a property in the process of selling that property shall be entitled to a temporary...
I beg to move amendment No. 266, in clause 52, page 34, line 2, after 'the', insert 'appropriate national'.
I beg to move amendment No. 269, in clause 54, page 35, line 20, after second 'standards', insert 'relating only to health and safety'.
I beg to move amendment No. 271, in clause 55, page 35, line 34, at end insert— '(1A) On application for a licence, ''P'' will be required to make a full disclosure of any recorded...
I beg to move amendment No. 260, in clause 56, page 36, line 38, leave out paragraph (b) and insert— '(b) conditions requiring reasonable steps to be taken to address any nuisance or...
I beg to move amendment No. 274, in clause 57, page 37, leave out line 36 and insert 'The licence period shall end five years after'. As you can tell, Mr. Pike, I have moved into semi-relaxed...
Amendments made: No. 126, in schedule 5, page 165, line 5, leave out 'county court' and insert 'residential property tribunal'. No. 127, in schedule 5, page 165, line 12, leave out 'county...
Amendment made: No. 41, in clause 61, page 41, line 24, leave out from 'so,' to end of line 26 and insert 'one of the conditions set out in subsection (9) is met. (9) The conditions...
I beg to move amendment No. 286, in clause 62, page 41, line 36, at end insert 'and (c) section 21 of the Housing Act 1988 (c.50) shall not apply.'. This is a probing amendment designed to...
Amendment made: No. 42, in clause 65, page 43, line 20, at end insert— 'Residential property tribunal Section (Residential property tribunals)'.—[Keith Hill.] Clause 65, as...
[Mr. Derek Conway in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment No. 307, in clause 66, page 44, line 18, leave out 'reasonable time' and insert 'timescale specified by the appropriate national authority'.
I beg to move amendment No. 289, in clause 67, page 44, line 23, at end insert ', or (c) areas in their district,'. This is a probing amendment to check that the Government have got their...
I beg to move amendment No. 288, in clause 68, page 45, line 39, leave out 'both—'.
[Mr. Peter Pike in the Chair]
Amendment proposed [this day]: No. 288, in clause 68, page 45, line 39, leave out 'both—'.—[Mr. Davey.] Question again proposed, That the amendment be made.
I beg to move amendment No. 293, in clause 70, page 47, line 7, at end insert— '(ca) the conditions as laid out in section 67(3), 67(6) or by order under 67(7) under which the designation...
Amendments made: No. 43, in clause 73, page 48, line 44, leave out 'county court' and insert 'residential property tribunal'. No. 44, in clause 73, page 49, leave out line 5. No. 45, in...
I beg to move amendment No. 309, in clause 76, page 50, line 32, at end insert— '(d) any recorded convictions on the sex offenders' register'. This amendment concerns a test of fitness...
I beg to move amendment No. 296, in clause 77, page 51, line 25, after 'requiring', insert 'reasonable'.
I beg to move amendment No. 311, in clause 80, page 53, line 43, at end insert— '(d) where the licence holder is deemed to have committed a serious criminal offence'. This is a fairly...
I beg to move amendment No. 299, in clause 82, page 55, line 16, at end insert— '(3A) A lender who has taken possession of an HMO that should be licensed but is found not to be so, would...
I beg to move amendment No. 295, in clause 83, page 55, line 44, at end insert 'and (c) section 21 of the Housing Act 1988 (c.50) shall not apply.'. I apologise to colleagues, because it may...
Amendment made: No. 48, in clause 85, page 57, line 7, at end insert— 'Residential property tribunal Section (Residential property tribunals)'.—[Yvette Cooper.] Clause 85, as...
[Mr. Derek Conway in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment No. 314, in clause 86, page 57, line 31, leave out '5' and insert '3'. [R] Relevant registered interest declared.
Amendments made: No. 49, in clause 87, page 59, line 3, leave out 'county court, the court' and insert 'residential property tribunal, the tribunal'. No. 50, in clause 87, page 59, line 6,...
Amendment made: No. 58, in clause 88, page 60, line 4, leave out 'The court' and insert 'A residential property tribunal'.—[Keith Hill.]
[Mr. Peter Pike in the Chair]
Question proposed, That the clause, as amended, stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment No. 318, in clause 89, page 60, line 41, leave out 'threat' and insert 'written termination of a tenancy agreement where its perceived intention is'. Although I am too...
Amendments made: No. 59, in clause 90, page 61, line 35, leave out 'county court' and insert 'residential property tribunal'. No. 60, in clause 90, page 62, line 8, leave out 'county court'...
I beg to move amendment No. 319, in clause 91, page 63, line 3, leave out 'For the avoidance of doubt'. This is not a terribly complex matter, and I will not test the Under-Secretary's patience...
I beg to move amendment No. 320, in clause 92, page 63, line 16, at beginning insert 'only'.
