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Monro, Sir Hector

Montgomery, Sir Fergus

Moore, Rt Hon John

Morrison, Sir Charles

Morrison, Rt Hon P (Chester)

Moss, Malcolm

Moynihan, Hon Colin

Neale, Gerrard

Nelson, Anthony

Neubert, Michael

Newton, Rt Hon Tony

Nicholls, Patrick

Nicholson, David (Taunton)

Nicholson, Emma (Devon West)

Norris, Steve

Oppenheim, Phillip

Paice, James

Parkinson, Rt Hon Cecil

Patnick, Irvine

Patten, Chris (Bath)

Pawsey, James

Porter, Barry (Wirral S)

Porter, David (Waveney)

Portillo, Michael

Powell, William (Corby)

Price, Sir David

Raffan, Keith

Raison, Rt Hon Timothy

Redwood, John

Rhodes James, Robert

Riddick, Graham

Ridley, Rt Hon Nicholas

Ridsdale, Sir Julian

Roe, Mrs Marion

Rost, Peter

Rowe, Andrew

Ryder, Richard

Sackville, Hon Tom

Sainsbury, Hon Tim

Scott, Nicholas

Shaw, David (Dover)

Shaw, Sir Giles (Pudsey)

Shaw, Sir Michael (Scarb')

Shelton, Sir William

Shephard, Mrs G. (Norfolk SW)

Shepherd, Richard (Aldridge)

Shersby, Michael

Sims, Roger

Smith, Tim (Beaconsfield)

Soames, Hon Nicholas

Spicer, Michael (S Worcs)

Stanbrook, Ivor

Stanley, Rt Hon Sir John

Steen, Anthony

Stern, Michael

Stevens, Lewis

Stewart, Allan (Eastwood)

Stewart, Andy (Sherwood)

Stradling Thomas, Sir John

Sumberg, David

Summerson, Hugo

Tapsell, Sir Peter

Taylor, John M (Solihull)

Taylor, Teddy (S'end E)

Thompson, D. (Calder Valley)

Thompson, Patrick (Norwich N)

Thornton, Malcolm

Thurnham, Peter

Townend, John (Bridlington)

Tracey, Richard

Tredinnick, David

Trippier, David

Twinn, Dr Ian

Walden, George

Walker, Bill (T'side North)

Walters, Sir Dennis

Ward, John

Wardle, Charles (Bexhill)

Watts, John

Wheeler, John

Whitney, Ray

Widdecombe, Ann

Wilshire, David

Wolfson, Mark

Wood, Timothy

Woodcock, Mike

Yeo, Tim

Young, Sir George (Acton)

Younger, Rt Hon George

Tellers for the Noes :

Mr. Tristan Garel-Jones and

Mr. Tony Durant.

Question accordingly negatived.

Clause 12

Housing benefit subsidy

Amendments made : No. 15 in page 8, line 21 after (b)' insert , other than those added by the Local Government and Housing Act 1989,'.

No. 17 in line 34, leave out within a prescribed period'. No. 18 in line 36, at end insert

and any such authority shall comply with prescribed requirements as to the time for making such an application.'.

No. 19 in line 37, leave out subsection (2C) and insert

(2C) Where a local authority would have been required to apply to a rent officer for determination under the Housing Act functions in a pre- commencement case, had the first regulations under subsection (2B) above come into force on 1st April 1989, regulations may make provision--

(a) requiring the authority in prescribed circumstances to apply within a prescribed period to the rent officer for that determination to be made ; and

(b) requiring the rent officer in prescribed circumstances to make that determination on prescribed assumptions ;

and in this subsection "pre-commencement case" means any case which arises before the date on which the first regulations under subsection (2B) above in fact come into force.'.

No. 20 in page 9, line 35, at end insert--

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