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Public Bill Committee: 26 April 2011                  

95

 

Welfare Reform Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

140

 

Clause  49,  page  34,  line  12,  at end insert—

 

‘(12)    

Regulations will provide for an appeal mechanism.’.

 

Kate Green

 

86

 

Clause  49,  page  35,  line  16,  at end insert—

 

‘6M    

Lone Parents

 

Nothing within these regulations shall supersede the provision set out in the

 

Jobseeker’s Allowance (Lone Parents) (Availability for Work) Regulations 2010

 

or the Social Security (Lone Parents and Miscellaneous Amendments”)

 

Regulations 2008, Clause 11.’.

 


 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

154

 

Clause  51,  page  35,  line  40,  leave out ‘365 days’ and insert ‘a prescribed number of

 

days, which must be at least 730,’.

 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

155

 

Clause  51,  page  35,  line  40,  after ‘period’, insert ‘since the person was last in the

 

Support Group’.

 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

157

 

Clause  51,  page  36,  line  11,  leave out paragraph (a) and insert—

 

‘(a)    

does not include any days occurring before the coming into force of this

 

section.’.


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 26 April 2011                  

96

 

Welfare Reform Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

156

 

Clause  51,  page  36,  line  14,  at end insert—

 

‘(c)    

does not include any days during the assessment phase, except in

 

prescribed circumstances.’.

 

Jenny Willott

 

160

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  51,  page  36,  line  14,  at end insert—

 

‘(c)    

does not include days in which a claim in respect to Employment and

 

Support Allowance is in the assessment phase.’.

 

Jenny Willott

 

161

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  51,  page  36,  line  14,  at end insert—

 

‘(4)    

The period of days referred to in subsection (1) shall restart following any period

 

in which a person is a member of the Support Group.’.

 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

158

 

Clause  51,  page  36,  line  19,  at end insert—

 

‘(3)    

The Secretary of State shall ensure that the impact of subsection (1) is

 

independently monitored and reported on annually, for at least the five years

 

following its implementation, in order to review their impact on specific groups

 

of people.’.

 


 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

163

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  52,  page  36,  line  21,  leave out subsections (1), (2) and (3).

 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

164

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  52,  page  36,  line  30,  leave out ‘that condition’ and insert ‘the third

 

condition set out in Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Welfare Reform Act 2007 (youth)’.


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 26 April 2011                  

97

 

Welfare Reform Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

165

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  52,  page  36,  line  32,  leave out ‘365 days’ and insert ‘a prescribed number of

 

days, which must be at least 730’.

 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

166

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  52,  page  36,  line  32,  after ‘days’, insert ‘since the person was last in the

 

Support Group’.

 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

167

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  52,  page  36,  line  34,  leave out paragraph (a) and insert—

 

‘(a)    

does not include any days occurring before the coming into force of this

 

section;’.

 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

168

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  52,  page  36,  line  38,  at end insert—

 

‘(c)    

does not include any days during the assessment phase, except in

 

prescribed circumstances.’.

 


 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Margaret Curran

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

37

 

Clause  56,  page  40,  line  35,  at end insert ‘, which shall include that the claimant is

 

either receiving, recovering from, or expected within 6 months to receive treatment with

 

chemotherapy or radiotherapy’.

 

George Hollingbery

 

33

 

Clause  56,  page  40,  line  35,  at end insert—

 

‘(e)    

the claimant is receiving chemotherapy or radiotherapy, is recovering

 

from that treatment or is likely to receive such treatment within 6

 

months.’.


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 26 April 2011                  

98

 

Welfare Reform Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

146

 

Clause  56,  page  42,  line  43,  at end insert—

 

‘(1A)    

With respect to claimants who have disabilities, the Secretary of State shall not

 

impose any sanctions without first consulting a Disability Employment Adviser.’.

 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

151

 

Clause  56,  page  43,  line  10,  leave out ‘26 ’ and insert ‘13’.

 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

141

 

Clause  56,  page  43,  line  33,  at end insert—

 

‘(9)    

Regulations will provide for an appeal mechanism.’.

 


 

Chris Grayling

 

Maria Miller

 

94

 

Clause  91,  page  61,  line  7,  leave out ‘under this Part’ and insert ‘made under this

 

Part by the Secretary of State’

 

Chris Grayling

 

Maria Miller

 

95

 

Clause  91,  page  61,  line  15,  leave out subsection (7)

 

Chris Grayling

 

Maria Miller

 

96

 

Clause  91,  page  61,  line  25,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

Regulations made by the Scottish Ministers under section 89 are subject to—

 

(a)    

the affirmative procedure, if they contain provision amending or

 

repealing primary legislation (within the meaning of that section), and

 

(b)    

the negative procedure, in any other case.’

 



 
 

Public Bill Committee: 26 April 2011                  

99

 

Welfare Reform Bill, continued

 
 

Chris Grayling

 

100

 

Schedule  13,  page  146,  leave out line 29 and insert—

  

‘Section 6.

