Clause 2

Part of Housing and Regeneration Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 9:45 am on 10 January 2008.

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Photo of Joe Benton Joe Benton Labour, Bootle 9:45, 10 January 2008

With this it will be convenient to discuss the following: amendment No. 35, in clause 2, page 2, line 2, after ‘subsection (1)—’, insert—

‘“housing need” includes the condition of those who are homeless and those who are housed in insecure, unsatisfactory or overcrowded accommodation.’.

New clause 7—Rough Sleepers Steering Group—

‘(1) The Secretary of State shall, within six months of the coming into force of this Act, establish a body (“the Steering Group”) to review the services provided to rough sleepers in England and draw up an action plan to provide adequate hostel and permanent accommodation.

(2) The membership of the Steering Group shall include an equal number of members from central government, local government, registered providers of social housing and other relevant charitable organisations, with an independent chair.

(3) The Steering Group shall make recommendations within six months of its establishment in respect of the matters referred to in subsection (1).’’