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(4)
In this section “prescribed” means specified in or determined in accordance with

regulation.’.

Social Fund review

Stella Creasy

Kate Green

NC6


To move the following Clause:—

‘The Government will lay before parliament annually a review of the impact of

the abolition of a nationally administered social fund which will cover the

following topics—

(1)
The level of applications received by each local area for assistance.

(2)
The nature and amount of applications and awards made by each administering

authority.

(3)
The cost of administration of the scheme by each administering authority.

(4)
The criteria used by every administering authority for making awards and all of

the guidance they issue to their staff (and their proxies’ staff).

(5)
Information as to the status of each applicant and their household whether

successful or not.’.

Advice on financial assistance

Stella Creasy

Kate Green

NC7


To move the following Clause:—

‘The Government will require all those working with applicants for welfare

provision who are publicly funded to ensure their clients are informed about the

existence of publicly provided financial assistance and where relevant locally

available sources of alternative affordable credit provision. This information

must be provided in a format which is accessible to the applicant.’.

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Limitation Act 1980

Kate Green

NC8


To move the following Clause:—

‘The Limitation Act 1980 applies as enacted to the recovery of the social security

payments as with all other sums that may be recoverable from a person.’.

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.

Other proceedings

7.
Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on

consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further messages from the

Lords) may be programmed.

ORDER OF THE COMMITTEE [22 March 2011], AS AMENDED [31 MARCH

2011]

That—

(1)
the Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 10.30 am on Tuesday

22 March) meet—

(a)
at 4.00 pm on Tuesday 22 March;

(b)
at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 24 March;

(c)
at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 29 March;

(d)
at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 31 March;

(e)
at 9.00 am and 1.30 pm on Tuesday 5 April;

(f)
at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 26 April;

(g)
at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 28 April;

(h)
at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 3 May;

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(i)
at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 10 May;

(j)
at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 12 May;

(k)
at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 17 May;

(l)
at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 19 May;

(m)
at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 24 May;

(2)
the Committee shall hear oral evidence in accordance with the following

Table:

TABLE

Date
Time
Witness

Tuesday 22 March
Until no later than
Policy Exchange; Centre for

12 noon
Social Justice; Institute for

Fiscal Studies; Professor Roy

Sainsbury (University of

York); Reform

Tuesday 22 March
Until no later than
Joseph Rowntree Foundation;

1.00 pm
Centre for Economic and

Social Inclusion; Oxfam;

Personal Independence

Payment Objective

Assessment Development

Group (and Equality 2025);

Mind

Tuesday 22 March
Until no later than
Anne Spaight, former Chair of

4.45 pm
Disability Living Allowance

Advisory Board; Essex

Coalition of Disabled People

Tuesday 22 March
Until no later than
People First; National Centre

5.15 pm
for Independent Living

Tuesday 22 March
Until no later than
MacMillan; Scope;

6.15 pm
Community Links; TUC

Tuesday 22 March
Until no later than
Low Incomes Tax Reform

6.45 pm
Group; Citizen’s Advice

Bureau

Thursday 24 March
Until no later than
Social Security Advisory

9.30 am
Committee

Thursday 24 March
Until no later than
Carers UK

9.50 am

Thursday 24 March
Until no later than
Professor Paul Gregg (Bristol

10.10 am
University)

Thursday 24 March
Until no later than
Child Poverty Action Group;

2.00 pm
Gingerbread; Fatherhood

Institute; Working Families

Thursday 24 March
Until no later than
Women’s Budget Group;

2.45 pm
Centre for Separated Families;

Family Action

Thursday 24 March
Until no later than
Local Government

3.15 pm
Association; London Councils

Thursday 24 March
Until no later than
Shelter; National Housing

4.15 pm
Federation; National

Landlords Association; Crisis

Thursday 24 March
Until no later than
Department for Work and

5.00 pm
Pensions

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(3)
proceedings on consideration of the Bill in Committee shall be taken in the

following order; Clauses 1 to 31; Schedule 1; Clause 32; Schedule 2; Clauses

33 and 34; Schedule 3; Clause 35; Schedule 4; Clause 36; Schedule 5; Clause

37; Schedule 6; Clauses 38 to 48; Schedule 7; Clauses 49 to 69; Schedule 8;

Clauses 70 to 88; Schedule 9; Clauses 89 and 90; Schedule 10; Clauses 91 to

99; Schedule 11; Clause 100; Schedule 12; Clauses 101 to 133; Schedule 13;

Clauses 134 to 137; new Clauses; new Schedules; remaining proceedings on

the Bill;

(4)
the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a

conclusion at 7.00 pm on Tuesday 24 May.

NOTICES WITHDRAWN

The following Notices have been withdrawn:

Mr Liam Byrne

Stephen Timms

Ms Karen Buck

Margaret Curran

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Clause  68,  page  52,  line  19,  at end add—

‘(4)
Regulations under this section may permit the AMHB to be less than the actual

amount of the liability only if a person has refused without good cause an offer of

suitable alternative accommodation.’.



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