Agenda and minutes

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1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the Committee.

 

2.1 The motion was agreed.

 

3.1 The Committee considered the correspondence received and agreed to discuss with the relevant Ministers as part of forthcoming general scrutiny sessions.

 

In accordance with Standing Order 26.21 the Committee will dispose of amendments to the Bill in the following order:

 

• Sections 2 - 6
• Schedule 1
• Sections 7 - 38
• Sections 40 – 47
• Schedule 2
• Sections 48 - 123
• Schedule 3
• Sections 124 - 128
• Section 1
• Section 39
• Long title

 

Supporting documents:

Marshalled List of Amendments

Groupings of Amendments

 

In Attendance

Carl Sargeant, Minister for Housing and Regeneration
Ceri Breeze, Deputy Director, Housing Policy Division
Neil Buffin, Senior Lawyer, Legal Services.

4.1In accordance with Standing Order 26.21, the Committee disposed of the following amendments to the Bill:

  

Amendment 435 (Carl Sargeant) was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

 

Amendment 368 (Mark Isherwood)

As amendment 435 was agreed, amendment 368 fell.

 

New Section:

Amendment 164 (Carl Sargeant) was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

 

Amendment 165 (Carl Sargeant)

In favour	Against	Abstain
Leighton Andrews Christine Chapman Jocelyn Davies Mike Hedges Peter Black Gwyn Price Jenny Rathbone Rhodri Glyn Thomas	0	Mark Isherwood Janet Finch-Saunders
8	0	2
Amendment 165 was agreed.

 

 As amendment 165 was agreed, amendment 369 (Mark Isherwood); amendment 120 (Peter Black) and amendment 148 (Jocelyn Davies)

fell.

 

Amendment 166 (Carl Sargeant)

In favour	Against	Abstain
Leighton Andrews Christine Chapman Jocelyn Davies Mike Hedges Peter Black Gwyn Price Jenny Rathbone Rhodri Glyn Thomas	0	Mark Isherwood Janet Finch-Saunders
8	0	2
Amendment 166 was agreed.

 

As amendment 166 was agreed, amendments 370, 371, 372, 374 and 373 (Mark Isherwood) fell.

  

Amendment 167 (Carl Sargeant)

In favour	Against	Abstain
Leighton Andrews Christine Chapman Jocelyn Davies Mike Hedges Peter Black Gwyn Price Jenny Rathbone Rhodri Glyn Thomas	0	Mark Isherwood Janet Finch-Saunders
8	0	2
Amendment 167 was agreed.

 

As amendment 167 was agreed, Amendments 375, 376, 377, 378, 379 and 380 (Mark Isherwood) fell.

 

Amendments 436, 169, 171, 187, 437 and 438 (Carl Sargeant) were grouped for voting and were agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

 

Amendment 381 (Mark Isherwood)

In favour	Against	Abstain
Mark Isherwood Janet Finch-Saunders	Leighton Andrews Christine Chapman Jocelyn Davies Mike Hedges Peter Black Gwyn Price Jenny Rathbone Rhodri Glyn Thomas	0
2	8	0
Amendment 381 was not agreed.

 

 Amendment 170 (Carl Sargeant) was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

 

Amendment 87 (Carl Sargeant) was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

 

Amendment 317 (Carl Sargeant) was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

 

Amendment 433 (Mark Isherwood)

In favour	Against	Abstain
Peter Black Jocelyn Davies Mark Isherwood Janet Finch-Saunders Rhodri Glyn Thomas	Leighton Andrews Christine Chapman Mike Hedges Gwyn Price Jenny Rathbone	0
5	5	0
As the vote was tied, the Chair used her casting vote in the negative (in accordance with SO 6.20 (ii)).  Therefore amendment 433 was not agreed.

 

 Amendments 318 to 321 (Carl Sargeant) were grouped for voting and were agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

 

Amendment 73 (Carl Sargeant)

In favour	Against	Abstain
Leighton Andrews Christine Chapman Mike Hedges Gwyn Price Jenny Rathbone	Peter Black Jocelyn Davies Mark Isherwood Janet Finch-Saunders Rhodri Glyn Thomas	0
5	5	0
As the vote was tied, the Chair used her casting vote in the negative (in accordance with SO 6.20 (ii)).  Therefore amendment 73 was not agreed.

 

Amendments 322 to 341 (Carl Sargeant) were grouped for voting and were agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

 

Amendment 74 (Carl Sargeant) was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

 

Amendment 434 (Mark Isherwood)

In favour	Against	Abstain
Peter Black Jocelyn Davies Mark Isherwood Janet Finch-Saunders Rhodri Glyn  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4.