HC Deb 25 July 1963 vol 681 cc1945-6

Lords Amendment: In page 159, line 30, at end insert: In the proviso to section 145(1):

  1. (a) for the words 'the administrative county of London' there shall be substituted the words 'Greater London other than the outer London boroughs';
  2. (b) for the words 'the county' there shall be substituted the words 'that area'; and
  3. (c) for the words 'London County Council' there shall be subsituted the words 'Greater London Council'.
In section 145(3)—
  1. (a) for the words 'the administrative county of London' there shall be sustituted the words 'Greater London other than the outer London boroughs';
  2. (b) for the words 'London County Council' there shall be substituted the words 'Greater London Council'; and
  3. (c) for the words 'metropolitan borough' there shall be substituted the words 'London borough'."

Sir K. Joseph

I beg to move, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said Amendment.

The purpose of it is to retain, adapted to the new system of authorities, certain provisions for exemptions, subject to the consent of the Minister, of buildings from the London building code and London building law.

Question put and agreed to.

Lords Amendment: In page 160, line 38, leave out from beginning to "is" in line 43 and insert:

  1. "(a) in relation to a dwelling completed in the financial year 1965–66—
    1. (i) that year shall be the relevant financial year; and
    2. (ii) Part I of that Schedule shall have effect as if the words 'preceding that' wherever those words occur in paragraph 1 or 2 thereof were omitted;
(b) the financial year 1965–66 shall be the earliest financial year which may be determined by the Minister under paragraph 5(2) of that Schedule; (c) where the financial year 1965–66".

Line 50, at end insert: (2) In the said Schedule—

  1. (a) in paragraph 1(2)—
    1. (i) for the words 'London County Council' there shall be substituted the words 'Greater London Council';
    2. (ii) for the words 'metropolitan boroughs and the City of London' there 1946 shall be substituted the words 'rating areas in Greater London';
  2. (b) in paragraph 1(5), at the end there shall be added the words 'and except that it includes any rate in the nature of a general rate levied in the Inner Temple or the Middle Temple'."

Sir K. Joseph

I beg to move, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said Amendment.

Under the Housing Act, 1961, the calculation of subsidies involves comparison of the expenditure of housing authorities with their revenue, and this has to be taken into account for the year previous to the one in which the house has been built. In the case of the G.L.C.'s activities the previous year will be the one in which it will not yet have been in existence. Therefore, for calculations required under the 1961 Act the previous year shall be taken by this Amendment to be the G.L.C.'s first year of existence.

Mr. Reynolds

This same problem applies in the case of the new boroughs. Will they be treated in the same way.

Sir K. Joseph

That point is covered in another part of the Bill.

Question put and agreed to. [Special Entry.]

Lords Amendment: In page 160, line 50, at end insert: (2) In the said Schedule—

  1. (a) in paragraph 1(2)—
    1. (i) for the words 'London County Council' there shall be substituted the words 'Greater London Council';
    2. (ii) for the words 'metropolitan boroughs and the City of London' there shall be substituted the words 'rating areas in Greater London';
  2. (b) in paragraph 1(5), at the end there shall be added the words 'and except that it includes any rate in the nature of a general rate levied in the Inner Temple or the Middle Temple'."

Sir K. Joseph

I beg to move, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said Amendment.

By this, the calculation of rates for the Greater London area will be the weighted average of the rates for the rating areas inside the Greater London area.

Question put and agreed to. [Special Entry.]