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House of Commons

 
 

Tuesday 13 November 2012

 

Public Bill Committee

 

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Public Service Pensions Bill


 

Chris Leslie

 

Cathy Jamieson

 

76

 

Schedule  4,  page  28,  line  36,  leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘shall’.

 

Sajid Javid

 

26

 

Schedule  4,  page  31,  line  45,  after ‘if’, insert—

 

‘(a)    

it is an injury or compensation scheme (within the meaning of the Public

 

Service Pensions Act 2013), or

 

(b)    

’.

 

Sajid Javid

 

27

 

Schedule  4,  page  32,  line  31,  after ‘if’, insert—

 

‘(a)    

it is an injury or compensation scheme (within the meaning of the Public

 

Service Pensions Act 2013), or

 

(b)    

’.

 

Chris Leslie

 

Cathy Jamieson

 

77

 

Schedule  4,  page  35,  line  10,  leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘shall’.

 

Sajid Javid

 

28

 

Schedule  4,  page  35,  line  26,  leave out ‘section 113 of the Pension Schemes Act

 

1993’ and insert ‘section 109 of the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993’.

 



 
 

Public Bill Committee: 13 November 2012                  

42

 

Public Service Pensions Bill, continued

 
 

Chris Leslie

 

Cathy Jamieson

 

50

 

Clause  7,  page  4,  line  20,  at end insert—

 

‘(3A)    

A scheme under section 1 which replaces a defined benefit scheme may only be

 

established as a defined benefits scheme.’.

 


 

Chris Leslie

 

Cathy Jamieson

 

51

 

Clause  8,  page  5,  line  1,  after ‘Treasury’, insert ‘reasonably’.

 

Chris Leslie

 

Cathy Jamieson

 

52

 

Clause  8,  page  5,  line  6,  leave out ‘negative’ and insert ‘affirmative’.

 


 

Chris Leslie

 

Cathy Jamieson

 

80

 

Clause  9,  page  5,  line  17,  at end insert—

 

‘(d)    

those members of public service pension schemes to be exempted from

 

the operation of subsection (1) as a result of scheme specific capability

 

reviews.’.

 

Chris Leslie

 

Cathy Jamieson

 

53

 

Clause  9,  page  5,  line  31,  at end insert—

 

‘(4A)    

A person’s normal or deferred pension age under a scheme under section 1 will

 

not change by operation of this section unless 10 years’ or more notice of the

 

change has been given.’.

 

Chris Leslie

 

Cathy Jamieson

 

54

 

Clause  9,  page  5,  line  31,  at end insert—

 

‘(4B)    

The link between the state pension age and a person’s normal or deferred pension

 

age shall be regularly and independently reviewed to ensure that the link remains

 

appropriate in light of scheme members’ longevity.’.

 



 
 

Public Bill Committee: 13 November 2012                  

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Public Service Pensions Bill, continued

 
 

Sajid Javid

 

8

 

Clause  10,  page  6,  line  7,  after ‘section 1’, insert ‘which is a defined benefits

 

scheme’.

 

Chris Leslie

 

Cathy Jamieson

 

55

 

Clause  10,  page  6,  line  21,  at end insert—

 

‘(3A)    

Treasury directions under subsection (2) shall take into account the individual

 

nature of each of the different funded schemes that make provision for local

 

government workers.’.

 

Sajid Javid

 

9

 

Clause  10,  page  6,  line  24,  at end add—

 

‘( )    

Scheme regulations for a scheme under section 1 which is not a defined benefits

 

scheme may provide for actuarial valuations to be made of the scheme and any

 

statutory pension scheme which is connected with it; and if they do, subsections

 

(2) to (4) apply.’.

 

Chris Leslie

 

Cathy Jamieson

 

56

 

Clause  10,  page  6,  line  24,  at end add ‘and with the written approval of the

 

Government Actuary.’.

 


 

Sajid Javid

 

10

 

Clause  11,  page  6,  line  26,  after ‘section 1’, insert ‘which is a defined benefits

 

scheme’.