 
  

In section 7—

 
  

(a)    

in the heading, the words “community

 
  

charge benefits and other”;

 
  

(b)    

subsection (2), so far as not otherwise

 
  

repealed;

 
  

(c)    

subsection (3)(b) and the preceding “and”.’

 
 

Chris Grayling

 

101

 

Schedule  13,  page  152,  leave out line 8

 

Chris Grayling

 

102

 

Schedule  13,  page  154,  line  32,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

in subsection (2)(a), “Part 1 of”;’.

 

Chris Grayling

 

103

 

Schedule  13,  page  155,  line  3,  at end insert ‘and (4)’

 

Chris Grayling

 

104

 

Schedule  13,  page  155,  line  20,  at end insert ‘, so far as not otherwise repealed’

 

Chris Grayling

 

105

 

Schedule  13,  page  157,  line  28,  leave out ‘8(2A)’ and insert ‘8(2)(ca) and (d),

 

(2A)’

 

Chris Grayling

 

106

 

Schedule  13,  page  158,  line  10,  at end insert ‘and (7) and (8)’

 

Chris Grayling

 

107

 

Schedule  13,  page  158,  line  18,  at end insert—

 

‘(c)    

the definition of “training”.’

 

Chris Grayling

 

108

 

Schedule  13,  page  158,  line  21,  leave out ‘and (b)’

 

Chris Grayling

 

109

 

Schedule  13,  page  158,  line  43,  leave out from beginning to end of line 44


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 26 April 2011                  

100

 

Welfare Reform Bill, continued

 
 

Chris Grayling

 

110

 

Schedule  13,  page  163,  line  30,  second column, at beginning insert—

  

‘Section 7(2)(a).’

 
 


 

NEW CLAUSES

 

Matters to be considered before the imposition of a sanction or penalty

 

Kate Green

 

NC1

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

In respect of the imposition of a sanction under the Jobseeker’s Act 1995 or any

 

other provision or in the case of a penalty imposed under section 115C of the

 

Social Security Administration Act 1992 the Secretary of State or an authority

 

shall consider—

 

(a)    

evidence of the physical condition of the claimant and his or her state of

 

health;

 

(b)    

evidence of the psychological state of health of the claimant;

 

(c)    

evidence relating to the means and income of the claimant;

 

(d)    

evidence relating to the accommodation occupied by the claimant and the

 

effect that the imposition of a sanction or penalty may have on the right

 

to occupy such accommodation;

 

(e)    

the family circumstances of the claimant and the impact that it may have

 

on other family members and dependants;

 

(f)    

evidence of the impact that a sanction or penalty may have on the ability

 

of the claimant to fulfil obligations to third parties including those

 

relating to the fulfilment of benefit entitlement conditions.

 

(2)    

Before deciding whether to impose a sanction or penalty and shall only do so

 

where, having considered all the relevant circumstances, it is reasonable to do so.

 

(3)    

Regarding evidence as to means the Secretary of State must consider—

 

(a)    

the income of the claimant;

 

(b)    

the capital of the claimant;

 

(c)    

the expenditure of the claimant.

 

(4)    

In order to facilitate the enquiry into the matters set out in subsection (1) the

 

Secretary of State or authority may—

 

(a)    

arrange for a medical examination of the claimant;

 

(b)    

obtain information from any agency holding relevant information on the

 

income and resources of the claimant;

 

(c)    

receive evidence from any other person or persons with a knowledge of

 

the cicumstances of the claimant.

 

(5)    

A person who is subject to a penalty may appeal to a Tribunal (Lower Tier)

 

against the imposition of such a penalty.’.

 



 
 

Public Bill Committee: 26 April 2011                  

101

 

Welfare Reform Bill, continued

 
 

Sums to be deducted in calculating recoverable overpayments

 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

NC2

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘In calculating the amount of a recoverable overpayment, there shall be deducted

 

any amount of universal credit which should have been payable during the

 

overpayment period on the basis of the claim as presented, or on the basis of the

 

claim had any misrepresentation or non-disclosure been remedied before the

 

decision.’.

 


 

Procedure for regulation-making powers

 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

NC3

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘In section 26 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007, in subsection (1), at end insert:

 

“(e)    

regulations made under sections 11D and 11J.”.’.

 

 

Order of the House [9 march 2011]

 

That the following provisions shall apply to the Welfare Reform Bill—

 

Committal

 

1.    

The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.

 

Proceedings in Public Bill Committee

 

2.    

Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously

 

concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Tuesday 24 May 2011.

 

3.    

The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on

 

which it meets.

 

Consideration and Third Reading

 

4.    

Proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

 

brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the

 

day on which those proceedings are commenced.

 

5.    

Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

 

brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

 

6.    

Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to

 

proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.


 
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