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House of Commons

 
 

Tuesday 29th January 2008

 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

 

Housing and Regeneration Bill


 

[fifteenth and sixteenth Sittings]


 

Lyn Brown

 

Mr Andy Slaughter

 

Not moved  344

 

Clause  109,  page  44,  line  17,  at end insert ‘or

 

(c)    

it is a provider of accommodation that is secured under part 7 of the

 

Housing Act 1996.’.

 

Mr Iain Wright

 

Agreed to  190

 

Clause  109,  page  44,  line  18,  leave out subsections (3) and (4).

 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Iain Wright

 

Agreed to  114

 

Clause  110,  page  45,  line  3,  leave out from ‘regulations’ to end of line 4 and insert

 

‘defining when a person is controlled by an authority for the purpose of Exception 3.

 

(6)    

The definition may be expressed by reference to a definition for the time being

 

given in a document identified by regulations under section 21(2)(b) of the Local

 

Government Act 2003 (accounting practices for local authorities).’.

 

Lyn Brown

 

Mr Andy Slaughter

 

Not selected  336

 

Page  44,  line  32,  leave out Clause 110.

 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

 



 
 

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Lyn Brown

 

Mr Andy Slaughter

 

Not called  337

 

Clause  111,  page  45,  line  8,  at end insert ‘, or

 

(c)    

a local housing authority within the meaning of section 1 of the Housing

 

Act 1985 (c. 68), or

 

(d)    

a person controlled by a local housing authority.’.

 

Mr Nick Raynsford

 

Withdrawn  61

 

Clause  111,  page  45,  line  28,  at end insert—

 

‘(10)    

If the regulator thinks that what—

 

(a)    

is a non-profit organisation is considering becoming a profit-making

 

organisation, or

 

(b)    

was a non-profit organisation has become a profit-making organisation,

 

    

it shall remove the body from the register and direct it to reapply for registration,

 

subject to section 114.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clause 112 Agreed to.

 


 

Sir George Young

 

Andrew George

 

Lembit Öpik

 

Not selected  33

 

Page  46,  line  6,  leave out Clause 113.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Iain Wright

 

Agreed to  191

 

Clause  114,  page  46,  line  42,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

After removing a body under subsection (1)(a) or (b) the regulator must take all

 

reasonable steps to notify the body.’.

 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

 


 

Lembit Öpik

 

Andrew George

 

Not called  106

 

Clause  115,  page  47,  line  5,  at end insert ‘or’.


 
 

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Lembit Öpik

 

Andrew George

 

Not called  107

 

Clause  115,  page  47,  line  6,  leave out paragraph (b).

 

Mr Iain Wright

 

Agreed to  192

 

Clause  115,  page  47,  line  7,  at end insert—

 

‘(ba)    

on the grounds that the registered provider meets any relevant criteria for

 

de-registration set by the regulator.’.

 

Mr Iain Wright

 

Agreed to  193

 

Clause  115,  page  47,  line  8,  leave out paragraph (c).

 

Mr Iain Wright

 

Agreed to  194

 

Clause  115,  page  47,  line  10,  leave out ‘any local authority’ and insert ‘such local

 

authorities’.

 

Mr Iain Wright

 

Agreed to  195

 

Clause  115,  page  47,  line  11,  at end insert ‘as it thinks appropriate.’.

 

Mr Iain Wright

 

Agreed to  196

 

Clause  115,  page  47,  line  11,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

The regulator shall not comply with a request by a non-profit registered provider

 

if it thinks that removal is sought with a view to enabling the registered provider

 

to distribute assets to members.

 

( )    

In deciding whether or not to comply, the regulator must (in particular) have

 

regard to—

 

(a)    

any conditions imposed in connection with disposal consents given to the

 

registered provider under Chapter 5, and

 

(b)    

any conditions imposed in connection with financial assistance given to

 

the registered provider under any enactment.’.

 

Mr Iain Wright

 

Agreed to  197

 

Clause  115,  page  47,  line  15,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

The regulator shall publish criteria set for the purposes of subsection (2)(ba).’.

 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

 

Clause 116 Agreed to.

 


 

Lembit Öpik

 

Andrew George

 

Withdrawn  332

 

Clause  117,  page  47,  line  30,  leave out ‘to the high court’.


