§ Mr. Joe Dean, supported by Mr. A. W. Stallard, Mr. Harry Cowans, Mr. Thomas Cox, Mr. Charles Irving, Mr. David Knox, Mr. Allan Roberts, Mr. George Foulkes, Mr. Jack Straw, Mr. John Sever, and Mr. Robert Bradford, presented a Bill to consolidate and amend the powers of local authorities as regards houses occupied by persons who do not form a single household; to define categories of such houses; to empower the Secretary of State to specify standards to apply to such houses; to confer duties on local authorities to enforce standards in such houses; to repeal existing provisions relating to such houses; and for connected purposes: And the same was read the First time; and ordered to be read a Second time upon Friday 16 November 1979 and to be printed. [Bill 20.]