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House of Commons

 
 

Thursday 10th January 2008

 

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 Order of the

 

Committee [11th December 2007].

 


 

Sir George Young

 

13

 

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

 

Andrew George

 

Lembit Öpik

 

34

 

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  11,  at end insert—

 

‘(aa)    

to carry out, or provide for the carrying out of, regular assessments of the

 

nature and scale of housing need in England,’.

 

Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods

 

Mr Nick Raynsford

 

75

 

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  14,  leave out ‘or’ and insert ‘, sustainable development or

 

other’.

 

Sir George Young

 

14

 

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


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 10th January 2008                

70

 

Housing and Regeneration Bill, continued

 
 

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.’.

 

Alistair Burt

 

Grant Shapps

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr Eric Pickles

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Mr Paul Goodman

 

62

 

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

 

‘(ca)    

to act, in cooperation with relevant local authorities, as the strategy,

 

planning and delivery vehicle for the London Thames Gateway.

 

(cb)    

to promote the right to buy and social homebuy in the developments it

 

undertakes or facilitates.’.

 

Mr Andrew Love

 

Mr Andy Slaughter

 

Margaret Moran

 

32

 

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

 

‘(d)    

to facilitate the provision and supply of housing for low cost home

 

ownership and low cost rental through community land trusts.’.

 

Sir George Young

 

16

 

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

 

‘(1A)    

In assessing the needs of people living in England in accordance with subsection

 

(1), the HCA shall take particular account of the changing age profile of the

 

population.’.

 

Andrew George

 

Lembit Öpik

 

35

 

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.’.

 

Sir George Young

 

15

 

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  3,  after second ‘needs’, insert ‘of an ageing society’.

 



 
 

Public Bill Committee: 10th January 2008                

71

 

Housing and Regeneration Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Iain Wright

 

17

 

Schedule  2,  page  127,  line  37,  leave out from ‘agreement’ to end of line 38.

 


 

Margaret Moran

 

Andrew George

 

Lembit Öpik

 

38

 

Clause  10,  page  4,  line  30,  leave out from ‘may’ to end of line 31 and insert

 

‘dispose of land for less than the best consideration which can reasonably be obtained

 

where it will further one or more of the objects of the agency as defined in section 2.’.

 

Alistair Burt

 

Grant Shapps

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr Eric Pickles

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Mr Paul Goodman

 

63

 

Clause  10,  page  4,  line  31,  at end insert ‘provided that the Secretary of State takes

 

into account the wider benefit to the community where such disposal takes place’.

 

Margaret Moran

 

Andrew George

 

Lembit Öpik

 

39

 

Clause  10,  page  4,  line  32,  leave out lines 32 to 40.

 


 

Mr Iain Wright

 

18

 

Schedule  3,  page  129,  line  24,  after ‘HCA’ insert ‘if the Secretary of State is

 

satisfied that—

 

(a)    

an alternative right of way has been, or will be, provided, or

 

(b)    

the provision of an alternative right of way is not required’.

 

Mr Iain Wright

 

19

 

Schedule  3,  page  129,  line  25,  leave out sub-paragraph (2).

 


 

Mr Iain Wright

 

20

 

Clause  13,  page  6,  line  14,  leave out second ‘and’.


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 10th January 2008                

72

 

Housing and Regeneration Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Iain Wright

 

21

 

Clause  13,  page  6,  line  15,  at end insert ‘and

 

(d)    

Part 8 of the Planning Act 2008,’.

 


 

Mr Iain Wright

 

22

 

Clause  14,  page  6,  line  35,  leave out ‘functions’ and insert ‘all relevant functions,

 

or specified relevant functions,’.

 

Mr Iain Wright

 

23

 

Clause  14,  page  6,  line  40,  after ‘(3)’ insert ‘—

 

(a)    

may provide for the HCA to have the functions concerned instead of, or

 

concurrently with, other persons who have them,

 

(b)    

’.

 

Mr Iain Wright

 

24

 

Clause  14,  page  6,  line  43,  after ‘(5)’ insert ‘, or section 274(1)(d) in its application

 

to an order of a kind falling within this section,’.

 

Mr Iain Wright

 

25

 

Clause  14,  page  7,  line  3,  leave out ‘section 188’ and insert ‘sections 188 and 330’.

