Amendments proposed to the Housing Bill - continued	House of Commons
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REMAINING NEW CLAUSES

Employment agents (gangmasters)

   

Mr John Hayes
Mr Robert Syms (R)
Mr Mark Field

NC50

To move the following Clause:—

    '(1)   "Gangmaster" is defined as a person who engages (whether directly, or through his workers or agents) in the supply of an individual ("gang worker") to do work particularly in either—

(a)	the agricultural sector;

(b)	packaging or processing consumable produce;

(c)	the building industry;

(d)	the catering and hotel sector.

    (2)   Any such gangmaster(s) engaged in the provision of gang workers as outlined in (1) must register their activities and the nature of their activities with the local housing authority, the local constabulary and the Immigration and Nationality Directorate, regardless of whether or not they are responsible for the provision of accommodation for gang workers.

    (3)   Any gangmaster who is a landlord or who has any commercial connection to the provision of housing for migrant workers, or any associated landlord who is engaged in the provision of accommodation of migrant workers must register details of the workers' circumstances with the housing authority to include—

(a)	the stated nature of their employment;

(b)	the intended duration of their employment;

(c)	their country of origin;

(d)	the details and addresses of their accommodation.

    (4)   Any housing stock or appurtenances associated with the activities of gangmasters must be inspected by the local housing authority at least twice yearly.'.

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Legal condition report

   

Mr John Hayes
Mr Robert Syms (R)
Mr Mark Field

NC51

To move the following clause:—

    '(1)   Regulations under section 133 may make the provision mentioned in this section in relation to any description of documents dealing with matters mentioned in section 133(5)(a), (b) or (c) which are to be included in the home information pack.

    (2)   In this section "legal condition report" means a document of that description.

    (3)   The regulations may require a legal condition report to be made by an individual who is a member of an approved professional body following an inspection carried out by him of the documents prescribed relating to sub sections 133(5)(a), (b) or (c).

    (4)   The regulations shall, if the provision mentioned in subsection (3) is made, make provision for the approval by the Secretary of State of one or more professional bodies.

    (5)   The regulations shall require the Secretary of State to be satisfied, before approving a professional body, that the organisation has in place appropriate provision—

(a)	for ensuring that its members are fit and proper persons who are qualified (by their education, training and experience) to produce legal condition reports;

(b)	for ensuring that members of the scheme have in force suitable indemnity insurance;

(c)	for facilitating the resolution of complaints against its members;

(d)	for the registration of all legal condition reports made by its members; and

(e)	for such other purposes as may be specified in the regulations.

    (6)   The regulations may require or authorise a professional body to make provision about any matter relating to the legal condition reports with which the body is concerned (including the terms on which members of the body may undertake to produce a legal condition report).

    (7)   Nothing in this section limits the powers under section 133 to make provision about legal condition reports in the regulations'.

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Mr Keith Hill

465

Title,     line     4,     after 'buy;' , insert 'to make provision about mobile homes;'.

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ORDER OF THE HOUSE [12TH JANUARY 2004]

That the following provisions shall apply to the Housing Bill:

Committal

    1.   The Bill shall be committed to a Standing Committee.

Proceedings in Standing Committee

    2.   Proceedings in the Standing Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Tuesday 24th February 2004.

    3.   The Standing Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets.

Consideration and Third Reading

    4.   Proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which those proceedings are commenced.

    5.   Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

    6.   Sessional Order B (programming committees) made on 28th June 2001 shall not apply to proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.

Other proceedings

    7.   Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further Message from the Lords) may be programmed.

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ORDERS OF THE COMMITTEE [20th JANUARY, 3rd FEBRUARY
AND 10th FEBRUARY 2004]

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

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 relating to Part 1	11.25 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 2	6.55 p.m. on Tuesday 27th January
Clauses 66 to 85 and new Clauses and new Schedules relating to Part 3	5.55 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 4	6.55 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 5	6.55 p.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 6, 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 7 and remaining proceedings on the Bill	6.55 p.m. on Tuesday 24th February

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Prepared 24 Feb 2004