HC Deb 30 April 1996 vol 276 c1026
Mr. Curry

I beg to move amendment No. 117, in page 84, line 39, at end insert— '( ) The provisions of this Part do not apply to the allocation of housing accommodation by a local housing authority to two or more persons jointly if—

  1. (a) one or more of them is a person within subsection (5) (a), (b) or (c), and
  2. (b) none of the others is excluded from being a qualifying person by regulations under section 139(2).'.

Madam Deputy Speaker

With this, it will be convenient to discuss also Government amendment No. 118.

Mr. Curry

The amendments deal with exemptions from the requirement for housing to be allocated through the register and the allocation process. They allow existing tenants to become joint tenants without having to go through the housing register and the allocation process. They are commonsense measures which ensure that allocations work effectively, and I commend them to the House.

Amendment agreed to.

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