§ Amendments made: No. 62, in page 72, line 36, after first 'for'. Insert 'or collected in'.
§
No. 63, in page 73, line 7, leave out sub-paragraph (4) and insert:
(4) In the following provisions of this Schedule 'tenant' includes, subject to paragraph 15(3C) below, a person treated as a tenant under this paragraph or paragraph 4 or 5 of Schedule 2 above.
§
No. 64, in line 17, after "allowance', insert:
'whether before or after their rebate scheme or allowance scheme comes into operation'.
§ No. 65, in line 28, leave out 'tenant of his' and insert 'applicant of the'
§ No. 66, in line 30, leave out 'in his and insert 'of'.
§ No. 67, in line 32, leave out 'tenant' and insert 'applicant'.
§ No. 68, in line 43, leave out 'tenant and of any spouse of the tenant' and insert: 'applicant and of any spouse of his'.
§ No. 69, in page 74, line 19, leave out 'and to paragraph 11(2) of this Schedule'.
§ No. 70, in page 75, line 3, leave out 'tenant' and insert 'applicant'.
§ No. 71, in line 5, leave out 'tenant' and insert 'applicant'.
§ No. 72, in line 38, leave out paragraph 7.
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No.73, in line 45, at end insert:
8A. It shall not be the duty of an authority to alter a rebate or allowance under paragraph 5, 6 or 8 above if the alteration would be equal to or less than 20 new pence.
§ No. 74, in page 76, line 28, at end insert:
§ Transitional
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10A. Where—
(a) the whole or part of a person's rent under a tenancy was inet by a rebate for the rental period immediately preceding that in which the rebate scheme under this Act of the authority who granted him that rebate comes into operation; and
§ (b) the terms on which the rebate was granted for that rental period are identical with those on which rebates are to be granted under the rebate scheme under this Act,
§ the authority may treat him, for all the purposes of this Schedule or Schedule 2 to this Act, as if he were a person to whom they had granted under this Act a rebate for the first rental period after the rebate scheme under this Act came into operation.
§ No. 75, in line 37, leave out sub paragraph (2).
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No. 76, in page 77, line 22, at end insert:
'or in excess of the amount which is for the time being recoverable under Schedule 13 to the Act of 1971 or under Schedule 6 to this Act'.
§
No. 77, in page 78, line 19, at end insert:
'and if they alter or confirm it they shall notify the tenant in writing of their reasons for doing so'.—[Mr. Cordon Campbell.]
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Amendment proposed: No. 79, in page 78, line 21, at end insert—
(3A) When an authority determine to treatas the tenant, in pursuance of paragraph 5 of Schedule 2 above, a person who is not the tenant within the meaning of section 22 of this Act, it shall be their duty to notify of that determination both the person who will fall to be treated as the tenant as a result of the determination and the person who would have been considered eligible for a rebate or an allowance but for the determination.
(3B) When an authority determine to treat as the tenant, in pursuance of paragraph 4 of Schedule 2 above or paragraph 1 of this Schedule, a person who is not the tenant or, as the case may be, not the sole tenant, within the meaning of section 22 of this Act, it shall be their duty to notify of that determination the person who will fall to be treated as the tenant as a result of it and to take such (if any) steps as they consider reasonable to notify of the determination the person or persons who would have been considered eligible for a rebate or an allowance but for the determination.
(3C) The references to the tenant in sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) above shall accordingly be construed as including every person to whom sub-paragraph (3A) or (3B) above applies.—[Mr. Gordon Campbell.]
§ Question put, That the Amendment be made:—
§ The House divided: Ayes 256, Noes 228.
