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House of Commons

Thursday 7 July 2011

Public Bill Committee

New Amendments handed in are marked thus

Amendments which will comply with the required notice period at their next appearance

Pensions Bill [Lords]

Note

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order of the

Committee [5 July].

Malcolm Wicks

23

Clause  1,  page  2,  line  19,  at end add—

‘(8)
The Secretary of State shall review the options for linking pensionable age to the

number of years in employment so as to ensure that pensionable age is reached

no later than 49 years after entry into employment. The Secretary of State shall

report the findings of his review to both Houses of Parliament within six months

of the passing of this Act.’.

Teresa Pearce

27

Clause  1,  page  2,  line  19,  at end add—


‘The Secretary of State must report to Parliament within one year of the

implementation of this Act with details of the communication of changes in the

State Pension Age to all those affected by this section.’.

Rachel Reeves

21

Schedule  1,  page  20,  line  19,  leave out paragraph (6) and insert—

‘6
In section 126 of the Pensions Act 1995 (equalisation of and increase in

pensionable age etc.) in paragraph (a) delete “2024” and replace with “April

2020”.’.

Public Bill Committee: 7 July 2011
38

Pensions Bill-[Lords], continued

Rachel Reeves

22

Schedule  1,  page  20,  line  31,  leave out ‘December 2018’ and insert ‘April 2020’.

New Clause relating to Part 1

Qualifying age for pension credit

Rachel Reeves

NC3

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
The Secretary of State must make regulations setting out the qualifying age for

pension credit.

(2)
The qualifying age for pension credit from 6 March 2011 until 6 March 2020 shall

be set so that the timetable in Schedule (Graduated timetable: qualifying age for

pension credit) has effect.

(3)
After 6 March 2020 the qualifying age for attaining pension credit shall be set at

an age that does not exceed the age that a person qualifies for the state pension.’.

New Schedule relating to Part 1

Rachel Reeves

NS1

To move the following Schedule:—

‘Graduated timetable: qualifying age for pension credit


Any increase in the qualifying age for pension credit between 6 March 2011

and 6 March 2020 must not exceed the qualifying date set out in column (2)

for any eligible person born on any day in a period mentioned in column (1).

        TABLE 3

(1)
(2)

Period within which a person’s
Day pensionable credit

birthday falls
attained

6th Sepember 1950 to 5th October 1950
6th March 2011

6th October 1950 to 5th November 1950
6th May 2011

6th November 1950 to 5th December 1950
6th July 2011

6th December 1950 to 5th January 1951
6th September 2011

6th January 1951 to 5th February 1951
6th November 2011

6th February 1951 to 5th March 1951
6th January 2012

6th March 1951 to 5th April 1951
6th March 2012

6th April 1951 to 5th May 1951
6th May 2012

6th May 1951 to 5th June 1951
6th July 2012

6th June 1951 to 5th July 1951
6th September 2012

6th July 1951 to 5th August 1951
6th November 2012

6th August 1951 to 5th September 1951
6th January 2013

6th September 1951 to 5th October 1951
6th March 2013

6th October 1951 to 5th November 1951
6th May 2013

6th November 1951 to 5th December 1951
6th July 2013

6th December 1951 to 5th January 1952
6th September 2013

6th January 1952 to 5th February 1952
6th November 2013

6th February 1952 to 5th March 1952
6th January 2014

6th March 1952 to 5th April 1952
6th March 2014

6th April 1952 to 5th May 1952
6th May 2014

6th May 1952 to 5th June 1952
6th July 2014

6th June 1952 to 5th July 1952
6th September 2014

6th July 1952 to 5th August 1952
6th November 2014

6th August 1952 to 5th September 1952
6th January 2015

6th September 1952 to 5th October 1952
6th March 2015

6th October 1952 to 5th November 1952
6th May 2015

6th November 1952 to 5th December 1952
6th July 2015

6th December 1952 to 5th January 1953
6th September 2015

6th January 1953 to 5th February 1953
6th November 2015

6th February 1953 to 5th March 1953
6th January 2016

6th March 1953 to 5th April 1953
6th March 2016

6th April 1953 to 5th May 1953
6th May 2016

6th May 1953 to 5th June 1953
6th July 2016

6th June 1953 to 5th July 1953
6th September 2016

6th July 1953 to 5th August 1953
6th November 2016

6th August 1953 to 5th September 1953
6th January 2017

6th September 1953 to 5th October 1953
6th March 2017

6th October 1953 to 5th November 1953
6th May 2017

6th November 1953 to 5th December 1953
6th July 2017

6th December 1953 to 5th January 1954
6th September 2017

6th January 1954 to 5th February 1954
6th November 2017

6th February 1954 to 5th March 1954
6th January 2018

6th March 1954 to 5th April 1954
6th March 2018

6th April 1954 to 5th May 1954
6th May 2018

6th May 1954 to 5th June 1954
6th July 2018

6th June 1954 to 5th July 1954
6th September 2018

6th July 1954 to 5th August 1954
6th November 2018

6th August 1954 to 5th September 1954
6th January 2019

6th September 1954 to 5th October 1954
6th March 2019

6th October 1954 to 5th November 1954
6th May 2019

6th November 1954 to 5th December 1954
6th July 2019

6th December 1954 to 5th January 1955
6th September 2019

6th January 1955 to 5th February 1955
6th November 2019

6th February 1955 to 5th March 1955
6th January 2020

6th March 1955 to 5th April 1955
6th March 2020’.