 

Chris Leslie

 

Cathy Jamieson

 

57

 

Clause  11,  page  6,  line  40,  at end insert—

 

‘(4A)    

Treasury directions under subsection (3) may only be made after consultation

 

with the persons or representatives of the persons who appear to the Treasury to

 

be likely to be affected by the employer cost cap.’.

 

Chris Leslie

 

Cathy Jamieson

 

58

 

Clause  11,  page  7,  line  15,  at end insert ‘provided that they do not have the effect

 

of reducing members’ accrued benefits.’.


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 13 November 2012                  

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Public Service Pensions Bill, continued

 
 

Chris Leslie

 

Cathy Jamieson

 

59

 

Clause  11,  page  7,  line  19,  leave out ‘negative’ and insert ‘affirmative’.

 


 

Sajid Javid

 

11

 

Clause  12,  page  7,  line  26,  leave out ‘scheme’ and insert ‘pension fund’.

 

Sajid Javid

 

12

 

Clause  12,  page  7,  line  27,  at end insert ‘, so far as relating to the pension fund’.

 

Chris Leslie

 

Cathy Jamieson

 

60

 

Clause  12,  page  7,  line  29,  at end insert ‘or, where a pension scheme consists of

 

more than one fund, separate actuarial valuations of each fund.’.

 


 

Chris Leslie

 

Cathy Jamieson

 

65

 

Clause  16,  page  9,  line  33,  leave out subsection (4) and insert—

 

‘(4)    

The closing date is 5 April 2015 subject to subsection (7).’.

 


 

Chris Leslie

 

Cathy Jamieson

 

78

 

Schedule  5,  page  38,  leave out lines 34 to 40.

 

Sajid Javid

 

29

 

Schedule  5,  page  40,  line  3,  at end insert ‘and compensation benefits’.

 


 

Sajid Javid

 

30

 

Schedule  6,  page  41,  line  26,  at end insert ‘and compensation benefits’.

 



 
 

Public Bill Committee: 13 November 2012                  

45

 

Public Service Pensions Bill, continued

 
 

Chris Leslie

 

Cathy Jamieson

 

79

 

Schedule  7,  page  42,  line  23,  at end insert ‘and

 

(iii)    

the definition of pensionable earnings under the new scheme

 

will be the same definition as under the old scheme.’.

 


 

Chris Leslie

 

Cathy Jamieson

 

66

 

Clause  20,  page  11,  line  11,  leave out ‘significant’.

 

Chris Leslie

 

Cathy Jamieson

 

67

 

Clause  20,  page  11,  line  35,  at end insert ‘or in the case of the Local Government

 

Pension Scheme the period of 26 years beginning with 1 April 2014’.

 

Chris Leslie

 

Cathy Jamieson

 

68

 

Clause  20,  page  11,  line  40,  at end insert—

 

‘(d)    

the scheme’s definition of pensionable earnings;

 

(e)    

ill-health benefits;

 

(f)    

early retirement rights.’.

 

Chris Leslie

 

Cathy Jamieson

 

69

 

Clause  20,  page  11,  line  41,  leave out subsection (6).

 


 

Chris Leslie

 

Cathy Jamieson

 

70

 

Clause  21,  page  12,  line  5,  leave out ‘significant’.

 

Chris Leslie

 

Cathy Jamieson

 

71

 

Clause  21,  page  12,  line  7,  at beginning insert ‘Unless otherwise stated in this Act’.

 



 
 

Public Bill Committee: 13 November 2012                  

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Public Service Pensions Bill, continued

 
 

Chris Leslie

 

Cathy Jamieson

 

73

 

Clause  23,  page  12,  line  40,  at end insert ‘provided that the payment of pension and

 

other benefits under this section does not limit the obligations under schemes under

 

section 1 to provide members with all the benefits set out in the scheme regulations.’.

