Member

Amendment 237A proposes removing Clause 91(2) from the Bill and, by doing so, removing the ability of the Secretary of State to amend Section 7 of the Housing Act 1988. This would prevent the Government changing how this restriction on possession will operate in the future in terms of the type of landlord that it applies to and under which circumstances, such as which grounds. We do not think that this amendment is a reasonable approach for tenants or landlords. Removing the regulation-making power in Clause 91(2) and the ability of the Government to consider who this restriction applies to and to take action to ensure that it is operating in the right way in the future risks undermining the spirit of the Bill.