§ Mr. RifkindI beg to move amendment No. 73, in page 9, line 45, after ' loan ', insert
'of an amount not exceeding the price fixed under 1(4) of this Act'.This amendment limits the rights of a tenant exercising the right to buy to apply for a mortgage from the housing authority by providing that he may not apply for a loan for a greater sum than the selling price of that house. This is a sensible amendment which clarifies the position.
§ Amendment agreed to.
673§ Amendment made : No. 234, in page 10, line 3, after ' landlord ' insert ' or other body'.—[Mr. Rifkind.]
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Amendment proposed : No. 74, in page 10, line 19, after 'applicant' insert—
'(iv) such other information as may be prescribed to allow the landlord or other
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body to consider whether the applicant is a suitable person to receive a loan under this section'.—[Mr. Millan.]
§ Question put, That the amendment be made :—
§ The House divided : Ayes 207, Noes 270.
677| Division No. 358] | AYES | [8.35 pm |
| Abse, Leo | Ford, Ben | Oakes, Rt Hon Gordon |
| Adams, Allen | Forrester, John | Ogden, Eric |
| Anderson, Donald | Foster, Derek | O'Halloran, Michael |
| Archer, Rt Hon Peter | Foulkes, George | O'Neill, Martin |
| Armstrong, Rt Hon Ernest | Fraser, John (Lambeth, Norwood) | Orme, Rt Hon Stanley |
| Ashley, Rt Hon Jack | Freeson, Rt Hon Reginald | Owen, Rt Hon Dr David |
| Atkinson, Norman (H'gey, Tott'ham) | Garrett, John (Norwich S) | Palmer, Arthur |
| Bagier, Gordon A. T. | George, Bruce | Park, George |
| Barnett, Rt Hon Joel (Haywood) | Gilbert, Rt Hon Dr John | Parker, John |
| Benn, Rt Hon Anthony Wedgwood | Ginsburg, David | Parry, Robert |
| Bennett, Andrew (Stockport N) | Graham, Ted | Pavitt, Laurie |
| Bidwell, Sydney | Grant, George (Morpeth) | Pendry, Tom |
| Booth, Rt Hon Albert | Grant, John (Islington C) | Powell, Raymond (Ogmore) |
| Boothroyd, Miss Betty | Hamilton, W. W. (Central Fife) | Prescott, John |
| Bottomley, Rt Hon Arthur (M'brough) | Hardy, Peter | Race, Reg |
| Bradley, Tom | Harrison, Rt Hon Walter | Radice, Giles |
| Bray, Dr Jeremy | Hattersiey, Rt Hon Roy | Rees, Rt Hon Merlyn (Leeds South) |
| Brown, Hugh D. (Provan) | Haynes, Frank | Richardson, Jo |
| Brown, Ron (Edinburgh, Leith) | Healey, Rt Hon Denis | Roberts, Albert (Normanton) |
| Buchan, Norman | Heffer, Eric S. | Roberts, Ernest (Hackney North) |
| Callaghan, Jim (Middleton & P) | Hogg, Norman (E Dunbartonshire) | Roberts, Gwilym (Cannock) |
| Campbell, Ian | Holland, Stuart (L'beth, Vauxhall) | Robertson, George |
| Campbell-Savours, Dale | Home Robertson, John | Rodgers, Rt Hon William |
| Cant, R. B. | Homewood, William | Rooker, J. W. |
| Carter-Jones, Lewis | Hooley, Frank | Rose, Ernest (Dundee West) |
| Cartwright, John | Horam, John | Sandelson, Neville |
| Clark, Dr David (South Shields) | Howell, Rt Hon Denis (B'ham, Sm H) | Sever, John |
| Cocks, Rt Hon Michael (Bristol S) | Hughes, Robert (Aberdeen North) | Sheerman, Barry |
| Cohen, Stanley | Hughes, Roy (Newport) | Sheldon, Rt Hon Robert (A'ton-u-L) |
| Concannon, Rt Hon J. D. | Janner, Hon Greville | Short, Mrs Renée |
| Conlan, Bernard | Jay, Rt Hon Douglas | Silkin, Rt Hon John (Deptford) |
| Cook, Robin F. | John, Brynmor | Silkin, Rt Hon S. C. (Dulwich) |
| Cowans, Harry | Johnson, James (Hull West) | Silverman, Julius |
| Cox, Tom (Wandsworth, Tooting) | Jones, Rt Hon Alec (Rhondda) | Skinner, Dennis |
| Crowther, J. S. | Jones, Barry (East Flint) | Smith, Rt Hon J. (North Lanarkshire) |
| Cryer, Bob | Jones, Dan (Burnley) | Snape, Peter |
| Cunliffe, Lawrence | Kaufman, Rt Hon Gerald | Soley, Clive |