 


 

Sajid Javid

 

31

 

Schedule  8,  page  44,  line  36,  at end insert—

 

‘20C      

A pension payable under a scheme made by the Scottish Ministers under

 

section 1 of the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 by virtue of section 1(2)(d)

 

of that Act (teachers).”’.

 

Sajid Javid

 

32

 

Schedule  8,  page  44,  line  41,  at end insert—

 

‘22B      

A pension payable under a scheme made by the Scottish Ministers under

 

section 1 of the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 by virtue of section 1(2)(e)

 

of that Act (health service workers).”’.

 

Sajid Javid

 

33

 

Schedule  8,  page  45,  leave out lines 6 to 21.

 

Sajid Javid

 

34

 

Schedule  8,  page  45,  leave out lines 23 to 25 and insert—

 

‘“39A    

A pension payable under a defined benefits scheme, within the meaning of the

 

Public Service Pensions Act 2013, made by the Secretary of State or the

 

Scottish Ministers under section 1 of that Act by virtue of section 1(2)(c) of

 

that Act (local government workers).”’.

 

Sajid Javid

 

35

 

Schedule  8,  page  45,  leave out lines 27 to 30 and insert—

 

‘“43A    

A pension payable under a defined benefits scheme, within the meaning of the

 

Public Service Pensions Act 2013, made by the Secretary of State or Scottish

 

Ministers under section 1 of that Act by virtue of section 1(2)(g) of that Act

 

(police).

 

            

In the case of a scheme made by the Secretary of State, this paragraph does

 

include a pension referred to in paragraph 15B above.”’.

 

Sajid Javid

 

36

 

Schedule  8,  page  45,  leave out lines 32 to 35 and insert—

 

‘“44A    

A pension payable under a defined benefits scheme, within the meaning of the

 

Public Service Pensions Act 2013, made by the Secretary of State, Scottish

 

Ministers or Welsh Ministers under section 1 of that Act by virtue of section

 

1(2)(f) of that Act (fire and rescue workers).


 
 

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Public Service Pensions Bill, continued

 
 

            

In the case of a scheme made by the Secretary of State, this paragraph does not

 

include a pension referred to in paragraph 16B above.”’.

 

Sajid Javid

 

37

 

Schedule  8,  page  46,  leave out lines 25 to 28 and insert—

 

‘“14B    

A pension payable under a defined benefits scheme, within the meaning of the

 

Public Service Pensions Act 2013, made by a Northern Ireland department

 

under section 1 of that Act by virtue of section 1(2)(c) of that Act (local

 

government workers).”’.

 

Sajid Javid

 

38

 

Schedule  8,  page  46,  leave out lines 30 to 33 and insert—

 

‘“16A    

A pension payable under a defined benefits scheme, within the meaning of the

 

Public Service Pensions Act 2013, made by a Northern Ireland department

 

under section 1 of that Act by virtue of section 1(2)(f) of that Act (fire and

 

rescue workers).”’.

 

Sajid Javid

 

39

 

Schedule  8,  page  48,  leave out lines 30 to 33 and insert—

 

‘“(fb)    

a committee of a relevant authority which is the scheme manager (or

 

scheme manager and pension board) of a scheme under section 1 of the

 

Public Service Pensions Act 2013;”.’.

 

Sajid Javid

 

40

 

Schedule  8,  page  49,  line  42,  at end insert—

 

‘Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (c. 21)

 

29A(1)  

Section 214 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (pension rights of persons

 

whose salaries are paid out of the General Lighthouse Fund) is amended as

 

follows.

 

      (2)  

The existing provision is numbered as subsection (1).

 

      (3)  

After that subsection there is inserted—

 

“(2)    

Where pensions, allowances and gratuities to or in respect of persons

 

whose salaries are paid out of the General Lighthouse Fund are

 

payable otherwise than under subsection (1), sums in respect of those

 

benefits may with the approval of the Secretary of State be paid out of

 

that Fund.”’.

 


 

Chris Leslie

 

Cathy Jamieson

 

74

 

Clause  28,  page  14,  line  21,  after ‘body’, insert ‘final salary’.


 
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