349| Division No. 202.] | AYES | [8.8 p.m. |
| Adley, Robert | Atkins, Humphrey | Beamish, Col. Sir Tufton |
| Alison, Michael (Barkston Ash) | Awdry, Daniel | Bell, Ronald |
| Allason, James (Hemel Hempstead) | Balniel, Rt. Hn. Lord | Bennett, Sir Frederic (Torquay) |
| Amery, Rt. Hn. Julian | Barber, Rt. Hn. Anthony | Benyon, W. |
| Astor, John | Batsford, Brian | Berry, Hn. Anthony |
| Biffen, John | Harrison, Col. Sir Harwood (Eye) | Page, Rt. Hn. Graham (Crosby) |
| Biggs-Davison, John | Haselhurst, Alan | Page, John (Harrow, W.) |
| Blaker, Peter | Havers, Michael | Parkinson, Cecil |
| Boardman, Tom (Leicester, S.W.) | Hawkins, Paul | Percival, Ian |
| Body, Richard | Hayhoe, Barney | Pike, Miss Mervyn |
| Boscawen. Hn. Robert | Hicks, Robert | Pink, R. Bonner |
| Bossom, Sir Clive | Hiley, Joseph | Powell, Rt. Hn. J. Enoch |
| Bowden, Andrew | Hill, James (Southampton, Test) | Price, David (Eastleigh) |
| Bray, Ronald | Holland, Philip | Prior, Rt. Hn. J. M. L. |
| Brewis, John | Holt, Miss Mary | Proudfoot, Wilfred |
| Brinton, Sir Tatton | Hordern, Peter | Pym, Rt. Hn. Francis |
| Brocklebank-Fowler, Christopher | Hornby, Richard | Quennell, Miss J. M. |
| Brown, Sir Edward (Bath) | Hornsby-Smith.Rt.Hn.Dame Patricia | Raison, Timothy |
| Bruce-Gardyne, J. | Howe, Hn. Sir Geoffrey (Reigate) | Ramsden, Rt. Hn. James |
| Bryan, Sir Paul | Howell, Ralph (Norfolk. N.) | Redmond, Robert |
| Buchanan-Smith, Alick(Angus,N&M) | ||
| Buck, Antony | Hunt, John | Reed, Laurance (Bolton, E.) |
| Burden, F. A. | Hutchison, Michael Clark | Rees, Peter (Dover) |
| Campbell, Rt.Hn.G.(Moray&Nairn) | Iremonger, T. L. | Renton, Rt. Hn. Sir David |
| Carlisle, Mark | Irvine, Bryant Godman (Rye) | Ridley, Hn. Nicholas |
| Carr, Rt. Hn. Robert | James, David | Ridsdale, Julian |
| Chapman, Sydney | Jenkin, Patrick (Woodford) | Roberts, Michael (Cardiff, N.) |
| Chataway, Rt. Hn. Christopher | Jessel, Toby | Roberts, Wyn (Conway) |
| Chichester-Clark, R. | Johnson Smith, G. (E. Grinstead) | Rost, Peter |
| Churchill, W. S. | Joseph, Rt. Hn. Sir Keith | Russell, Sir Ronald |
| Clark, William (Surrey, E.) | Kaberry, Sir Donald | St. John-Stevas, Norman |
| Clarke, Kenneth (Rushcliffe) | Kellett-Bowman, Mrs. Elaine | Scott, Nicholas |
| Clegg, Walter | Kershaw, Anthony | Sharples, Richard |
| Cockeram, Eric | Kilfedder, James | Shaw, Michael (Sc'b'gh & Whitby) |
| Cooke, Robert | Kimball, Marcus | Shelton, William (Clapham) |
| Coombs, Derek | King, Evelyn (Dorset, S.) | Simeons, Charles |
| Corfield, Rt. Hn. Sir Frederick | ||
| Cormack, Patrick | King, Tom (Bridgwater) | Sinclair, Sir George |
| Costain, A. P. | Kinsey, J. R. | Skeet, T. H. H. |
| Crouch, David | Kitson, Timothy | Smith, Dudley (W'wick & L'mington) |
| Crowder, F. P. | Knight, Mrs. Jill | Soref, Harold |
| Davies, Rt. Hn. John (Knutsford) | Knox, David | Speed, Keith |
| d'Avigdor-Goldsmid, Sir Henry | Lambton, Lord | Spence, John |
| d'Avigdor-Goldsmid,Maj.-Gen.James | Lamont, Norman | Sproat, Iain |
| Dean, Paul | Lane, David | Stainton, Keith |
| Deedes, Rt. Hn. W. F. | Langford-Holt, Sir John | Stanbrook, Ivor |
| Dixon, Piers | Legge-Bourke, Sir Harry | Stewart-Smith, Geoffrey (Belper) |
| Drayson, G. B. | Le Merchant, Spencer | Stodart, Anthony (Edinburgh, W.) |
| du Cann, Rt. Hn. Edward | Lewis, Kenneth (Rutland) | Stoddart-Scott, Col. Sir M. |
| Dykes, Hugh | Longden, Sir Gilbert | Stokes, John |
