HC Deb 27 February 2004 vol 418 cc631-2W
Mr. Edward Davey

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will list those respondents to Licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation in England, a consultation paper, who believed that university owned or managed accommodation should not(a) fall within the definition of houses in multiple occupation and (b) be covered by the houses in multiple occupation licensing scheme. [153138]

Keith Hill

A total of 579 responses were received to the 1999 consultation paper on Licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation in England. The consultation paper asked for views on including University owned or managed accommodation within the scope of the proposed licensing scheme. It did not seek views on whether this accommodation should fall within the proposed definition of HMOs.

Most respondents did not express a view on the proposal to exempt university owned or managed accommodation from the HMO licensing scheme. However, the following individuals or bodies supported the proposal:

  1. 1. Ian R. Broughton
  2. 2. Tony Bayliss
  3. 3. Oxford Fire Service
  4. 4. University of Newcastle
  5. 5. Torbay Council
  6. 6. John Stather
  7. 7. Cornwall County Council
  8. 8. Cheshire Fire Brigade
  9. 9. Bath and North East Somerset Council
  10. 10. The Institute of Legal Executives
  11. 11. Higher Education Funding Council
  12. 12. Southampton Federation of Residents' Associations
  13. 13. Bedfordshire and Luton Fire and Rescue Service
  14. 14. Ipswich Borough Council
  15. 15. Ely Valley Council
  16. 16. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
  17. 17. Torridge District Council
  18. 18. Teignbridge District Council
  19. 19. The Borough of Basingstoke and Dean
  20. 20. Hartlepool Borough Council
  21. 21. Portsmouth City Council
  22. 22. Wansbeck Borough Council
  23. 23. Kent CIEH Housing Technical Group
  24. 24. St. Helens Metropolitan Borough Council
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  25. 25. Borough of Spelthorn
  26. 26. County Durham and Darlington Fire Rescue Brigade
  27. 27. Taunton Deane Borough Council
  28. 28. South Hams District Council
  29. 29. Somerset HMO Group
  30. 30. Essex County Fire and Rescue Service
  31. 31. Newcastle City Council
  32. 32. Rochford District Council
  33. 33. Wandsworth Borough Council
  34. 34. North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service
  35. 35. Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals
  36. 36. London Borough of Brent
  37. 37. Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
  38. 38. Home Office Fire Policy Unit
  39. 39. Lancaster University
  40. 40. Tendring District Council
  41. 41. Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
  42. 42. ROOM-The National Council for Housing and Planning
  43. 43. London Borough of Ealing
  44. 44. Merseyside Fire and Civil Defence Authority
  45. 45. Newport County Borough
  46. 46. Welsh Funding Councils
  47. 47. Reading Borough Council
  48. 48. Oxford University: Christ Church College
  49. 49. Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors in Wales
  50. 50. Blaenau Gwent County Borough
  51. 51. Rhondda Cynon Taff
  52. 52. Association for Student Residential Accommodation (Wales)
  53. 53. The Treforest Community Joint Committee
  54. 54. University of Wales

University owned and managed accommodation is not excluded from the definition of HMOs for the purposes of Part 1 (Housing Conditions) of the Housing Bill currently before parliament. These provisions would enable local authorities to take action against university landlords in certain circumstances when there are risks to students arising from the condition of their university accommodation.

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