I beg to move amendment No. 322, in clause 94, page 65, line 23, leave out from 'made' to end of line 24 and insert 'as soon as is practically possible after deductions to meet relevant...
Amendments made: No. 64, in clause 98, page 68, line 24, leave out 'county court' and insert 'residential property tribunal'. No. 65, in clause 98, page 68, line 42, leave out 'county court'...
Amendments made: No. 136, in schedule 6, page 171, line 41, leave out 'county court' and insert 'residential property tribunal'. No. 137, in schedule 6, page 172, line 6, leave out 'by the...
Amendments made: No. 67, in clause 108, page 77, line 7, leave out 'county court' and insert 'residential property tribunal'. No. 68, in clause 108, page 77, line 9, leave out 'county court'...
Amendment made: No. 69, in clause 111, page 79, line 35, leave out 'the county court' and insert 'a residential property tribunal'.—[Keith Hill.] Clause 111, as amended, ordered to stand...
I beg to move amendment No. 225, in clause 115, page 81, line 44, leave out '12' and insert '10'.
Amendments made: No. 70, in clause 117, page 82, line 22, leave out 'county court' and insert 'residential property tribunal'. No. 71, in clause 117, page 82, leave out line 28. No. 72, in...
Amendments made: No. 75, in clause 118, page 83, line 4, leave out 'county court if— (a) the local housing authority' and insert 'residential property tribunal if the local housing...
Amendment made: No. 77, in clause 119, page 84, line 6, at end insert— 'Residential property tribunal Section (Residential property tribunals)'. —[Keith Hill.] Clause 119, as...
'(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations amend sections 324 to 326 and 328 (Part X) of the Housing Act 1985. (2) The Secretary of State may not make any regulations under this section...
[Mr. Derek Conway in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment No. 334, in clause 120, page 84, line 15, leave out 'or intended to be occupied.'.
[Mr. Peter Pike in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment No. 336, in clause 120, page 84, line 20, leave out 'or may become'.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill
I beg to move amendment No. 341, in clause 123, page 85, line 18, leave out 'seller or a'.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment No. 344, in clause 127, page 86, line 20, leave out 'have' and insert 'indicate whether or not he has.'.
[Mr. Derek Conway in the Chair]
[Mr. Peter Pike in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment No. 347, in clause 128, page 86, line 31, after first 'a', insert 'registered'.
I beg to move amendment No. 407, in clause 129, page 87, line 41, after 'duty', insert 'to take all reasonable care'. We are still on home information packs—[Laughter.] That amendment is...
I beg to move amendment No. 354, in clause 131, page 89, line 4, after 'possession' insert 'or to properties in areas of low housing demand'. Some hon. Members may be surprised to see me here; I...
[Mr. Peter Pike in the Chair]
The clause provides that the home information pack duties do not apply where the property being sold is not available for sale with vacant possession. Under the amendment, the clause would...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Clause 133Contents of home information packs
I beg to move amendment No. 356, in clause 133, page 89, line 19, at end insert— '(d) that a property may be marketed with an incomplete pack in circumstances where reasonable efforts have...
Amendment proposed: No. 420, in clause 134, page 91, line 16, at end insert— '(8) A responsible person will be exempt from the requirement to provide a Home Condition report in the...
Amendments made: No. 383, in schedule 7, page 175, line 18, leave out '4' and insert '8B'. No. 384, in schedule 7, page 175, line 33, leave out paragraphs 4 and 5. No. 385, in schedule 7,...
Amendments made: No. 377, in clause 139, page 92, line 22, leave out subsections (1) to (4) and insert— '(1) This section applies where a person (''the responsible person'') has...
Amendments made: No. 381, in clause 141, page 93, line 18, at end insert '; but (ii) is available with vacant possession.'. No. 382, in clause 141, page 93, line 19, leave out subsection...
[Mr. Peter Pike in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment No. 445A, in clause 148, page 100, line 12, at end insert— '16 The Right to Buy does not apply in a rural area if the area has been exempted by regulations made by...
I beg to move amendment No. 437, in clause 149, page 100, line 25, leave out 'five' and insert 'six'.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Amendments made: No. 396, in clause 152, page 103, line 26, at end insert ', which shall be binding on the secure tenant and his successors in title. This is subject to subsection (7A).'....
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
[Derek Conway in the Chair]
Question proposed [this day], That the clause stand part of the Bill. Question again proposed.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment No. 436, in clause 146, page 97, leave out line 6. This is a simple probing amendment. Can the Minister explain why the words in subsection (3), ''Nothing in the...
Amendments made: No. 427A, in clause 155, page 107, line 22, leave out 'or' and insert— 'an anti-social behaviour order under section 1 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (c.37); or'....
