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Amendment Paper as at
Tuesday 20th January 2004

STANDING COMMITTEE E


New Amendments handed in are marked thus *

HOUSING BILL

NOTE

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Resolution of the Programming Sub-Committee [19th January].

RESOLUTION OF THE PROGRAMMING SUB-COMMITTEE

That—

    (1)   during proceedings on the Housing Bill the Standing Committee shall meet when the House is sitting on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9.10 a.m. and 2.30 p.m.;

    (2)   18 sittings in all shall be allotted to the consideration of the Bill by the Committee;

    (3)   the proceedings shall be taken in the order shown in the Table below and shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the time specified in the second column of the Table.

TABLE

ProceedingsTime 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 relating to Part 111.25 a.m. on Thursday 22nd January
Clause 44, Clause 191, Schedule 9, Clauses 192 to 195, Clauses 45 to 56, Schedule 4, Clauses 57 to 60, Schedule 5, Clauses 61 to 65 and new Clauses and new Schedules relating to Part 26.55 p.m. on Tuesday 27th January
Clauses 66 to 85 and new Clauses and new Schedules relating to Part 35.55 p.m. on Thursday 29th January
Clauses 86 to 105, Schedule 6, Clauses 106 to 119 and new Clauses and new Schedules relating to Part 46.55 p.m. on Tuesday 3rd February
Clauses 120 to 137, Schedule 7, Clauses 138 to 145 and new Clauses and new Schedules relating to Part 511.25 a.m. on Tuesday 10th February
Clauses 147 to 154, Clauses 158 to 164, Clause 146, Clauses 155 to 157, Clauses 165 to 169, Schedule 8 and new Clauses and new Schedules relating to Part 65.55 p.m. on Thursday 12th February
Clauses 170 to 190, Clauses 196 to 199, Schedule 10, Clause 200, Schedule 11, Clauses 201 to 204 and new Clauses and new Schedules relating to Part 711.25 a.m. on Tuesday 24th February
Remaining proceedings on the Bill5 p.m. on Tuesday 24th February

Mr Keith Hill has given notice of his intention to move a motion in the terms of the resolution of the Programming Sub-Committee [Sessional Order C(9) relating to Programming].


   

Ms Karen Buck

171

Clause     1,     page     1,     line     9,     leave out 'and'.

   

Mr Edward Davey
Matthew Green
Richard Younger-Ross

214

Clause     1,     page     1,     line     11,     at end insert—

       ', and

      (c) for the introduction of minimum physical standards for HMOs'.

   

Ms Karen Buck

172

Clause     1,     page     1,     line     11,     at end insert ', and

       (c) for a revision of the overcrowding standards in respect of such premises.'.

   

Mr Keith Hill

3

Clause     1,     page     2,     line     3,     leave out 'and' and insert—

      '(aa)  the new emergency measures contained in Chapter 2A (emergency remedial action and emergency prohibition orders), and'.

   

Mr Keith Hill

4

Clause     1,     page     2,     line     4,     leave out 'ones' and insert 'kinds of enforcement action'.

   

Mr Hilton Dawson

170

Clause     1,     page     2,     line     10,     at end insert—

      '(e) A Park Home.'.

   

Mr Edward Davey
Matthew Green
Richard Younger-Ross

215

Clause     1,     page     3,     line     3,     at end insert—

    '(9)   The appropriate national authority will by regulations:

      (a) introduce minimum physical standards for HMOs; and

      (b) introduce measures to regulate and enforce such standards'.


   

Mr John Hayes
Mr Robert Syms [R]
Mr Mark Field

175

Clause     2,     page     3,     line     17,     after second 'the', insert 'immediate'.



[R] Relevant registered interest declared.

   

Mr John Hayes
Mr Robert Syms [R]
Mr Mark Fisher

174

Clause     2,     page     3,     line     19,     at end insert—

    '(1A)   In calculating the seriousness of hazards, the individual level of disability shall be taken into account.'.

   

Mr John Hayes
Mr Robert Syms [R]
Mr Mark Field

176

Clause     2,     page     3,     line     24,     leave out 'the case may be' and insert 'clearly defined by the appropriate national authority'.

