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House of Commons

 
 

Thursday 13th December 2007

 

Public Bill Committee

 

New Amendments handed in are marked thus Parliamentary Star

 

Other Amendments not tabled within the required notice period are marked thus Parliamentary Star - white

 

Housing and Regeneration Bill


 

Note

 

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Resolution of the

 

Programming Sub-Committee [6th December 2007].

 


 

Sir George Young

 

13

 

Parliamentary Star - white    

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  11,  after ‘supply’, insert ‘, accessibility’.

 

Sir George Young

 

14

 

Parliamentary Star - white    

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  14,  at end insert ‘inclusive’.

 

Grant Shapps

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr Eric Pickles

 

Alistair Burt

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Mr Paul Goodman

 

1

 

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  15,  at end insert—

 

‘(d)    

to facilitate the provision and supply of home ownership including, in

 

particular, low cost home ownership through community land trusts.’.

 



 
 

Public Bill Committee: 13th December 2007                

40

 

Housing and Regeneration Bill, continued

 
 

Grant Shapps

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr Eric Pickles

 

Alistair Burt

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Mr Paul Goodman

 

2

 

Clause  14,  page  7,  line  10,  at end add—

 

‘(8)    

Before exercising its powers under this section the HCA shall undertake formal

 

consultation with the local authority and organise public information and

 

consultation meetings with local community organisations and local people, in

 

respect of any development in the designated area.’.

 


 

Grant Shapps

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr Eric Pickles

 

Alistair Burt

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Mr Paul Goodman

 

3

 

Clause  26,  page  13,  line  2,  leave out ‘£2,300 million’ and insert ‘£1,000 million’.

 

Grant Shapps

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr Eric Pickles

 

Alistair Burt

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Mr Paul Goodman

 

4

 

Clause  26,  page  13,  line  5,  leave out ‘£3,000 million’ and insert ‘£1,500 million’.

 


 

Grant Shapps

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr Eric Pickles

 

Alistair Burt

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Mr Paul Goodman

 

5

 

Clause  35,  page  15,  line  41,  at end add—

 

‘(10)    

In exercising its powers under sections 31 to 47 the HCA shall have regard to the

 

powers of the Mayor under sections 333A to 333D of the Greater London

 

Authority Act 1999 (c. 29).’.

 



 
 

Public Bill Committee: 13th December 2007                

41

 

Housing and Regeneration Bill, continued

 
 

Grant Shapps

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr Eric Pickles

 

Alistair Burt

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Mr Paul Goodman

 

6

 

Clause  38,  page  17,  line  25,  leave out ‘as it considers appropriate’ and insert

 

‘before making such a determination’.

 


 

New clauses relating to part 1

 

Definition of “Community land trust”

 

Grant Shapps

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr Eric Pickles

 

Alistair Burt

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Mr Paul Goodman

 

nc1

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘“Community land trust” means a non-profit organisation which is an industrial

 

and provident society, a company limited by guaranteee or other incorporated

 

body whose governing instrument contains provisions to the following effect—

 

(a)    

the primary purpose of the organisation is to hold land and other assets in

 

order to promote the social, economic and environmental sustainability

 

of a specified local geographic community by providing or facilitating

 

the provision of affordable or other sub-market housing or other

 

community-based facilities and services,

 

(b)    

the organisation will not dispose of its land and other assets save in the

 

furtherance of its objectives as set out in paragraph (a),

 

(c)    

the membership of the organisation is open to organisations which are

 

located in or persons whose principal place of residence, work or

 

business is located in the specified community the organisation is

 

established to serve (although the organisation may have different classes

 

of membership),

 

(d)    

over 50 per cent. of the governing body is elected by the members of the

 

organisation,

 

(e)    

the organisation is accountable to the local community through annual

 

reporting or otherwise, and is responsive to the local community’s needs

 

and to representations made on its behalf, and

 

(f)    

it is an organisation established to help enable the community and those

 

who live or work there to benefit from the land or other assets it holds.’.

 



 
 

Public Bill Committee: 13th December 2007                

42

 

Housing and Regeneration Bill, continued

 
 

Restrictions on powers

 

Grant Shapps

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr Eric Pickles

 

Alistair Burt

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Mr Paul Goodman

 

nc2

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

Nothing in Part 1 shall allow the HCA to develop or facilitate the development of

 

green belt land.

 

(2)    

The HCA shall not provide or facilitate the development of housing before

 

infrastructure has been provided or facilitated under section 7.

 

(3)    

Before exercising its powers under sections 5 to 7 the HCA shall consult with the

 

local authorities in the areas where such powers are to be exercised.

 

(4)    

In this section “green belt land” shall be construed in accordance with section

 

87(1)(e) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.’.