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment No. 441, in clause 165, page 117, line 10, at end insert— '(2A) For the purposes of this paragraph, a sibling shall be treated in the same way as the original...
[Derek Conway in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment No. 277, in clause 166, page 117, line 34, leave out 'companies' and insert 'organisations'.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
[Mr. Peter Pike in the Chair]
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
'(1) After section 36 of the Housing Act 1985 (c.68) insert— ''36A Right of first refusal for local authority (1) This section applies where, on a disposal of a house under section 32, a...
'(1) After section 12 of the Housing Act 1996 (c.52) insert— ''12A{**em**}Right of first refusal for registered social landlord (1) Where on a disposal of a house by a registered...
'(1) After paragraph 2 of Schedule 11 to the Housing Act 1988 (c.50) insert— ''Right of first refusal for housing action trust 2A (1) This paragraph applies where, on the disposal of a...
'Schedule (Registered social landlords) (which makes amendments relating to registered social landlords) has effect.'.—[Keith Hill.] Brought up, read the First and Second time, and added...
'In section 115(2) of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (c.37) after paragraph (d) insert— ''(da) a person registered under section 1 of the Housing Act 1996 as a social...
'(1) For section 1 of the Mobile Homes Act 1983 (c.34) (particulars of agreements between site owners and occupiers of mobile homes) substitute— ''1 Particulars of agreements (1) This...
'(1) Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Mobile Homes Act 1983 (c.34) (terms implied in site agreements) is amended as follows. (2) In paragraph 6 (termination by owner on ground of detrimental effect...
'(1) 'After section 2 of the Mobile Homes Act 1983 (c.34) insert— ''2A Power to amend implied terms (1) The appropriate national authority may by order make such amendments of Part 1...
'In section 3(3)(a)(ii) of the Mobile Homes Act 1983 (c.34) (successors in title) after ''member of the deceased's family'' insert ''or a person who is of the same sex as the deceased and was...
'(1) Section 3 of the Caravan Sites Act 1968 (c.52) (protection of occupiers against eviction and harassment) is amended as follows. (2) In subsection (1) (offence where person, with the...
'The appropriate national authority will by order introduce a mandatory tenancy deposit scheme within 12 months of the implementation of this Part, subject to an affirmative resolution of both...
'(1) Each local housing authority must maintain an ''accessible housing register''. (2) The housing register must outline— (a) Current and proposed accessible residential properties in...
'(1) The appropriate national authority should issue guidance for the improvement (where appropriate) of existing HMOs and the implementation in future housing stock (where possible) of— ...
'(1) Each local planning authority shall make provision in local development documents for adequate and suitable accommodation to meet the needs of all Gypsies and Travellers residing in or...
Housing Associations Act 1985 (c.69) 1 In section 87 of the Housing Associations Act 1985 (financial assistance with respect to formation, management, etc.of certain housing associations)...
Amendments made: No. 16, in clause 177, page 127, line 15, at end insert— '(6A) A person exercising the power of entry conferred by subsection (2) or (6) may do such of the following as...
Amendment made: No. 18, in clause 178, page 128, line 14, leave out from 'necessary)' to end of line 16 and insert— '(5A) Subsection (6A) of section 177 applies to the person on whom...
Amendment made: No. 457, in clause 179, page 128, line 39, at end insert 'or 178'.—[Keith Hill.] Clause 179, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clauses 180 to 186 ordered...
Amendment made: No. 78, in clause 187, page 132, line 35, after 'section', insert '(Residential property tribunals)(3) or'.—[Keith Hill.] Clause 187, as amended, ordered to stand part...
Amendments made: No. 163, in schedule 10, page 186, line 27, leave out 'the court' and insert 'a residential property tribunal'. No. 164, in schedule 10, page 186, line 32, leave out 'court'...
Amendments made: No. 23, in schedule 11, page 196, column 2, leave out line 26. No. 206, in schedule 11, page 196, line 3, at end insert— 'London Building Acts (Amendment) Act 1939...
Amendments made: No. 458, in clause 204, page 140, line 26, after '154,' insert '(Power to amend terms implied in site agreements),'. No. 459, in clause 204, page 140, line 32, leave out...
'(1) Any jurisdiction conferred on a residential property tribunal by or under any enactment is exercisable by a rent assessment committee constituted in accordance with Schedule 10 to the Rent...
'(1) A party to proceedings before a residential property tribunal may appeal to the Lands Tribunal from a decision of the residential property tribunal. (2) But the appeal may only be...
Procedure regulations 1 (1) The appropriate national authority may make regulations about the procedure of residential property tribunals. (2) Nothing in the following provisions of this...
Amendment made: No. 465, in title, line 4, after 'buy;' , insert 'to make provision about mobile homes;'.—[Keith Hill.] Bill, as amended, to be reported. Committee rose at Seven...
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