| Cunningham, George (Islington S) | Kerr, Russell | Spearing, Nigel |
| Cunningham, Dr John (Whitehaven) | Kilroy-Silk, Robert | Spriggs, Leslie |
| Dalyell, Tam | Kinnock, Neil | Stewart, Rt Hon Donald (W Isles) |
| Davidson, Arthur | Lambie, David | Strang, Gavin |
| Davies, Ifor (Gower) | Lamborn, Harry | Straw, Jack |
| Davis, Clinton, (Hackney Central) | Leadbitter, Ted | Summerskill, Hon Dr Shirley |
| Davis, Terry (B'rm'ham, Stechford) | Lewis, Ron (Carlisle) | Taylor, Mrs Ann (Bolton West) |
| Deakins, Eric | Lofthouse, Geoffrey | Thomas, Jeffrey (Abertillery) |
| Dean, Joseph (Leeds West) | Lyon, Alexander (York) | Thomas, Mike (Newcastle East) |
| Dempsey, James | Lyons, Edward (Bradford West) | Thomas, Dr Roger (Carmarthen) |
| Dewar, Donald | Mabon, Rt Hon Dr J. Dickson | Thorne, Stan (Preston South) |
| Dixon, Donald | McCartney, Hugh | Tilley, John |
| Dobson, Frank | McDonald, Dr Oonagh | Tinn, James |
| Dormand, Jack | McKay, Allen (Penistone) | Watkins, David |
| Douglas, Dick | McKelvey, William | Weetch, Ken |
| Douglas-Mann, Bruce | Maclenrtan, Robert | Wellbeloved, James |
| Dubs, Alfred | Magee, Bryan | Welsh, Michael |
| Duffy, A. E. P. | Marks, Kenneth | White, Frank R.(Bury a Radclitfe) |
| Dunn, James A. (Liverpool, Kirkdale) | Marshall, Jim (Leicester South) | White, James (Glasgow, Pollok) |
| Dunnett, Jack | Masons Rt Hon Roy | Whitlock, William |
| Dunwoody, Mrs Gwyneth | Maxton, John | Willey, Rt Hon Frederick |
| Eastham, Ken | Meacher, Michael | Williams, Rt Hon Alan (Swansea W) |
| Ellis, Raymond (NE Derbyshire) | Mellish, Rt Hon Robert | Wilson, Gordon (Dundee East) |
| Ellis, Tom (Wrexham) | Millan, Rt Hon Bruce | Wilson, William (Coventry SE) |
| English, Michael | Miller, Dr M S (East Kilbride) | Winnick, David |
| Ennals, Rt Hon David | Mitchell, Austin (Grimsby) | Woodall, Alec |
| Evans, loan (Aberdare) | Mitchell, R. C. (Solon, Itchen) | Woolmer, Kenneth |
| Ewing, Harry | Morris, Rt Hon Alfred (Wythenshawe) | Wright, Shella |
| Field, Frank | Morris, Rt Hon Chartes (Openshaw) | Young, David (Bolton East) |
| Fitch, Alan | Morris, Rt Hon John (Aberavon) | |
| Fitt, Gerard | Morton, George | TELLERS FOR THE AYES : |
| Flannery, Martin | Moyle, Rt Hon Roland | Mr. Donald Coleman and |
| Fletcher, Ted (Darlington) | Newens, Stanley | Mr. James Hamilton. |
| Foot, Rt Hon Michael | ||
| NOES | ||
| Adley, Robert | Fraser, Peter (South Angus) | Mills, lain (Mariden) |
| Aitken, Jonathan | Fry, Peter | Mills, Peter (West Devon) |
| Alexander, Richard | Gardiner, George (Reigate) | Miscampbell, Norman |
| Alton, David | Gardner, Edward (South Fylde) | Mitchell, David (Basingstoke) |
| Amery, Rt Hon Julian | Glyn, Dr Alan | Moate, Roger |
| Ancram, Michael | Goodhew, Victor | Monro, Hector |
| Arnold, Tom | Gower, Sir Raymond | Montgomery, Fergus |
| Aspinwall, Jack | Grant, Anthony (Harrow C) | Moore, John |
| Atkins, Rt Hon H. (Spelthorne) | Gray, Hamish | Morris, Michael (Northampton, Sth) |
| Atkins, Robert (Preston North) | Greenway, Harry | Morrison, Hon Charles (Devizes) |
| Atkinson, David (B'mouth, East) | Grieve, Percy | Morrison, Hon Peter (City of Chester) |
| Baker, Kenneth (St. Marylebone) | Griffiths, Eldon (Bury St Edmunds) | Mudd, David |
| Baker, Nicholas (North Dorset) | Grimond, Rt Hon J. | Murphy, Christopher |
| Beaumont-Dark, Anthony | Grist, Ian | Myles, David |
| Beith, A. J. | Grylls, Michael | Neale, Gerrard |
| Bell, Sir Ronald | Gummer, John Selwyn | Needham, Richard |
| Bendall, Vivian | Hamilton, Hon Archie (Eps'm&Ew'll) | Nelson, Anthony |
| Benyon, Thomas (Abingdon) | Hamilton, Michael (Salisbury) | Neubert, Michael |
