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| Wednesday 1 February 2012 |
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| New Amendments handed in are marked thus |
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| On Consideration of Lords Amendments to the Welfare Reform Bill |
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| | The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Welfare Reform |
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| | Bill (Programme) (No. 3) Motion to be proposed by Secretary Iain Duncan Smith. |
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| Secretary Iain Duncan Smith |
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| To move, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment. |
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| Secretary Iain Duncan Smith |
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| To move, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment. |
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| Secretary Iain Duncan Smith |
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| To move, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment. |
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| As an Amendment to the Lords Amendment:— |
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| Secretary Iain Duncan Smith |
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| | Line 4, leave out ‘a prescribed number of days which must be at least 730’ and |
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| Secretary Iain Duncan Smith |
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| To move, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment. |
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| Secretary Iain Duncan Smith |
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| To move, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment. |
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| To move the following Amendments to the Bill in lieu of the Lords Amendment:— |
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| | Page 62, line 13, insert the following new Clause— |
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| | | ‘Independent Body on the Benefit Cap |
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| | (1) | There is to be a body called the Independent Body on the Benefit Cap. |
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| | (2) | The functions of the Body are those conferred on it by or under this Act.’. |
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| | Page 62, line 16, at end insert ‘according to the local area in which they are ordinarily |
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| | Page 62, line 40, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(h) | Regulations under this section shall provide that the benefit cap shall not |
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| | be applied for the first 39 weeks from the date on which the claimant’s |
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| | total entitlements to welfare benefits exceeds the relevant amount as a |
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| | result of prescribed circumstances, to include a claimant leaving |
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| | employment as a result of that claimant being made redundant or |
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| | Page 63, line 1, leave out ‘reference to estimated average earnings’ and insert ‘the |
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| Secretary of State upon receipt of recommendations from the Independent Body on the |
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| | Page 63, line 2, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(7) | Before making the first regulations under section (5) above, the Secretary of State |
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| | shall refer the matters specified in subsection (8) below to the Independent Body |
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| | on the Benefit Cap for their consideration.’. |
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| | Page 63, line 2, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(8) | Those matters shall include— |
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| | (a) | the differences in housing costs between London and the rest of the UK; |
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| | (b) | the need to safeguard against homelessness. |
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| | (c) | the targets in sections 3 to 6 of the Child Poverty Act 2010.’. |
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| | Page 63, line 2, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(8A) | Where matters are referred to the Independent Body on the Benefit Cap under |
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| | subsection (7) above, the Body shall, after considering those matters, make a |
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| | report to the Secretary of State which shall contain the Body’s recommendations |
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| | about each of those matters.’. |
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| | Page 63, line 2, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(8B) | If, following the report of the Independent Body on the Benefit Cap under |
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| | subsection (8A) above, the Secretary of State decides— |
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| | (a) | not to make any regulations implementing the Body’s recommendations, |
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| | (b) | to make regulations implementing only some of the Body’s |
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| | (c) | to prescribe under section (5) above a relevant amount which is different |
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| | from the rate recommended by the Body, or |
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| | (d) | to make regulations which in some other respect differ from the |
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| | recommendations of the Body, or |
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| | (e) | to make regulations which do not relate to a recommendation of the |
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| | | the Secretary of State shall lay a report before each House of Parliament |
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| | containing a statement of the reasons for the decision.’. |
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| | Page 63, line 2, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(8C) | If the Independent Body on the Benefit Cap fails to make its report under |
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| | subsection (8A) above within a time to be specified in regulations but no less than |
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| | nine months, any power of the Secretary of State to make regulations under this |
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| | section shall be exercisable as if subsection (6) above had not been enacted.’. |
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| | Page 63, line 3, leave out subsections (7) and (8). |
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| | Page 63, line 37, leave out ‘review’ and insert ‘refer to the Independent Body on the |
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| Secretary Iain Duncan Smith |
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| To move, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment. |
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| Secretary Iain Duncan Smith |
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| To move, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment. |
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| Secretary Iain Duncan Smith |
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| To move, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment. |
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| Secretary Iain Duncan Smith |
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| To move, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment. |
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| Secretary Iain Duncan Smith |
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| To move, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment. |
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| Secretary Iain Duncan Smith |
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| To move, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment. |
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| To move, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment. |
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| | Order of the House [9 march 2011] |
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| | That the following provisions shall apply to the Welfare Reform Bill— |
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| | 1. | The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee. |
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| | Proceedings in Public Bill Committee |
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| | 2. | Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously |
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| | concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Tuesday 24 May 2011. |
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| | 3. | The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on |
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| | Consideration and Third Reading |
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| | 4. | Proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be |
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| | brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the |
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| | day on which those proceedings are commenced. |
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| | 5. | Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be |
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| | brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day. |
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| | 6. | Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to |
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| | proceedings on consideration and Third Reading. |
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| | 7. | Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on |
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| | consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further messages from the |
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| | Lords) may be programmed. |
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| | Welfare Reform Bill (Programme) (No. 3) |
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| Secretary Iain Duncan Smith |
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| | That the following provisions shall apply to the Welfare Reform Bill for the purpose of |
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| | supplementing the Orders of 9 March 2011 (Welfare Reform Bill (Programme)) and 13 |
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| | June 2011 (Welfare Reform Bill (Programme) (No. 2))— |
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| | Consideration of Lords Amendments |
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| | 1. | Proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments shall (so far as not |
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| | previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at 7.00 pm at this day’s |
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| | 2. | The proceedings shall be taken in the order shown in the first column of the |
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| | 3. | The proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a |
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| | conclusion at the times specified in the second column of the Table. |
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| | | | | | | | | | | 15, 17 to 19 and 23 (employment and |
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| | 4. | Any further Message from the Lords may be considered forthwith without |
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| | 5. | The proceedings on any further Message from the Lords shall (so far as not |
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| | previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour after their |
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