   

Mr Edward Davey
Matthew Green
Richard Younger-Ross

216

Clause     2,     page     3,     line     27,     at end insert—

    '(3A)   Before laying any regulations under this section, the Secretary of State shall have laid before Parliament a report setting out the results of a pilot testing the latest version of the prescribed method for calculating category 1 and category 2 hazards.'.

   

Mr John Hayes
Mr Robert Syms [R]
Mr Mark Field

177

Clause     2,     page     3,     line     31,     after 'mental', insert ', physical and environmental'.


   

Mr John Hayes
Mr Robert Syms [R]
Mr Mark Field

178

Clause     3,     page     3,     line     34,     leave out 'At least'.

   

Mr Edward Davey
Matthew Green
Richard Younger-Ross

217

Clause     3,     page     3,     line     34,     leave out 'At least once in every year' and insert 'Within a year of the implementation of this Act of Parliament.'.

   

Mr John Hayes
Mr Robert Syms [R]
Mr Mark Field

179

Clause     3,     page     3,     line     34,     leave out 'consider' and insert 'review'.

   

Mr John Hayes
Mr Robert Syms [R]
Mr Mark Field

180

Clause     3,     page     3,     line     36,     at end insert—

    '(1A)   Following the review the authority will have responsibility to make public a report on housing in their district.

    (1B)   Before any action is taken they must publish what action they will take.

    (1C)   In respect of discretionary licensing the authority should publish details of their intentions prior to their enforcement'.

   

Mr Edward Davey
Matthew Green
Richard Younger-Ross

218

Clause     3,     page     3,     line     36,     at end insert—

    '(1A)   Subsequent to complying with (1) above, a local authority must consider the housing conditions in their district with a view to determining what action to take under the provisions mentioned in subsection (2), at least once every two years.'.

   

Mr Edward Davey
Matthew Green
Richard Younger-Ross

219

Clause     3,     page     3,     line     42,     at end insert—

      '(v) any sections as they relate to empty residential premises'.

   

Mr John Hayes
Mr Robert Syms [R]
Mr Mark Field

181

Clause     3,     page     4,     line     10,     after 'specify', insert '(c) issue an annual report'.


   

Mr John Hayes
Mr Robert Syms [R]
Mr Mark Field

182

Clause     4,     page     4,     line     22,     after 'district', insert 'or a number of electors to be determined on the basis of the size of the parish'.

   

Mr Edward Davey
Matthew Green
Richard Younger-Ross

220

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 located in that district, or

      (e) a Primary Care Trust serving that district.'.

   

Mr John Hayes
Mr Robert Syms [R]
Mr Mark Field

183

Clause     4,     page     4,     line     40,     leave out 'the manner in which, and'.


   

Mr John Hayes
Mr Robert Syms [R]
Mr Mark Field

184

Clause     5,     page     5,     line     8,     after second 'a', insert 'clearly defined'.

   

Mr Keith Hill

5

Clause     5,     page     5,     line     15,     at end insert—

      '(ca)  taking emergency remedial action under section (Emergency remedial action);

      (cb) making an emergency prohibition order under section (Emergency prohibition orders);'.


   

Mr Keith Hill

6

Clause     6,     page     5,     line     40,     leave out 'paragraphs (b), (d) and (e) of' and insert 'provisions contained in'.

   

Mr John Hayes
Mr Robert Syms [R]
Mr Mark Field

185

Clause     6,     page     5,     line     41,     after '5', insert 'where the local housing authority deems a clearly defined category 1 hazard exists'.

   

Mr Keith Hill

7

Clause     6,     page     6,     line     4,     at end insert—

    '(2A)   In the case of paragraph (ca) of that subsection, the authority may regard the taking of emergency remedial action under section (Emergency remedial action) followed by the service of an improvement notice under section 9 as a single course of action.

    (2B)   In the case of paragraph (cb) of that subsection, the authority may regard the making of an emergency prohibition order under section (Emergency prohibition orders) followed by the service of a prohibition order under section 18 as a single course of action.'.



 
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