| Benyon, W. (Buckingham) | Hampson, Dr Keith | Newton, Tony |
| Berry, Hon Anthony | Hannam, John | Normanton, Tom |
| Best, Keith | Haselhurst, Alan | Nott, Rt Hon John |
| Bevan, David Gilroy | Hastings, Stephen | Onslow, Cranley |
| Biggs-Davison, John | Havers, Rt Hon Sir Michael | Oppenheim, Rt Hon Mrs Sally |
| Blackburn, John | Hawksley, Warren | Page, John (Harrow, West) |
| Blaker, Peter | Hayhoe, Barney | Page, Rt Hon Sir R. Graham |
| Bonsor, Sir Nicholas | Heddle, John | Page, Richard (SW Hertfordshire) |
| Bottomley, Peter (Woolwich West) | Henderson, Barry | Parkinson, Cecil |
| Bowden, Andrew | Higgins, Rt Hon Terence L. | Parris, Matthew |
| Braine, Sir Bernard | Hogg, Hon Douglas (Grantham) | Patten, Christopher (Bath) |
| Bright, Graham | Holland, Philip (Carlton) | Patten, John (Oxford) |
| Brinton, Tim | Hooson, Tom | Partie, Geoffrey |
| Britan, Leon | Hordern, Peter | Pawsey, James |
| Brooke, Hon Peter | Howe, Rt Hon Sir Geoffrey | Pollock, Alexander |
| Brown, Michael (Brigg & Sc'thorpe) | Howell, Ralph (North Norfolk) | Porter, George |
| Bruce-Gardyne, John | Howells, Geraint | Prentice, Rt Hon Reg |
| Bryan, Sir Paul | Hunt, John (Ravensbourne) | Price, David (Eastleigh) |
| Buchanan-Smith, Hon Alick | Irving, Charles (Cheltenham) | Proctor, K. Harvey |
| Buck, Antony | Jenkin, Rt Hon Patrick | Pym, Rt Hon Francis |
| Budgen, Nick | Jessel, Toby | Ralson, Timothy |
| Bulmer, Esmond | Johnson Smith, Geoffrey | Rathbone, Tim |
| Burden, F. A. | Johnston, Russell (Inverness) | Rees-Davies, W. R. |
| Butcher, John | Jopling, Rt Hon Michael | Rerrton, Tim |
| Butler, Hon Adam | Kilfedder, James A. | Rhodes James, Robert |
| Cadbury, Jocelyn | Kimball, Marcus | Ridley, Hon Nicholas |
| Carlisle, John (Luton West) | King, Rt Hon Tom | Ridsdale, Julian |
| Carlisle, Kenneth (Lincoln) | Kitson, Sir Timothy | Rifkind, Malcolm |
| Carlisle, Rt Hon Mark (Runcorn) | Knox, David | Roberts, Michael (Cardiff NW) |
| Chalker, Mrs. Lynda | Lamont, Norman | Robinson, Peter (Belfast East) |
| Channon, Paul | Lang, Ian | Ross, Stephen (Isle of Wight) |
| Chapman, Sydney | Langford-Holt, Sir John | Rossi, Hugh |
| Clark, Hon Alan (Plymouth, Sutton) | Lawrence, Ivan | Sainsbury, Hon Timothy |
| Clark, Sir William (Croydon South) | Lawson, Nigel | Scott, Nicholas |
| Clarke, Kenneth (Rushclifle) | Lee, John | Shaw, Giles (Pudsey) |
| Clegg, Sir Walter | Le Marchant, Spencer | Shaw, Michael (Scarborough) |
| Cockeram, Eric | Lennox-Boyd, Hon Mark | Shelton, William (Streatham) |
| Colvin, Michael | Lewis, Kenneth (Rutland) | Shepherd, Colin (Hereford) |
| Cope, John | Lloyd, Peter (Fareham) | Shepherd, Richard (Aldrldge-Br'hills) |
| Cormack, Patrick | Loveridge, John | Silvester Fred |
| Corrie, John | Lyell, Nicholas | Sims, Roger |
| Costain, A. P. | McCrindle, Robert | Skeet, T. H. H. |
| Cranborne, Viscount | Macfarlane, Neil | Smith, Dudley (War, and Leam'ton) |
| Dean, Paul (North Somerset) | MacGregor, John | Speller, Tony |
| Dickens, Geoffrey | MacKay, John (Argyll) | Spicer, Michael (S Worcestershire) |
| Dorrell, Stephen | Macmillan, Rt Hon M. (Farnham) | Squire, Robin |
| Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James | McNair-Wilson, Michael (Newbury) | Stanbrook, Ivor |
| Dunn, Robert (Dartford) | McNair-Wilson, Patrick (New Forest) | Stanley, John |
| Durant, Tony | McQuade, John | Steel, Rt Hon David |
| Dykes, Hugh | McQuarrie, Albert | Steen, Anthony |
| Eden, Rt Hon Sir John | Madel, David | Stevens, Martin |
| Eggar, Timothy | Major, John | Stewart, Ian (Hitchin) |
| Emery, Peter | Marland, Paul | Stewart, John (East Renfrewshire) |
| Eyre, Reginald | Marlow, Tony | Stradling Thomas, J. |