| Eden, Sir John | Loveridge, John | Stuttaford, Dr. Tom |
| Edwards, Nicholas (Pembroke) | Luce, R. N. | Sutcliffe, John |
| Elliot, Capt. Walter (Carshalton) | McAdden, Sir Stephen | Tapsell, Peter |
| Emery, Peter | MacArthur, Ian | Taylor,Edward M.(G'gow,Cathcart) |
| Eyre, Reginald | McLaren, Martin | Taylor, Frank (Moss Side) |
| Farr, John | Maclean, Sir Fitzroy | Taylor, Robert (Croydon, N.W.) |
| Fell, Anthony | Macmillan,Rt.Hn.Maurice (Farnham) | Tebbit, Norman |
| Fenner, Mrs. Peggy | McNair-Wilson, Michael | Thatcher, Rt. Hn. Mrs. Margaret |
| Fidler, Michael | McNair-Wilson, Patrick (NewForest) | Thomas, John Stradling (Monmouth) |
| Finsberg, Geoffrey (Hampstead) | Maddan, Martin | Thomas, Rt. Hn. Peter (Hendon, S.) |
| Fisher, Nigel (Surbiton) | Madel, David | Thompson, Sir Richard (Croydon, S.) |
| Fletcher-Cooke, Charles | Marten, Neil | Tilney, John |
| Fookes, Miss Janet | Mather, Carol | Trafford, Dr. Anthony |
| Fortescue, Tim | Maude, Angus | Trew, Peter |
| Fowler, Norman | Mawby, Ray | Tugendhat, Christopher |
| Fox, Marcus | Maxwell-Hyslop, R. J. | Turton, Rt. Hn. Sir Robin |
| Fraser,Rt.Hn.Hugh(St'fford & Stone) | Meyer, Sir Anthony | van Straubenzee, W. R. |
| Galbraith, Hn. T. G. | Mills, Peter (Torrington) | Vaughan, Dr. Gerard |
| Gardner, Edward | Miscampbell, Norman | Waddington, David |
| Gibson-Watt, David | Mitchell, Lt.-Col.C.(Aberdeenshire,W) | Walker-Smith. Rt. Hn. Sir Derek |
| Gilmour, Ian (Norfolk, C.) | Mitchell, David (Basingstoke) | Ward, Dame Irene |
| Gilmour, Sir John (Fife, E.) | Moate, Roger | Warren, Kenneth |
| Godber, Rt. Hn. J. B. | Molyneaux, James | Weatherill, Bernard |
| Goodhart, Philip | Monks, Mrs. Connie | Well, John (Maidstone) |
| Goodhew, Victor | Monro, Hector | White, Roger (Gravesend) |
| Gorst, John | Montgomery. Fergus | Wiggin, Jerry |
| Gower, Raymond | More, Jasper | Wilkinson, John |
| Grant, Anthony (Harrow, C.) | Morgan, Geraint (Denbigh) | Winterton, Nicholas |
| Green, Alan | Morrison, Charles | Wolrige-Gordon, Patrick |
| Griffiths, Eldon (Bury St. Edmunds) | Mudd, David | Woodhouse, Hn. Christopher |
| Grylls, Michael | Murton, Occar | Woodnutt, Mark |
| Gummer, J. Selwyn | Nabarro, Sir Gerald | Worsley, Marcus |
| Gurden, Harold | Neave, Airey | Wylie, Rt. Hn. N. R. |
| Hall, Miss Joan (Keighley) | Nicholls, Sir Harmar | Younger, Hn. George |
| Hall, John (Wycombe) | Noble, Rt. Hn. Michael | |
| Hall-Davis, A. G. F. | Normanton, Tom | TELLERS FOR THE AYES: |
| Hamilton, Michael (Salisbury) | Onslow, Cranley | Mr. Hamish Gray and |
| Hannam, John (Exeter) | Owen, Idris (Stockport, N.) | Mr. Michael Jopling. |
| NOES | ||
| Abse, Leo | Grant, George (Morpeth) | Oakes, Gordon |
| Albu, Austen | Grant, John D. (Islington, E.) | O'Halloran, Michael |
| Allaun, Frank (Salford, E.) | Griffiths, Eddie (Brightside) | O'Malley, Brian |
| Archer, Peter (Rowley Regis) | Griffiths, Will (Exchange) | Oram, Bert |
| Armstrong, Ernest | Hamilton, James (Bothwell) | Orbach, Maurice |
| Ashley, Jack | Hamilton, William (Fife, W.) | Oswald, Thomas |
| Ashton, Joe | Hamling, William | Owen, Dr. David (Plymouth. Sutton) |
| Atkinson, Norman | Hannan, William (G'gow, Maryhill) | Padley, Walter |
| Bagier, Gordon A. T. | Hardy, Peter | Paget, R. T. |
| Barnes, Michael | Harrison, Walter (Wakefield) | Palmer, Arthur |
| Barnett, Guy (Greenwich) | Hattersley, Roy | Pannell, Rt. Hn. Charles |
