Housing and Regeneration Bill

moved Amendment No. 97PC: 97PC: Clause 63, page 31, line 23, leave out ““or mainly”” The noble Baroness said: This amendment is a short and brief probe about eligibility for registration with what, as my noble friend muttered to me, sounds a bit like the caretakers’ organisation—the Tenant Services Authority. However, that is better than Oftenant. Why can it not just be the Tenants Authority? My amendments ask, in the case of a body principally concerned with Welsh housing, what does, "““owns housing only or mainly in Wales””," mean? Does that mean a bit more than half of a body’s properties? Are we talking about properties or the number of tenants? I think that it probably refers to the number of properties. What is meant by the phrase, "““activities are principally undertaken in respect of Wales””?" It does not refer to activities in Wales but to activities in respect of Wales. What are these ““activities””? Does it refer to properties, or the size of its investment, or the number of tenants or staff? Obviously this is a comparatively small point, though in practice it may not be. I do not know how many bodies potentially would fall within this category. Would the Welsh arrangement continue to apply to properties in England and therefore to tenants in England? This might appear to be a straightforward definition clause but it may raise bigger issues. I hope the Minister, who has had notice of these points, can flesh them out a little. I beg to move.