 

Mr Iain Wright

 

26

 

Clause  14,  page  7,  line  5,  leave out ‘, 55 and 76’ and insert ‘and 55’.

 

Mr Iain Wright

 

27

 

Clause  14,  page  7,  line  8,  at end insert—

 

‘“relevant functions” means functions of—

 

(a)    

a district council, a London borough council, the Common

 

Council of the City of London, or any other body which is a local

 

authority within the meaning of the Town and Country Planning

 

Act 1990 (c. 8),

 

(b)    

a district planning authority (within the meaning of that Act), or

 

(c)    

a hazardous substances authority (within the meaning of the

 

Planning (Hazardous Substances) Act 1990 (c. 10)),’.


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 10th January 2008                

73

 

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.’.

 

Mr Iain Wright

 

28

 

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

 

‘(8)    

The Secretary of State may by order amend the definition of “planning-related

 

provisions” or “relevant functions” in subsection (7).’.

 


 

Alistair Burt

 

Grant Shapps

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr Eric Pickles

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Mr Paul Goodman

 

64

 

Clause  19,  page  9,  line  18,  after ‘time’, insert ‘on notice as required in subsection

 

(2)(b) below.’.

 

Alistair Burt

 

Grant Shapps

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr Eric Pickles

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Mr Paul Goodman

 

65

 

Clause  19,  page  9,  line  21,  after ‘acquire’, insert ‘compulsorily’.

 

Alistair Burt

 

Grant Shapps

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr Eric Pickles

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Mr Paul Goodman

 

66

 

Clause  19,  page  9,  line  36,  leave out subsections (5) to (7).

 



 
 

Public Bill Committee: 10th January 2008                

74

 

Housing and Regeneration Bill, continued

 
 

Alistair Burt

 

Grant Shapps

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr Eric Pickles

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Mr Paul Goodman

 

76

 

Parliamentary Star - white    

Clause  22,  page  11,  line  33,  leave out subsection (4) and insert—

 

‘(4)    

The terms and conditions on which financial assistance is given shall, in

 

particular, include provision as to—

 

(a)    

the circumstances in which the assistance must be repaid, or otherwise

 

made good, to the HCA, and the manner in which that is to be done

 

including arrangements in respect of interest and security;

 

(b)    

the circumstances in which the HCA is entitled to recover the proceeds

 

or part of the proceeds of any disposal of land or investment in respect of

 

which the assistance was provided.

 

(4A)    

Any person receiving financial assistance shall comply with the terms and

 

conditions on which it is given, and compliance may be enforced by the HCA.’.

 


 

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’.

 


 

Mr Nick Raynsford

 

Andrew George

 

Lembit Öpik

 

51

 

Clause  35,  page  15,  line  13,  leave out ‘low cost rental accommodation’ and insert

 

‘social housing’.


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 10th January 2008                

75

 

Housing and Regeneration Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Nick Raynsford

 

Andrew George

 

Lembit Öpik

 

52

 

Clause  35,  page  15,  line  15,  leave out ‘low cost rental accommodation’ and insert

 

‘social housing’.

 

Alistair Burt

 

Grant Shapps

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr Eric Pickles

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Mr Paul Goodman

 

67

 

Clause  35,  page  15,  line  15,  after ‘ensure’, insert ‘either’.

 

Alistair Burt

 

Grant Shapps

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr Eric Pickles

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Mr Paul Goodman

 

68

 

Clause  35,  page  15,  line  17,  at end insert ‘or that a relevant provider of low cost

 

rental accommodation is the manager and another person is the landlord of the

 

accommodation’.

 

Mr Nick Raynsford

 

Andrew George

 

Lembit Öpik

 

53

 

Clause  35,  page  15,  line  19,  leave out ‘low cost rental accommodation’ and insert

 

‘social housing’.

 

Mr Nick Raynsford

 

Andrew George

 

Lembit Öpik

 

54

 

Clause  35,  page  15,  line  21,  leave out ‘low cost rental accommodation’ and insert

 

‘social housing’.

 

Alistair Burt

 

Grant Shapps

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr Eric Pickles

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Mr Paul Goodman

 

69

 

Clause  35,  page  15,  line  21,  after ‘condition’, insert ‘either’.


 
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