 
 

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Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Nick Raynsford

 

Lembit Öpik

 

Andrew George

 

Not selected  60

 

Page  48,  line  4,  leave out Clause 118.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clause 119 Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Iain Wright

 

Agreed to  198

 

Clause  120,  page  49,  line  8,  at end insert—

 

‘“Housing Corporation”

“Regulator of Social Housing”’.

 
 

Mr Iain Wright

 

Agreed to  199

 

Clause  120,  page  49,  line  8,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

In paragraph 11(4) of Schedule 2 to that Act (grants), omit—

 

(a)    

“or the Housing Corporation”, and

 

(b)    

“or, as the case may be, the Housing Corporation”.’.

 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

 

Clauses 121 and 122 Agreed to.

 


 

Andrew George

 

Lembit Öpik

 

Withdrawn  77

 

Clause  123,  page  49,  line  25,  leave out ‘non-profit’.

 

Mr Iain Wright

 

Agreed to  200

 

Clause  123,  page  50,  leave out line 5.

 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

 



 
 

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Andrew George

 

Lembit Öpik

 

Not called  78

 

Clause  124,  page  50,  line  11,  leave out ‘non-profit’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Andrew George

 

Lembit Öpik

 

Not called  79

 

Clause  125,  page  50,  line  22,  leave out ‘non-profit’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Andrew George

 

Lembit Öpik

 

Not called  80

 

Clause  126,  page  50,  line  41,  leave out ‘non-profit’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clauses 127 to 130 Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Iain Wright

 

Agreed to  201

 

Clause  131,  page  53,  line  8,  leave out ‘social housing’ and insert ‘its housing

 

activities’.

 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

 

Clauses 132 to 134 Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Iain Wright

 

Andrew George

 

Lembit Öpik

 

Not selected  202

 

Page  54,  line  14,  leave out Clause 135.

 

Clause Agreed to.


 
 

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Clause 136 Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Iain Wright

 

Agreed to  203

 

Clause  137,  page  55,  line  8,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

The regulator shall give the HCA a copy of any notice received under this

 

section.’.

 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Iain Wright

 

Agreed to  204

 

Clause  138,  page  55,  line  37,  leave out ‘and’.

 

Mr Iain Wright

 

Agreed to  205

 

Clause  138,  page  55,  line  39,  at end insert ‘, and

 

( )    

the HCA.’.

 

Mr Iain Wright

 

Agreed to  206

 

Clause  138,  page  56,  line  4,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

When a moratorium ends the regulator shall also give notice to the HCA.’.

 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Iain Wright

 

Agreed to  207

 

Clause  139,  page  56,  line  18,  leave out ‘and’.

 

Mr Iain Wright

 

Agreed to  208

 

Clause  139,  page  56,  line  20,  at end insert ‘, and

 

( )    

the HCA.’.

 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Iain Wright

 

Agreed to  209

 

Clause  140,  page  56,  line  25,  at end insert ‘(and a purported disposal without


 
 

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consent is void)’.

 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Iain Wright

 

Agreed to  210

 

Clause  141,  page  57,  line  2,  leave out ‘and 12(1)(h)’ and insert ‘, 12(1)(h) and

 

12ZA to 12B’.

 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

 

Clause 142 Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Iain Wright

 

Agreed to  211

 

Clause  143,  page  58,  line  2,  at end insert ‘and its officers’.

 

Mr Iain Wright

 

Agreed to  212

 

Clause  143,  page  58,  line  8,  leave out ‘and officers’.

 

Mr Iain Wright

 

Agreed to  213

 

Clause  143,  page  58,  line  13,  leave out ‘to which’ and insert ‘if—

 

(a)    

’.

 

Mr Iain Wright

 

Agreed to  214

 

Clause  143,  page  58,  line  14,  at end insert ‘, and

 

( )    

the regulator consents.’.

 

Mr Iain Wright

 

Agreed to  215

 

Clause  143,  page  58,  line  16,  at end insert ‘and its officers’.

 

Mr Iain Wright

 

Agreed to  216

 

Clause  143,  page  58,  line  26,  leave out ‘and officers’.

 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

 

Clauses 144 to 146 Agreed to.

 



 
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