| Baxter, William | Healey, Rt. Hn. Denis | Parker, John (Dagenham) |
| Benn, Rt. Hn. Anthony Wedgwood | Hilton, W. S. | Parry, Robert (Liverpool, Exchange) |
| Bennett, James (Glasgow, Bridgeton) | Horam, John | Pavitt, Laurie |
| Bidwell, Sydney | Howell, Denis (Small Heath) | Pentland, Norman |
| Bishop, E. S. | Huckfield, Leslie | Perry, Ernest G. |
| Blenkinsop, Arthur | Hughes, Rt. Hn. Cledwyn (Anglesey) | Prentice, Rt. Hn. Reg. |
| Boardman, H. (Leigh) | Hughes, Mark (Durham) | Prescott, John |
| Booth, Albert | Hughes, Robert (Aberdeen, N.) | Price, J. T. (Westhoughton) |
| Bottomley, Rt. Hn. Arthur | Hughes, Roy (Newport) | Price, William (Rugby) |
| Bradley, Tom | Hunter, Adam | Probert, Arthur |
| Broughton, Sir Alfred | Irvine,Rt.Hn.SirArthur (Edge Hill) | Rankin, John |
| Brown, Bob (N'c'tle-upon-Tyne,W.) | Janner, Greville | Reed, D. (Sedgefield) |
| Brown, Hugh D. (G'gow, Provan) | Jenkins, Hugh (Putney) | Rees, Merlyn (Leeds, S.) |
| Brown, Ronald(Shoreditch & F'bury) | John, Brynmor | Rhodes, Geoffrey |
| Buchan, Norman | Johnson, Carol (Lewisham, S.) | Roberts, Albert (Normanton) |
| Buchanan, Richard (G'gow, Sp'burn) | Johnson, Walter (Derby, S.) | Roberts, Rt.Hn.Goronwy (Caernarvon) |
| Butler, Mrs. Joyce (Wood Green) | Jones, Dan (Burnley) | Robertson, John (Paisley) |
| Callaghan, Rt. Hn. James | Jones,Rt.Hn.Sir Elwyn(W.Ham,S.) | Roderick, CaerwynE.(Br'c'n&'R'dnor) |
| Campbell, I. (Dunbartonshire, W.) | Jones, Gwynoro (Carmarthen) | Roper, John |
| Cant, R. B. | Jones, T. Alec (Rhondda, W.) | Rose, Paul B. |
| Carmichael, Neil | Kaufman, Gerald | Ross, Rt. Hn. William (Kilmarnock) |
| Carter, Ray (Birmingh'm, Northfield) | Kelley, Richard | Rowlands, Ted |
| Carter-Jones, Lewis (Eccles) | Lambie, David | Sandelson, Neville |
| Clark, David (Colne Valley) | Lamborn, Harry | Sheldon, Robert (Ashton-under-Lyne) |
| Cocks, Michael (Bristol, S.) | Lamond, James | Shore,Rt. Hn. Peter (Stepney) |
| Cohen, Stanley | Lawson, George | Short,Rt.Hn.Edward (N'c'tle-u-Tyne) |
| Concannon, J. D. | Lee, Rt. Hn. Frederick | Silkin, Rt. Hn. John (Deptford) |
| Conlan, Bernard | Leonard, Dick | Silkin, Hn. S. C. (Dulwich) |
| Corbet, Mrs. Freda | Lestor, Miss Joan | Sillars, James |
| Cox, Thomas (Wandsworlh, C.) | Lever, Rt. Hn. Harold | Silverman, Julius |
| Crawshaw, Richard | Lewis, Arthur (W. Ham, N.) | Skinner, Dennis |
| Cronin, John | Lewis, Ron (Carlisle) | Smith, John (Lanarkshire, N.) |
| Crosland, Rt. Hn. Anthony | Lipton, Marcus | Spriggs, Leslie |
| Crossman, Rt. Hn. Richard | Lomas, Kenneth | Steel, David |
| Cunningham, G. (Islington, S.W.) | Lyon, Alexander W. (York) | Stoddart, David (Swindon) |
| Cunningham, Dr. J. A. (Whitehaven) | Lyons, Edward (Bradford, E.) | Stonehouse, Rt. Hn. John |
| Dalyell, Tam | Mabon, Dr. J. Dlckson | Strang, Gavin |
| Davies, Denzil (Llanelly) | McBride, Neil | Summerskill, Hn. Dr. Shirley |
| Davies, Ifor (Gower) | McCartney, Hugh | Swain, Thomas |
| Davis, Terry ([...]romsgrove) | McElhone, Frank | Taverne, Dick |
| Deakins, Eric | McGuire, Michael | Thomas,Rt.Hn.George (Cardiff,W.) |
| de Freitas, Rt. Hn. Sir Geoffrey | Mackenzie, Gregor | Thomas, Jeffrey (Abertillery) |
| Dell, Rt. Hn. Edmund | Mackintosh, John P. | Thomson, Rt. Hn. G. (Dundee, E.) |
| Dempsay, James | Maclennan, Robert | Tinn, James |
| Dormand, J. D. | McMillan, Tom (Glasgow, C.) | Torney, Tom |
| Douglas-Mann, Bruce | Mahon, Simon (Bootle) | Urwin, T. W. |
