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Housing and Regeneration Bill

I have two amendments in this group. First, I congratulate the Government, who are dealing with probably the two most important clauses in this part—Clauses 88 and 191—and are getting away with the most minor of amendments. For my own part, I wonder whether I have missed the wood for looking at the trees too closely. Amendment No. 109ZD is to probe whether we are restricted to rented property here—and I think that the answer must be yes, when I come to look at it again. Amendment No. 110CA to Clause 194 is about consultation in setting standards. I am suggesting a local authority organisation—possibly the local authority organisation—should be one of the consultees. I suggest that because they are concerned with allocations above all things; they would have a contribution to make and should be included in the debate about standards, given the wider environmental interests, and so on. The criteria for allocating accommodation are among the standards.