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House of Commons

 
 

Notices of Amendments

 

given on

 

Thursday 29 November 2012

 

For other Amendment(s) see the following page(s) of Supplement to Votes:

 

541-42 and 543

 

Consideration of Bill


 

Public Service Pensions Bill, As Amended

 

John McDonnell

 

Mr David Anderson

 

9

 

Page  5,  line  28  [Clause  9],  leave out ‘must be 60’ and insert ‘shall be set out in

 

scheme regulations but must be no more than 60’.

 

Member communications

 

Chris Leslie

 

Cathy Jamieson

 

NC2

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

Scheme regulations for a scheme under section 1 shall provide for the provision

 

of annual benefit statements to all members of the scheme.

 

(2)    

Benefit statements under subsection 1 shall show the following information—

 

(a)    

the member’s pension benefits earned to date;

 

(b)    

the projected annual pension and lump sum payments if the member

 

retires at his normal pension age; and

 

(c)    

the member’s and employer’s current contribution rates.’.

 

Fair deal

 

Chris Leslie

 

Cathy Jamieson

 

NC3

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘A member of a public service pension scheme is entitled to remain an active

 

member of that scheme following—


 
 

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(a)    

the compulsory transfer of his contract of employment to an independent

 

contractor; and

 

(b)    

any subsequent compulsory transfer of his contract of employment.’.

 

Chris Leslie

 

Cathy Jamieson

 

10

 

Page  2,  line  16  [Clause  3],  at end insert—

 

‘(3A)    

Scheme regulations shall not make any provision which would have the effect of

 

reducing the amount of any pension, allowance or gratuity, insofar as that amount

 

is directly or indirectly referable to rights which have accrued (whether by virtue

 

of service rendered, contributions paid or any other thing done) before the coming

 

into operation of the scheme, unless the persons specified in subsection (3B) have

 

agreed to the inclusion of that provision.

 

(3B)    

The persons referred to in subsection (3A) are the persons or representatives of

 

the persons who appear to the responsible authority to be likely to be affected by

 

the regulations if they were made.’.

 

Chris Leslie

 

Cathy Jamieson

 

11

 

Page  2,  line  25  [Clause  3],  at end insert—

 

‘(5A)    

This Act shall not apply to scheme regulations relating to local government

 

workers in Scotland unless the Scottish Parliament approves its application.’.

 

Chris Leslie

 

Cathy Jamieson

 

12

 

Page  4,  line  29  [Clause  7],  at end insert—

 

‘(3A)    

A scheme under section 1 which replaces a final salary scheme may only be

 

established as a career average revalued earnings scheme or a defined benefits

 

scheme of such other description as Treasury regulations may specify.’.

 

Chris Leslie

 

Cathy Jamieson

 

13

 

Page  5,  line  21  [Clause  9],  after ‘age’, insert ‘or deferred pension age’.

 

Chris Leslie

 

Cathy Jamieson

 

14

 

Page  5,  line  28  [Clause  9],  after ‘age’, insert ‘or deferred pension age’.

 

Chris Leslie

 

Cathy Jamieson

 

15

 

Page  5,  line  30  [Clause  9],  leave out subsection (3).

 

Chris Leslie

 

Cathy Jamieson

 

16

 

Page  5,  line  29  [Clause  9],  at end insert—


 
 

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‘(2A)    

Subsections (1) and (2) shall not apply in relation to any category of public

 

service worker as the Secretary of State may by order specify following the

 

publication of a scheme specific capability review.’.

 

Chris Leslie

 

Cathy Jamieson

 

17

 

Page  5,  line  42  [Clause  9],  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 at least 10 years’ notice of the

 

change has been given.’.

 

Chris Leslie

 

Cathy Jamieson

 

18

 

Page  7,  line  3  [Clause  11],  at end insert—

 

‘(3A)    

Treasury directions under subsection (3) shall only be made following a period of

 

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

 

19

 

Page  9,  line  36  [Clause  16],  leave out subsection (1) and insert—

 

‘(1)    

New scheme regulations made under section 1 and 3 shall replace existing

 

schemes’ current regulations and shall take effect on the amendment date.

 

(1A)    

Following the implementation of new scheme regulations under subsection (1),

 

benefits shall only be provided in accordance with those new regulations.’.

 

Chris Leslie

 

Cathy Jamieson

 

20

 

Page  10,  line  5  [Clause  16],  leave out ‘closing’ and insert ‘amendment’.

 

Chris Leslie

 

Cathy Jamieson

 

21

 

Page  10,  line  6  [Clause  16],  leave out ‘1 April’ and insert ‘2 April’.

 

Chris Leslie

 

Cathy Jamieson

 

22

 

Page  10,  line  8  [Clause  16],  leave out ‘5 April’ and insert ‘6 April’.

 

Chris Leslie

 

Cathy Jamieson

 

23

 

Page  10,  line  10  [Clause  16],  leave out ‘(1)’ and insert ‘(1A)’.

 

Chris Leslie

 

Cathy Jamieson

 

24

 

Page  10,  line  21  [Clause  16],  leave out ‘(1)’ and insert ‘(1A)’.


 
 

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Chris Leslie

 

Cathy Jamieson

 

25

 

Page  10,  line  23  [Clause  16],  leave out ‘closing’ and insert ‘amendment’.

 

Chris Leslie

 

Cathy Jamieson

 

26

 

Page  10,  line  27  [Clause  16],  at end insert ‘regulations’.

 

Chris Leslie

 

Cathy Jamieson

 

27

 

Page  10,  line  28  [Clause  16],  leave out ‘(1)’ and insert ‘(1A)’.

 

Chris Leslie

 

Cathy Jamieson

 

28

 

Page  10,  line  28  [Clause  16],  leave out from ‘benefits’ to ‘includes’.

 


 
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