 


 

Report on HCA activities

 

Grant Shapps

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr Eric Pickles

 

Alistair Burt

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Mr Paul Goodman

 

nc3

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

The Secretary of State must within 12 months of the coming into force of this Act,

 

and afterwards annually, prepare and lay before both Houses of Parliament a

 

report on the activities of the HCA.

 

(2)    

A report under this section must, in particular, include or contain information

 

about—

 

(a)    

the main activities undertaken by the HCA during the period;

 

(b)    

a value for money and efficiency statement in respect of such activities;

 

(c)    

how the HCA is achieving its objects and exercising its powers;

 

(d)    

the management of risk in respect of HCA projects;

 

(e)    

how the HCA is co-ordinating and consulting with the government

 

departments and other public authorities involved with its work;

 

(f)    

details of HCA income, expenditure and borrowing (under section 26);

 

and

 

(g)    

any loans made by the Secretary of State under section 24.’.

 



 
 

Public Bill Committee: 13th December 2007                

43

 

Housing and Regeneration Bill, continued

 
 

new clauses relating to part 3

 

Abolition of home information packs

 

Grant Shapps

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr Eric Pickles

 

Alistair Burt

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Mr Paul Goodman

 

nc5

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

Sections 148 to 170 of the Housing Act 2004 (c. 34) are hereby repealed.

 

(2)    

A person who is selling a residential property must supply the purchaser with

 

information about the energy efficiency of the property.

 

(3)    

The Secretary of State may make regulations prescribing the particular

 

information which is required or authorised to be included in, or which is to be

 

excluded from, such energy efficiency information and all other incidental

 

matters relating thereto.’.

 


 

Rough Sleepers Steering Group

 

Grant Shapps

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr Eric Pickles

 

Alistair Burt

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Mr Paul Goodman

 

nc7

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(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).’.

 



 
 

Public Bill Committee: 13th December 2007                

44

 

Housing and Regeneration Bill, continued

 
 

Right to buy for tenants of registered providers of social housing

 

Grant Shapps

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr Eric Pickles

 

Alistair Burt

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Mr Paul Goodman

 

nc8

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

A tenant of a registered provider of social housing has the right to buy the

 

dwelling of which he is a tenant if—

 

(a)    

he is a tenant under an assured tenancy, other than an assured shorthold

 

tenancy or a long tenancy, and

 

(b)    

he satisfies any further qualifying conditions applicable under Part V of

 

the Housing Act 1985.

 

(2)    

The Secretary of State shall, within six months of the commencement of this Act,

 

introduce regulations in respect of the right to buy for registered providers of

 

social housing.

 

(3)    

Regulations introduced under subsection (2) shall include provision to ensure that

 

the proceeds of disposal are allocated to the provision of further social housing.

 

(4)    

Before making such regulations the Secretary of State shall consult with such

 

bodies as appear to the Secretary of State to be representative of registered

 

providers of social housing.’.

 


 

Design of new dwellings

 

Sir George Young

 

nc9

 

Parliamentary Star - white    

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘The Secretary of State shall amend Part M of Schedule 1 to the Building

 

Regulations 2000 (access to and use of buildings) to ensure that all new dwellings

 

of whatever type or tenure meet enhanced minimum standards in relation to—

 

(a)    

the provision of a reasonable means of access into and around the

 

dwelling and ease of use, without modification, by the widest possible

 

range of individuals (including disabled persons);

 

(b)    

future ease of adaptation to provide full access into and around the

 

dwelling and ease of use for wheelchair users; and

 

(c)    

the capacity of the dwelling to meet the changing needs of any occupiers

 

over their lifetime;

 

within 6 months of the coming into force of this Act.’.

 



 
 

Public Bill Committee: 13th December 2007                

45

 

Housing and Regeneration Bill, continued

 
 

Disability equality duty

 

Sir George Young

 

nc10

 

Parliamentary Star - white    

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

The Disability Discrimination (Public Authorities) (Statutory Duties)

 

Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2966/2005) are amended as follows.

 

(2)    

In Regulation 2(3)(d)(iii) for “Part I or V of Schedule 1” substitute “Part I, V or

 

VI of Schedule 1”.

 

(3)    

After Regulation 2(6)(d) insert—

 

“(e)    

in the case of a public authority listed in Part VI of Schedule 1,

 

1st December 2009”.

 

(4)    

After Part V of Schedule 1 insert the following new Part—

 

“Part VI

 

Authorities added by Housing and Regeneration Act 2008

 

    

The Homes and Communities Agency

 

    

The Regulator of Social Housing.”.’.

 


 

Sir George Young

 

12

 

Parliamentary Star - white    

Clause  86,  page  37,  line  38,  after ‘well-managed’, insert ‘, inclusive’.

 


 

Grant Shapps

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr Eric Pickles

 

Alistair Burt

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Mr Paul Goodman

 

7

 

Clause  147,  page  60,  line  8,  at end insert ‘or amalgamating with another society’.


 
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