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1987

 

House of Commons

 
 

Notices of Amendments

 

given on

 

Wednesday 11 May 2011

 

For other Amendment(s) see the following page(s) of Supplement to Votes:

 

1639, 1761, 1835, 1841-45, 1855-56, 1863-64, 1867-69 and 1931-86

 

Consideration of Bill


 

Localism Bill, As Amended

 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

269

 

Page  111,  line  33  [Clause  125],  at end insert—

 

‘(2A)    

Omit section 190 and replace with—

 

“190  

Duties to persons becoming homeless intentionally or who are not in

 

priority need.

 

(1)    

This section applies where the local housing authority is satisfied that an

 

applicant is homeless and is eligible for assistance but are also satisfied

 

that he became homeless intentionally.

 

(2)    

The local authority must—

 

(a)    

secure that accommodation is available for his occupation for

 

such period as it considers will give him a reasonable

 

opportunity of securing accommodation for his occupation, and

 

(b)    

provide him with (or secure that he is provided with) advice and

 

assistance in any attempts he may make to secure that

 

accommodation becomes available for his occupation.

 

(3)    

The applicant’s housing needs shall be assessed before advice and

 

assistance is provided under subsection (2)(b).

 

(4)    

The advice and assistance provided under subsection (2)(b) must include

 

information about the likely availability in the authority’s district of types

 

of accommodation appropriate to the applicant’s housing needs

 

(including, in particular, the location and sources of such types of

 

accommodation).”.

 

(2B)    

Omit section 192.’.


 
 

Notices of Amendments: 11 May 2011                     

1988

 

Localism Bill, continued

 
 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

270

 

Page  110,  line  39  [Clause  124],  at end insert—

 

‘(7A)    

In subsection (7AC) at end, insert—

 

“(d)    

In so far as reasonably practicable, the private rented sector offer

 

must be within the local housing authority’s district.”’.

 

Litter deposited from motor vehicles

 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

NC23

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘In Part IV of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (litter etc) in section 87

 

(offence of leaving litter) after subsection (7) insert—

 

“(8)    

Where litter is deposited from a motor vehicle, the person in charge of the

 

vehicle shall, for the purposes of subsection (1) above, be treated as

 

having deposited the litter whether or not he gave any instructions for this

 

to be done.

 

(9)    

The registered keeper of a vehicle shall, for the purposes of subsection

 

(8) above, be deemed to be the person in charge of the vehicle unless

 

within twenty one days of receipt of the summons for an offence

 

prosecuted by virtue of subsection (8) above the registered keeper

 

provides in writing to the prosecutor notification of such identifying

 

details as are available to him of any other person he claims to have been

 

the person in charge of the vehicle at the relevant time.

 

(10)    

For the purposes of subsection (8) above a constable or an authorised

 

officer of a principal litter authority may by notice in writing served on

 

him, require any person to furnish such information specified in the

 

notice as may reasonably be required to ascertain the person in charge of

 

the vehicle at the relevant time, in such form and within such period,

 

being not less than fourteen days following service of the notice, as is so

 

specified.

 

(11)    

It is an offence for a person, without reasonable excuse to fail to comply

 

with any requirement imposed under subsection (10) above.”’.

 

Landlord notification of succession of tenancy

 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

NC24

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘In Schedule 2, Part 3, Ground 16, sub-paragraph (b) of the Housing Act 1985,

 

after “date”, insert “on which the landlord was notified”’.


 
 

Notices of Amendments: 11 May 2011                     

1989

 

Localism Bill, continued

 
 

Recovery of a tenancy granted on ineligible grounds

 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

NC25

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘In section 167(8) of the Housing Act 1996, after “scheme”, insert “and any

 

allocation which is not in accordance with the allocation scheme shall be void and

 

shall not give rise to a tenancy”’.

