Parliamentary search - Mortgage Repossessions (Protection of Tenants Etc.) Bill

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Parliamentary proceeding

Reference

504 c1026-43, 1045-53

Session

2009-10

Department

Department for Communities and Local Government

Legislative stage

Second reading

Procedure

Private members' bills proceedings

Chamber / Committee

House of Commons chamber

Mortgage Repossessions (Protection of Tenants Etc.) Bill. Explanatory Notes Bill 15-EN also published.
Wednesday, 16 December 2009
Bills
House of Commons

Deposited Paper DEP2010-0393
Friday, 29 January 2010
Deposited papers
House of Commons

Proceeding contributions

Speaker | 504 c1048 (Link to this contribution) Order. I am afraid that the hon. Gentleman is straying wide of the topic of the debate, even though ...

Lord Jackson of Peterborough | 504 c1048 (Link to this contribution) Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I believe that we can achieve consensus around the idea that both ...

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Lord Jackson of Peterborough | 504 c1047 (Link to this contribution) We could debate Government housing policy, but I suspect that that would be ultra vires to the debat...

Bob Spink | 504 c1047 (Link to this contribution) I do not want to divert too far from the subject of the debate, but the issue of the number of house...

Shahid Malik | 504 c1047 (Link to this contribution) Will the hon. Gentleman take this opportunity to congratulate the Government on their swift action t...

Sarah Teather | 504 c1051-2 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend talked earlier about seeking such money back from the landlord. Unfortunately, if we ...

Bob Russell | 504 c1051 (Link to this contribution) Does my hon. Friend think we could examine that particular point in Committee, because when a local ...

Sarah Teather | 504 c1050-1 (Link to this contribution) May I begin, as everyone else has done, by congratulating the hon. Member for Bolton, South-East (Dr...

Lord Jackson of Peterborough | 504 c1048-50 (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman invites me to meander along a path that would take in a review of the housing rev...

Bob Russell | 504 c1048 (Link to this contribution) When those young families are thrown out, the local authority is required to provide emergency housi...

Brian Iddon | 504 c1053 (Link to this contribution) With the leave of the House, I want to thank all Members in the Chamber this morning and who have su...

James Duddridge | 504 c1052 (Link to this contribution) I hate to correct the hon. Lady, but I was the one who made that point and, before doing so, I made ...

Sarah Teather | 504 c1052-3 (Link to this contribution) I thank the hon. Gentleman for his clarification and I am sorry for not recognising that it was he w...

Shahid Malik | 504 c1039 (Link to this contribution) I want to put on the record that the Government wholeheartedly support the Mortgage Repossessions (P...

Philip Davies | 504 c1038-9 (Link to this contribution) Perhaps we could combine the great talent on these Benches with that phrase. However, replacing""a p...

Shahid Malik | 504 c1040 (Link to this contribution) I was going to make precisely the point that the Bill perhaps does not deal with a number of issues ...

James Duddridge | 504 c1040 (Link to this contribution) The Minister mentions tenants entering into an agreement in good faith, but how about tenants enteri...

Shahid Malik | 504 c1040-1 (Link to this contribution) I am not in the habit of guessing—I will leave that to others, who can do so in Committee. In fact,...

Bob Russell | 504 c1040 (Link to this contribution) Will the Minister hazard a guess as to why this relatively recent problem has arisen?

Shahid Malik | 504 c1041 (Link to this contribution) The honest answer is that I am not aware of that, and I am happy to write to the hon. Gentleman on t...

Bob Russell | 504 c1041 (Link to this contribution) In those representations, was there any recognition, by any of the money lenders, that they, in part...

Shahid Malik | 504 c1041 (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman makes a good point. In these difficult times, the Government would expect compass...

Bob Russell | 504 c1042 (Link to this contribution) In one of the cases that I mentioned, compassion was non-existent.

Shahid Malik | 504 c1042 (Link to this contribution) I am not fully aware of the reasons for that. I hope that I will address some of the issues about wh...

James Duddridge | 504 c1041-2 (Link to this contribution) The consultation is a worthy exercise and I wish to tease out the level of Government involvement. W...

Shahid Malik | 504 c1045-6 (Link to this contribution) I particularly support my hon. Friend the Member for Bolton, South-East in his endeavours to bring h...

Shahid Malik | 504 c1043 (Link to this contribution) I can assure the hon. Gentleman that the Department did all that he would expect to ensure that full...

James Duddridge | 504 c1043 (Link to this contribution) I asked about the regulatory impact assessment, although I decided to stay in my place rather than r...

Shahid Malik | 504 c1042 (Link to this contribution) Obviously, I am not familiar with the individual case, but we have made our view clear. In difficult...

Lord Jackson of Peterborough | 504 c1047 (Link to this contribution) No, as is evident from my previous remarks. As the hon. Gentleman knows, we strongly support the hon...

Bob Russell | 504 c1047 (Link to this contribution) Is the hon. Gentleman suggesting that this private Member's Bill is insufficient and should be expan...

