§ The First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means (Mr. Michael J. Martin)With this, it will be convenient to discuss Government amendments Nos. 491 and 492.
§ Mr. HainThe Government have tabled the amendments in order to keep alive certain references to the DBRW in the Housing Act 1985 and the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985. I have been advised that to repeal the references might have undesirable knock-on effects on former tenants of the board, or on bodies to which the board may have assigned leases.
For example, without the changes it is possible that former tenants of the DBRW would effectively lose their time as such tenants in calculating their right-to-buy discount. It might also be the case that certain terms of existing tenancies would change simply because the DBRW's functions had been taken over by the WDA.
I hope that hon. Members will agree that those consequences would be undesirable and unfair, and I therefore urge the Committee to accept the amendments.
§ Amendment agreed to.
§ Schedule 11, as amended, agreed to.
§ Clauses 122 to 124 ordered to stand part of the Bill.