That might be the case. The point is that the local authority could recoup the costs. I think the premise of all the questions is the local authority not being out of pocket because of its obligations to the tenants. The noble Lord, Lord Greaves, is shaking his head so I will let him intervene.
Housing and Planning Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Baroness Williams of Trafford
(Conservative)
in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 9 February 2016.
It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL)
and
Debate on bills on Housing and Planning Bill.
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2015-16
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