Lord Jackson of Peterborough | 504 c1046-7 (Link to this contribution) I begin by echoing the comments of other hon. Members and warmly thanking the hon. Member for Bolton...

Peter Bottomley | 504 c1032 (Link to this contribution) I do not want to intrude on the debate, but it might be a sensible innovation, or adaptation, if the...

James Duddridge | 504 c1032 (Link to this contribution) That is an excellent suggestion, particularly on private Members' Bill Fridays, when we are never qu...

Brian Iddon | 504 c1030-1 (Link to this contribution) Yes, I accept that. I will refer to housing benefit in a moment. When a lender commences repossessi...

James Duddridge | 504 c1031 (Link to this contribution) I will try to keep my remarks brief because there are several Bills that we wish to get on to. I co...

James Duddridge | 504 c1032 (Link to this contribution) I thank the hon. Gentleman for that. Earlier today, I went to the Vote Office and asked for all the ...

Brian Iddon | 504 c1028-9 (Link to this contribution) The Department for Communities and Local Government and I have been in close contact with the Counci...

James Duddridge | 504 c1029 (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman has focused his comments on the traditional forms of tenancies such as, say, assu...

Brian Iddon | 504 c1030 (Link to this contribution) My understanding is that holiday lets would be outside the scope of the Bill. We wanted to keep it s...

Bob Russell | 504 c1030 (Link to this contribution) Will the hon. Gentleman confirm that it is not only tenants who can lose money? In many cases, housi...

Bob Russell | 504 c1038 (Link to this contribution) What about "a single one"?

James Duddridge | 504 c1038 (Link to this contribution) I, too, was concerned about that. The hon. Member for Bolton, South-East (Dr. Iddon) discussed the r...

Philip Davies | 504 c1038 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend is right, and I agree wholeheartedly. He said that we should use the word, "single", ...

Brian Iddon | 504 c1037 (Link to this contribution) Traditionally, buy-to-let tenants have two months before the notice kicks in. We discussed whether t...

Philip Davies | 504 c1037-8 (Link to this contribution) I accept everything that the hon. Gentleman says, and I do not think that there is any difference be...

Philip Davies | 504 c1035-7 (Link to this contribution) I join other hon. Members in congratulating the hon. Member for Bolton, South-East (Dr. Iddon) on co...

James Duddridge | 504 c1032-3 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend makes a valid point, but I hope that we can get over such problems to do the best by ...

Bob Russell | 504 c1033-4 (Link to this contribution) I congratulate the hon. Member for Bolton, South-East (Dr. Iddon) on introducing his private Member'...

Philip Davies | 504 c1032 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend raises a legitimate concern. Does he agree that there is also a legitimate data prote...

Brian Iddon | 504 c1026 (Link to this contribution) I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. The Bill empowers unauthorised tenants to a...

Bruce George | 504 c1026 (Link to this contribution) Will my hon. Friend kindly stop gloating? I have tried for 36 years and I have not even come bottom ...

Brian Iddon | 504 c1026 (Link to this contribution) My right hon. Friend makes me feel very small. I hope that after my exit from the House, he will be ...

Peter Bottomley | 504 c1026 (Link to this contribution) I can claim only 34 years, but I hope that that success will be shared between us.

Speaker | 504 c1027 (Link to this contribution) Order. Before the hon. Gentleman proceeds, let me say that we have had an enjoyable Cook's tour of t...

Bob Spink | 504 c1026-7 (Link to this contribution) I warmly congratulate the hon. Gentleman. The House will be diminished by the loss of his charm, his...

Philip Davies | 504 c1028 (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman says that the Council of Mortgage Lenders agrees with his Bill in principle, but,...

Bob Russell | 504 c1027 (Link to this contribution) Did the problem that the hon. Gentleman's Bill addresses exist when he took over the housing portfol...

Brian Iddon | 504 c1027-8 (Link to this contribution) As far as I am aware, that is probably correct, and I shall explain why. The changes proposed in th...

Bob Spink | 504 c1026 (Link to this contribution) Will the hon. Gentleman allow me?

Brian Iddon | 504 c1026 (Link to this contribution) Indeed. Everyone can stake their claim.

Brian Iddon | 504 c1026 (Link to this contribution) I am honoured to have the hon. Gentleman as a sponsor of my Bill, so he has a share in at least one ...

Brian Iddon | 504 c1032 (Link to this contribution) If the hon. Gentleman would like to go to the Library, he will find an impact assessment and all the...

Brian Iddon | 504 c1027 (Link to this contribution) The scope of my Bill will be self-evident when I finish my speech, which I hope will be relatively s...

Bob Spink | 504 c1041 (Link to this contribution) The Minister mentioned councils and their attitudes when people become homeless. Would he expect a d...

Bob Spink | 504 c1034-5 (Link to this contribution) I very much welcome the Bill and I again congratulate the hon. Member for Bolton, South-East (Dr. Id...

Subjects

Fraud

Housing

Landlord and tenant

Evictions

Private sector

Mortgages

Rented housing

Tenants' rights

Repossession orders

Legislation

Mortgage Repossessions (Protection of Tenants etc) Bill 2009-10

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