HC Deb 30 March 1955 vol 539 cc386-511

Order for consideration, as amended (in the Standing Committee), read.

Motion made, and Question proposed,

That the Bill be recommitted to a Committee of the whole House in respect of the Amendments to Clause 3, page 3, line 43; Clause 4. page 5, line 32; and Clause 18, page 13, line 11, standing on the Notice Paper in the name of Mr. Sandys.—[Mr. Sandys.]

3.49 p.m.

Mr. G. Lindgren (Wellingborough)

I beg to move, at the end, to add: and in respect of the Amendment to Clause 1, page 2, line 2, standing on the Notice Paper in the name of Mr. Dalton; the Amendments to Clause 3, page 3, lines 19 and 32, and to Clause 18. page 14. line 28, standing in the name of Mr. Key; the Amendments to Clause 4, page 4, lines 1 and 3, and to Clause 7, page 6, line 44, and page 7, line 12, standing in the name of Mr. MacColl; and the Amendment to Clause 4, page 5, line 38, standing in the name of Mr. Mitchison. As I understand, this Amendment, if accepted, will facilitate the discussion of Amendments to which, I believe, the Minister will take no exception.

Amendment agreed to.

Question, as amended, put and agreed to.

Bill immediately considered in Committee.

[Sir CHARLES MACANDREW in the Chair]

    cc387-437
  1. Clause 1.—(TRANSFER OF RIGHTS TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES FOR LIMITED PERIOD.) 19,860 words, 1 division
    2. cc437-41
  2. Clause 3.—(RELEASE OF DWELLINGS FALLING VACANT.) 1,324 words
    3. cc441-57
  3. Clause 4,—(ACCEPTANCE OF LICENSEE AS STATUTORY TENANT BY OWNER.) 6,988 words, 2 divisions
    4. cc457-9
  4. Clause 7.—(RELEASE FOR IMPROVEMENT WORKS.) 201 words
    5. c459
  5. Clause 18.—(INTERPRETATION.) 228 words
    6. c459
  6. Clause 2.—(APPLICATION OF CERTAIN ENACTMENTS.) 45 words
    7. cc460-1
  7. Clause 4.—(ACCEPTANCE OF LICENSEE AS STATUTORY TENANT BY OWNER.) 504 words
    8. cc461-71
  8. Clause 5.—(APPLICATION TO COURT FOR RELEASE FOR OWNER'S OCCUPATION.) 3,206 words, 1 division
    9. cc471-87
  9. Clause 6.—(POWER OF MINISTER TO REQUIRE LOCAL AUTHORITY TO RE- LEASE OR PURCHASE IN CASE OF HARDSHIP.) 6,602 words, 3 divisions
    10. c487
  10. Clause 7.—(RELEASE FOR IMPROVEMENT WORKS.) 17 words
    11. cc487-99
  11. Clause 16.—(AMENDMENT OF S. 94 OF HOUSING (SCOTLAND) ACT, 1950.) 5,473 words, 3 divisions
    12. cc501-11
  12. Clause 18.—(INTERPRETATION.) 4,446 words, 3 divisions