{"longTitle":"A Bill to give planning authorities the power to require change of use planning permission before existing or new homes can become second homes; to require the Secretary of State to examine the options for using this power to limit the change of use of full-time homes to part-time occupation; to allow local councils to levy business rates on second homes; to provide for small business rate relief not to apply to second home owners; and for connected purposes;","summary":null,"sponsors":[{"member":{"memberId":1504,"name":"Dan Rogerson","party":"Liberal Democrat","partyColour":"fc7d0b","house":"Commons","memberPhoto":"https://members-api.parliament.uk/api/Members/1504/Thumbnail","memberPage":"https://members.parliament.uk/member/1504/contact","memberFrom":"North Cornwall"},"organisation":null,"sortOrder":1}],"promoters":[],"petitioningPeriod":null,"petitionInformation":null,"agent":null,"billId":635,"shortTitle":"Second Home Ownership (Regulation) Bill","formerShortTitle":null,"currentHouse":"Commons","originatingHouse":"Commons","lastUpdate":"2010-04-08T19:10:15","billWithdrawn":null,"isDefeated":false,"billTypeId":5,"introducedSessionId":23,"includedSessionIds":[23],"isAct":false,"currentStage":{"id":13488,"stageId":7,"sessionId":23,"description":"2nd reading","abbreviation":"2R","house":"Commons","stageSittings":[],"sortOrder":2}}