Public Bill Committee: 7 July 2011
39

Pensions Bill-[Lords], continued

Public Bill Committee: 7 July 2011
40

Pensions Bill-[Lords], continued

Steve Webb

1

Clause  4,  page  4,  line  9,  leave out ‘within the prescribed period’ and insert ‘with

effect from—

(a)
the day after the cessation referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) of

subsection (1), or

(b)
a day within the prescribed period (if a period is prescribed)’.

Public Bill Committee: 7 July 2011
41

Pensions Bill-[Lords], continued

Steve Webb

2

Clause  4,  page  4,  line  11,  leave out ‘for subsection (4)’ and insert ‘after subsection

(1) insert—

“(1A)
This section also applies to a jobholder who—

(a)
is aged at least 22,

(b)
has not reached pensionable age, and

(c)
is not an active member of a qualifying scheme because there has

been a period beginning at any time after the jobholder’s

automatic enrolment date during which the requirements of

section 1(1)(a) or (c) were not met (so that the person was not a

jobholder for that period).

(1B)
This section also applies to a jobholder who has ceased to be an active

member of a qualifying scheme because of something other than an

action or omission by the jobholder.”

( )
For subsection (4) of that section’.

Steve Webb

3

Clause  4,  page  4,  line  19,  at end insert—

‘( )
In subsection (8) of that section omit “, after the automatic enrolment date,”’.

Steve Webb

4

Clause  4,  page  4,  leave out line 21 and insert ‘(4)—

(a)
in paragraph (a) omit “at any time after the jobholder’s automatic

enrolment date,”;

(b)
in that paragraph omit “or a qualifying scheme of which the jobholder is

an active member ceases to be such a scheme”;

(c)
in paragraph (b) omit “or the employer”;

(d)
in paragraph (c) for “time” substitute “event”.’.

Steve Webb

5

Clause  4,  page  4,  line  22,  leave out from ‘(inducements)’ to end of line 23 and

insert—

‘(a)
in subsection (1)(a) for “within the period prescribed under section 2(3)”

substitute “with effect from—

(i)
the day after the membership is given up, or

(ii)
a day within the prescribed period (if a period is

prescribed)”;

(b)
in subsection (1)(b) for “within the period prescribed under section 2(3)”

substitute “with effect from—

(i)
the day on which the jobholder became an active

member of the scheme to which the notice

relates, or

(ii)
a day within the prescribed period (if a period is

prescribed)”.’.

Public Bill Committee: 7 July 2011
42

Pensions Bill-[Lords], continued

Rachel Reeves

28


Clause  5,  page  4,  line  30,  leave out ‘£7,475’ and insert ‘the primary threshold for

national insurance purposes.’.

Steve Webb

6

Clause  5,  page  4,  line  39,  leave out from beginning to end of line 14 on page 5 and

insert—

‘“(1)
This section applies to a jobholder—

(a)
who is aged at least 22,

(b)
who has not reached pensionable age, and

(c)
to whom earnings of more than £7,475 are payable by the

employer in the relevant pay reference period (see section 15).”’.

Rachel Reeves

29


Clause  6,  page  6,  line  15,  leave out ‘three’ and insert ‘one’.

Rachel Reeves

30


Clause  6,  page  6,  line  16,  at end insert ‘, except in the case of notices given under

subsections (1) and (3), it cannot be longer than three months from the day on which the

worker begins to be employed by E.’.

Steve Webb

7

Clause  6,  page  6,  line  32,  at end insert—

‘( )
In section 5 of the 2008 Act (automatic re-enrolment) omit subsection (5).’.

Steve Webb

8

Clause  8,  page  7,  line  22,  leave out ‘5(1)(a)’ and insert ‘5(1)(c)’.

Rachel Reeves

31


Clause  8,  page  7,  line  24,  at beginning insert ‘Subject to subsections (2A),’.

Rachel Reeves

32


Clause  8,  page  7,  line  24,  at beginning insert ‘Subject to subsections (2B),’.

Public Bill Committee: 7 July 2011
43

Pensions Bill-[Lords], continued

Rachel Reeves

33


Clause  8,  page  7,  line  27,  at end insert—

‘(2A)
An order made under subsection (2) must not increase the amount in section

3(1)(c) by more than—

(a)
the general level of earnings; or

(b)
in percentage terms by more than the percentage increase in the lower

earnings limit for national insurance purposes.’.

Rachel Reeves

34


Clause  8,  page  7,  line  27,  at end insert—

‘(2B)
An order made under subsection (2) must be accompanied by a full impact

assessment, specifying—

(a)
which factors have been taken into account, why they were considered

relevant and the extent to which those factors have been taken into

account;

(b)
where factors listed in subsection (4) were not considered relevant, and

why;

(c)
the impact of the number of individuals benefiting from automatic

enrolment.’.

Steve Webb

9

Clause  10,  page  8,  line  25,  leave out subsection (2) and insert—

‘(2)
For the heading substitute “Certification that quality requirement or

alternative requirement is satisfied”.

New Clauses relating to Part 2

Test scheme standard for schemes that produce sum of money for provision of benefits

Steve Webb

NC1

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
In section 22 of the 2008 Act (test scheme standard) after subsection (7) insert—

“(8)
In the case of a scheme under which a sum of money is made available

for the provision of benefits to a relevant member, references in this

section to pensions are to be read as references to such sums.”

(2)
For section 23 of the 2008 Act substitute—

“23
Test scheme

(1)
A test scheme is an occupational pension scheme which satisfies—

(a)
the requirement in subsection (2),



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