Building Safety Bill

Baroness Watkins of Tavistock Excerpts

Committee stage
Monday 28th February 2022 Grand Committee

A standard service charge will already include some health and safety compliance costs. I looked up a recent service charge on my flat; indeed, there is a line headed “Health and safety”. However, under Schedule 8, either that will have to be removed and located under the new building safety charge or it will appear twice with an appropriate credit, and leaseholders will have the bear the cost of, in effect, paying another set of service charges.

[The Deputy Chairman of Committees (Baroness Watkins of Tavistock) (CB)]

There is a Division in the House. We will have up to 10 minutes to cast our votes but, if noble Lords return earlier, we will proceed because we are taking quite a long time this afternoon.

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[The Deputy Chairman of Committees (Baroness Watkins of Tavistock) (CB)]

The question is that Amendments 79 to 81 be agreed to.

[Lord Greenhalgh (Con)]

I am sorry. Those amendments are not government amendments. Will they go in Hansard?

[The Deputy Chairman of Committees (Baroness Watkins of Tavistock)]

Do not worry. They will not because Hansard will cover your back and my back. I have been told that this is the most complicated thing that has been done in Grand Committee for years, so I think we have to accept it if I have made a mistake. I thought they were government amendments.

Amendments 78 to 87 not moved.

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Amendment 107 not moved.

[The Deputy Chairman of Committees (Baroness Watkins of Tavistock) (CB)]

I cannot call Amendment 107A, as it is an amendment to Amendment 107.

Amendments 108 to 110 not moved.