| Driberg, Tom | Mallalieu, J. P. W. (Huddersfield, E.) | Varley, Eric G. |
| Eadie, Alex | Marks, Kenneth | Wainwright, Edwin |
| Edwards, Robert (Bilston) | Marsden, F. | Walden, Brian (B'm'ham, All Saints) |
| Edwards, William (Merioneth) | Marshall. Dr. Edmund | Walker, Harold (Doncaster) |
| Ellis, Tom | Mason, Rt. Hn. Roy | Wallace, George |
| English, Michael | Mayhew, Christopher | Watkins, David |
| Evans, Fred | Meacher, Michael | Weitzman, David |
| Ewing, Harry | Mellish, Rt. Hn. Robert | Wellbeloved, James |
| Fletcher, Raymond (Ilkeston) | Mendelson, John | Wells, William (Walsall, N.) |
| Fletcher, Ted (Darlington) | Mikardo, Ian | White, James (Glasgow, Pollok) |
| Foot, Michael | Millan, Bruce | Whitehead, Phillip |
| Ford, Ben | Miller, Dr. M. S. | Whitlock, William |
| Forrester, John | Milne, Edward | Williams, W. T. (Warrington) |
| Fraser, John (Norwood) | Mitchell, R. C. (S'hampton, Itchen) | Wilson, Alexander (Hamilton) |
| Freeson, Reginald | Morgan, Elystan (Cardiganshire) | Woof, Robert |
| Galpern, Sir Myer | Morris, Alfred (Wythenshawe) | |
| Garrett, W. E. | Morris, Charles R. (Openshaw) | TELLERS FOR THE NOES: |
| Gilbert, Dr. John | Morris, Rt. Hn. John (Aberavon) | Mr. James A. Dunn and |
| Ginsburg, David (Dewsbury) | Moyle, Roland | Mr. Joseph Harper. |
| Gourlay, Harry | Murray, Ronald King |
§ Question accordingly agreed to.
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Amendments made: No. 80, in page 78, line 33, leave out' are or have been in receipt of supplementary' and insert:
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'may be entitled to receive supplementary benefit or are or have been in receipt of such'.
§ No. 81, in line 34, after 'been', insert 'or may be'.
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No. 82, in line 36, leave out 'are or have been in receipt of supplementary' and insert:
'may be entitled to receive supplementary benefit or are or have been in receipt of such.'
§ No. 83, in page 79, line 31, leave out 'make' and insert 'grant'.
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No. 84, in line 33, leave out 'make, or retain from making' and insert: 'grant, or refrain from granting'.
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No. 85, in line 47, at end insert:
(4A) Without prejudice to paragraph 16 above, the Secretary of State may give directions to authorities in general or any individual authority or description of authority requiring them in such cases and circumstances as may be specified in the direction to grant a rebate or allowance greater than, or less than, the amount required by or under their scheme, or to grant or refrain from granting, a rebate or allowance where the provisions of the scheme provide otherwise, and to pay to the Secretary of State such amount, to be estimated in such manner as may be so specified, as reflects any liability to give relief to the authority's tenants which is transferred in accordance with the directions from the authority to the Secretary of State.
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No. 86, in line 50, leave out from 'amount' to 'above' in line 2 on page 80 and insert:
'which in the opinion of the Secretary of State represents the rebates or allowances which would have been granted but for any arrangements under sub-paragraph (4) or directions under sub-paragraph (4A)'.—[Mr. Gordon Campbell.]