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Lords amendment: No. 81, in page 69, line 14, leave out "any freehold" and insert
the fee simple estate in any
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Motion made, and Question proposed,
That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said amendment.—[Mr. Maclean.]
§ Mr. Deputy SpeakerWith this it will be convenient to take Lords amendments Nos. 82 to 85, amendment (a) to Lords amendment No. 85 and Lords amendment No. 127.
§ Mr. Simon HughesI wish to raise just one question about Lords amendment No. 85 and amendment (a). I have given the Minister notice of my question and I hope that he will be able to give a clear answer. The amendment probes the question whether when premises owned by a local authority comprise both residential and commercial premises—for instance, a shop with a flat above—those premises are included or excluded from the tenants' choice provisions. I have had inquiries from shopkeepers with residential premises owned by the local authority in Jamaica road in my constituency. The Lords amendent, which has been described as a technical amendment, appears to include such shops. I should be grateful to know for certain whether that is so.
§ Mr. TrippierI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving me notice of his question. It is possible for the freehold of a shop to be transferred under the tenants' choice provisions if it is part of a building which satisfies the conditions delineated in clause 92 and 94 or is added to the acquisition at the suggestion of the landlord under clause 97(1)(d). The effect is not brought about by new paragraph (a) in Lords amendment No. 85 and it would not be a relevant consideration whether the tenant of the shop lived in council premises.
§ Mr. Simon HughesWith the leave of the House—
§ Mr. Deputy SpeakerOrder. The hon. Gentleman cannot speak for a second time at this stage, but if he waits until I propose the question on amendment No. 85, he can seek to catch my eye.
§ Question put and agreed to.
§ Lords amendments Nos, 82 to 84 agreed to.