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House of Commons

 
 

Tuesday 15th January 2008

 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

 

Housing and Regeneration Bill


 

[Seventh and Eighth Sittings]


 

Clause 9 Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Iain Wright

 

Agreed to  17

 

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

 

Schedule Agreed to.

 


 

Margaret Moran

 

Andrew George

 

Lembit Öpik

 

Withdrawn  38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

 

Negatived on division  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’.

 

Lembit Öpik

 

Andrew George

 

Not called  108

 

Clause  10,  page  4,  line  31,  at end insert—


 
 

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(1A)    

“best consideration” means the best outcome secured in respect of the objectives

 

of the HCA in respect of the land being disposed of.’.

 

Margaret Moran

 

Andrew George

 

Lembit Öpik

 

Not called  39

 

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

 

Lembit Öpik

 

Andrew George

 

Withdrawn  97

 

Clause  10,  page  4,  line  40,  at end insert ‘subject to consultation with landowners

 

whose property borders the land under consideration for disposal.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clause 11 Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Iain Wright

 

Agreed to  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

 

Agreed to  19

 

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

 

Schedule, as amended, Agreed to.

 

Clause 12 Agreed to.

 

Schedule 4 Agreed to.

 


 

Lembit Öpik

 

Andrew George

 

Withdrawn  98

 

Clause  13,  page  5,  line  12,  after ‘(a)’, insert ‘subject to social and geographical

 

considerations,’.

 

Mr Iain Wright

 

Agreed to  20

 

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


 
 

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Mr Iain Wright

 

Agreed to  21

 

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

 

(d)    

Part 8 of the Planning Act 2008,’.

 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Iain Wright

 

Agreed to  22

 

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

 

or specified relevant functions,’.

 

Mr Iain Wright

 

Agreed to  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

 

Agreed to  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

 

Agreed to  25

 

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

 

Mr Iain Wright

 

Agreed to  26

 

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

 

Mr Iain Wright

 

Agreed to  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)),’.


 
 

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Grant Shapps

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr Eric Pickles

 

Alistair Burt

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Mr Paul Goodman

 

Withdrawn  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

 

Agreed to  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).’.

 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

 


 

Lembit Öpik

 

Andrew George

 

Withdrawn  99

 

Clause  15,  page  7,  line  30,  at end insert—

 

‘(8)    

any resident of a private street may submit a request to the HCA for the adoption

 

of that street.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clauses 16 to 18 Agreed to.

 


 

Alistair Burt

 

Grant Shapps

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr Eric Pickles

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Mr Paul Goodman

 

Withdrawn  64

 

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

 

(2)(b) below.’.


 
 

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Housing and Regeneration Bill, continued

 
 

Alistair Burt

 

Grant Shapps

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr Eric Pickles

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Mr Paul Goodman

 

Not called  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

 

Withdrawn  66

 

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

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clauses 20 and 21 Agreed to.

 


 

Alistair Burt

 

Grant Shapps

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr Eric Pickles

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Mr Paul Goodman

 

Withdrawn  76

 

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.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clauses 23 to 25 Agreed to.

 



 
 

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Housing and Regeneration Bill, continued

 
 

Grant Shapps

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr Eric Pickles

 

Alistair Burt

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Mr Paul Goodman

 

Withdrawn  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

 

Not called  4

 

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

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clauses 27 to 33 Agreed to.

 


 

Lembit Öpik

 

Andrew George

 

Withdrawn  102

 

Clause  34,  page  15,  leave out lines 7 to 9 and insert—

 

‘(1)    

This section applies to the HCA in exercising any function set out in Part 1 in

 

relation to: land acquisition, land disposal, planning, provision of infrastructure

 

or highways adoption.

 

(2)    

The HCA must exercise the functions listed in subsection (1) with the objective

 

of contributing to the achievement of sustainable development.’.

 

Lembit Öpik

 

Andrew George

 

Not called  101

 

Clause  34,  page  15,  line  7,  leave out from ‘HCA’ to end of line 9 and insert ‘shall

 

exercise its functions with the objective of contributing to sustainable development.

 

(1A)    

The Secretary of State may issue guidance to the HCA for the purposes of this

 

section and the HCA shall have regard to any guidance so issued.’.

 

[Adjourned till Thursday at 9.00 a.m.


 
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