 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

271

 

Page  115,  line  7  [Clause  130],  at end insert—

 

‘(2A)    

Subsection (2) shall not apply to a secure tenancy if immediately before the

 

tenancy was granted the person who became the tenant under the tenancy, or in

 

the case of joint tenants, one or more of them was—

 

(a)    

a secure tenant of the same or another dwelling-house, or

 

(b)    

an assured tenant of a private registered provider of social housing or a

 

registered social landlord (otherwise than under an assured shorthold

 

tenancy) in respect of the same or another dwelling-house.’.

 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

272

 

Page  116,  line  33  [Clause  130],  leave out from beginning to end of line 30 on page

 

117 and insert ‘sections 83 to 85A of the Housing Act 1985 shall apply equally to Flexible

 

Tenancies and references to secure tenancies in those sections shall be read accordingly.’.

 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

273

 

Page  108,  line  11  [Clause  123],  after ‘1985)’, insert ‘or who have been owed such

 

duties at any time within the previous five years’.

 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

274

 

Page  111,  line  37  [Clause  125],  leave out ‘two’ and insert ‘five’.

 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

275

 

Page  112,  line  12  [Clause  125],  leave out ‘two’ and insert ‘five’.


 
 

Notices of Amendments: 11 May 2011                     

1990

 

Localism Bill, continued

 
 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

276

 

Page  112,  line  34  [Clause  125],  leave out subsection (6).

 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

277

 

Page  121,  line  36  [Clause  134],  at end insert—

 

‘(c)    

or P is another member of the tenant’s family and has resided with the

 

tenant throughout the period of 12 months ending with the tenant’s

 

death.’.

 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

278

 

Page  130,  line  18,  leave out Clause 153.

 

Housing co-operatives

 

Annette Brooke

 

Mr John Leech

 

Stephen Gilbert

 

Mr David Ward

 

NC26

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

Schedule 14 of the Housing Act 2004 is amended as follows.

 

(2)    

In paragraph 6 insert new sub-paragraph—

 

“(3)    

This paragraph does apply to any building which is owned by a fully

 

mutual co-operative housing association as defined by section 1(2) of the

 

Housing Associations Act 1985, the management of which is undertaken

 

by general meeting.”.’.

 

Roberta Blackman-Woods

 

279

 

Page  49,  line  1  [Clause  66],  after ‘means’, insert ‘a body which is operating

 

primarily within the area of the relevant authority, and which is’.

 

Roberta Blackman-Woods

 

280

 

Page  49,  line  7  [Clause  66],  after ‘authority’, insert ‘who have formed an

 

organisation for charitable purposes or a community interest company or industrial and

 

provident society’.

 

Roberta Blackman-Woods

 

281

 

Page  50,  line  1  [Clause  68],  after ‘must’, insert ‘provide a period for consultation

 

with the relevant body on options for service redesign, and must’.


 
 

Notices of Amendments: 11 May 2011                     

1991

 

Localism Bill, continued

 
 

Roberta Blackman-Woods

 

282

 

Page  50,  line  12  [Clause  68],  leave out subsections(5) and (6) and insert—

 

‘(5)    

A relevant authority must, in considering an expression of interest, consider—

 

(a)    

whether acceptance of the expression of interest would promote or

 

improve the social, economic or environmental well-being of the

 

authority’s area,

 

(b)    

whether acceptance of the expression of interest would promote or

 

improve equality for people who work, study or live in the authority’s

 

area,

 

(c)    

whether acceptance of the expression of interest would disadvantage

 

vulnerable groups in society, and

 

(d)    

the effect of acceptance of the expression of interest on the continuity of

 

the relevant service.

 

(6)    

A relevant authority must, in carrying out the exercise referred to in subsection

 

(2), consider—

 

(a)    

how it might promote or improve the social, economic or environmental

 

well-being of the authority’s area by means of that exercise,

 

(b)    

how it might promote or improve equality for people who work, study or

 

live in the authority’s area by means of that exercise,

 

(c)    

the interests of the vulnerable groups in society, and

 

(d)    

the continuity of the relevant service.’.