| Fairbairn, Nicholas | Marshall, Michael (Arundel) | Tapsell, Peter |
| Fairgrleve, Russell | Marten, Neil (Banbury) | Taylor, Teddy (Southend East) |
| Faith, Mrs Shella | Mates, Michael | Tebbit, Norman |
| Fair, John | Mather, Carol | Temple-Morris, Peter |
| Fenner, Mrs Peggy | Maude, Rt Hon Angus | Thomas, Rt Hon Peter (Hendon S) |
| Finsberg, Geoffrey | Mawby, Ray | Thompson, Donald |
| Fisher, Sir Nigel | Mawhinney, Dr Brian | Thorne, Neil (Ilford South) |
| Fletcher, Alexander (Edinburgh N) | Maxwell-Hysiop, Robin | Thornton, Malcolm |
| Fletcher-Cooke, Charles | Mellor, David | Townsend, Cyril D. (Bexleyheath) |
| Fookes, Miss Janet | Meyer, Sir Anthony | Trippier, David |
| Fraser, Rt Hon H. (Stafford & St) | Miller, Hal (Bromsgrove & Redditch) | Trotter, Neville |
| Vaughan, Dr Gerard | Ward, John | Williams, Delwyn (Montgomery) |
| Viggers, Peter | Warren, Kenneth | Wolfson, Mark |
| Waldegrave, Hon William | Wells, John (Maidstone) | Young, Sir George (Acton) |
| Walker, Rt Hon Peter (Worcester) | Wells, Bowen (Hert'rd & Stev'nage) | Younger, Rt Hon George |
| Walker, Bill (Perth & E Perthshire) | Whitelaw, Rt Hon William | |
| Walker-Smith, Rt Hon Sir Derek | Whitney, Raymond | TELLERS FOR THE NOES : |
| Wall, Patrick | Wickenden, Keith | Mr. Robert Boscawen and |
| Waller, Gary | Wilkinson, John | Mr. Darid Waddington. |
| Walters, Dennis |
§ Question accordingly negatived.
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Amendments made : No. 76, in page 10, line 29, after ' inquiry ', insert—
'(which shall include reasonable opportunity for the applicant to amend his application)'.
§ No. 77, in page 10, line 30, leave out from ' correct ' to the end of line 35.—[Mr. Rifkind.]
8.45 pm§ Mr. MillanI beg to move amendment No. 80, in page 10, line 39, at end add—
'(3A) An order made under subsection (3) above shall not come into effect unless a draft thereof has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.'.
§ Mr. MillanThe effect of the amendment would be to provide that the orders to be made under clause 5 (3) would be made by statutory instrument. I understand that the Government have accepted that proposition and that their amendment No. 86 relates to the statutory instruments that will be made under subsections (3) and (6).
§ Mr. RifkindIn order to save having to make a formal speech, perhaps I could point out now that the only difference between the right hon. Gentleman's amendment and the Government amendment is that we propose that the negative procedure should be used, whereas the right hon. Gentleman proposes that the affirmative procedure should apply. Otherwise, our proposals are similar.
§ Mr. MillanI shall not look a gift horse in the mouth. At least the Government amendment provides for a parliamentary procedure, which is what I am interested in. In the light of the Minister's intervention, I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment.
§ Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
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Amendment made: No. 81, in page 10, line 44, leave out from ' that ' to end of line 45 and insert
'information contained in the loan application is incorrect in a material respect.'.—[Mr. Rifkind.]
§ Mr. RifkindI beg to move amendment No. 85, in page 11, line 22, leave 680 out from ' loan ' to end of line 24 and insert
'in accordance with subsections (3) and (6) above'.This is a drafting amendment which does not affect the policy in the Bill.
§ Amendment agreed to.
§
Amendment made: No. 86, in page 11, line 29, at end add—
'(9) A statutory instrument made under subsection (3) and (6) above shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.'.—[Mr. Rifkind.]