 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

283

 

Page  20,  line  44  [Clause  26],  leave out ‘is’ and insert ‘or lowest paid member of

 

staff are’.

 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

284

 

Page  20,  line  45  [Clause  26],  leave out ‘is’ and insert ‘or lowest paid member of

 

staffs’.

 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

285

 

Page  21,  line  1  [Clause  26],  after ‘officer’s’, insert ‘or lowest paid member of

 

staffs’.

 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

286

 

Page  21,  line  4  [Clause  26],  after ‘officer’, insert ‘or lowest paid member of staff’.


 
 

Notices of Amendments: 11 May 2011                     

1992

 

Localism Bill, continued

 
 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

287

 

Page  21,  line  5  [Clause  26],  after ‘officer’, insert ‘or lowest paid member of staff’.

 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

288

 

Page  21,  line  7  [Clause  26],  after ‘officer’, insert ‘or lowest paid member of staff’.

 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

289

 

Page  21,  line  8  [Clause  26],  after ‘officer’, insert ‘or lowest paid member of staff’.

 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

290

 

Page  21,  line  11  [Clause  26],  after ‘officer’, insert ‘or lowest paid member of staff’.

 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

291

 

Page  21,  line  13  [Clause  26],  after ‘officer’, insert ‘or lowest paid member of staff’.

 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

292

 

Page  21,  line  15  [Clause  26],  after ‘officers’, insert ‘or lowest paid member of

 

staff’.

 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

293

 

Page  61,  line  6  [Clause  90],  at end insert ‘including a County Council, an

 

Integrated Transport Authority for the area or a Marine Plan Authority.’.

 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

294

 

Page  61,  line  13  [Clause  90],  after ‘undertaken’, insert ‘where issues or impacts

 

cross administrative boundaries and with the objective of achieving sustainable

 

development’.


 
 

Notices of Amendments: 11 May 2011                     

1993

 

Localism Bill, continued

 
 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

295

 

Page  61,  line  15  [Clause  90],  at end insert—

 

‘(ab)    

the preparation of Joint Infrastructure Planning Guidance.’.

 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

296

 

Page  61,  line  18  [Clause  90],  leave out from ‘land’ to end of line 20 and insert ‘and

 

strategic infrastructure and in particular the preparation of Joint Infrastructure Planning

 

Guidance.’.

 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

297

 

Page  61,  line  20  [Clause  90],  at end insert—

 

‘(d)    

the preparation of the Local Transport Plan;

 

(e)    

the preparation of marine plans; and

 

(f)    

other activities that support the planning of development, so far as

 

relating to the development and use of land or sea.’.

 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

298

 

Page  61,  line  20  [Clause  90],  at end insert—

 

‘(3A)    

The preparation of Joint Infrastructure Planning Guidance within subsection (3)

 

must involve—

 

(a)    

a local planning authority who is also a member of a Local Enterprise

 

Partnership as approved by the Secretary of State; and

 

(b)    

every other person within subsection (1).

 

(3B)    

The preparation of Joint Infrastructure Planning Guidance within subsection (3)

 

includes in particular—

 

(a)    

the collection of evidence on issues defined in subsection (3C);

 

(b)    

the preparation of policy guidance in relation to issues defined in

 

subsection (3C); and

 

(c)    

any other activities that support joint infrastructure planning.

 

(3C)    

For the purpose of subsection (3B) the issues to be addressed include—

 

(a)    

housing needs;

 

(b)    

climate mitigation and adaptation and in particular flood risk;

 

(c)    

economic development including retail needs;

 

(d)    

energy needs and capacity;

 

(e)    

biodiversity;

 

(f)    

natural resource use including water management; and

 

(g)    

transport.

 

(3D)    

The person or bodies defined in subsection (1) must exercise the function of Joint

 

Infrastructure Planning with the aim of achieving sustainable development and


 
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