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Notices of Amendments

 

given up to and including

 

Friday 3 January 2014

 

Consideration of Bill

 

Mesothelioma Bill [Lords], As Amended

 

New Clauses

 

Establishing additional schemes: pleural plaques

 

Mr Nicholas Brown

 

NC1

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

The Secretary of State shall, within 12 months of any scheme under this Act being

 

implemented, prepare and lay before each House of Parliament a report assessing

 

the costs and benefits of extending the scheme to—

 

(a)    

eligible people with pleural plaques; and

 

(b)    

eligible people with other asbestos-related industrial diseases where there

 

are unresolved insurance disputes.’.

 

 

Research supplement

 

Paul Goggins

 

Tracey Crouch

 

NC2

 

Parliamentary Star    

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

This section makes provision about the research supplement mentioned in section

 

13.

 

(2)    

The research supplement—

 

(a)    

must be expressed by regulations under section 13 as a percentage of the

 

amount set for the purpose specified in section 13(1) in accordance with

 

section 13(2) to (5); and

 

(b)    

may not exceed 1 per cent of that amount.

 
 

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(3)    

Regulations under section 13 must include provision about the application of the

 

research supplement; in particular, the regulations—

 

(a)    

must include provision for amounts raised by way of the research

 

supplement to be applied by way of grants or other financial assistance

 

for research into mesothelioma;

 

(b)    

must require the scheme administrator to make arrangements for the

 

application of the research supplement;

 

(c)    

may allow the scheme administrator to arrange for a body which handles

 

applications for research funding to administer the research supplement

 

on the scheme administrator’s behalf;

 

(d)    

may allow receipts by way of research supplement in respect of one

 

period to be held for allocation in a later period, and for investment of

 

receipts pending allocation.

 

(4)    

Before making regulations in respect of the research supplement the Secretary of

 

State must consult—

 

(a)    

insurers;

 

(b)    

medical charities and research foundations; and

 

(c)    

other persons or bodies who the Secretary of State thinks are likely to be

 

interested.’.

 

 

Payments for legal services in civil cases: diffuse mesothelioma proceedings

 

Paul Goggins

 

NC3

 

Parliamentary Star    

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

Section 48 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012

 

(Sections 44 and 46 and diffuse mesothelioma proceedings) is amended as

 

follows.

 

(2)    

In subsection (1), omit from “mesothelioma” to the end of the subsection

 

(including paragraphs (a) and (b)).’.

 

 

Mr Nicholas Brown

 

2

 

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  4,  after ‘Mesothelioma’, insert ‘Pleural Plaques’.

 

Mr Nicholas Brown

 

3

 

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  6,  at end add ‘and people with pleural plaques’.

 

Paul Goggins

 

Tracey Crouch

 

11

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  6,  at end insert ‘; and for funding research into mesothelioma

 
 

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(through the research supplement under section [Research supplement]).’.

 

 

Mr Nicholas Brown

 

Kate Green

 

5

 

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  15,  leave out ‘25 July 2012’ and insert ‘10 February 2010’.

 

 

Mr Nicholas Brown

 

Kate Green

 

6

 

Clause  3,  page  2,  line  44,  leave out ‘25 July 2012’ and insert ‘10 February 2010’.

 

 

Mr Nicholas Brown

 

4

 

Clause  4,  page  3,  line  4,  at end insert ‘but shall not be less than 100 per cent. of the

 

average damages recovered in civil mesothelioma cases.’.

 

Tracey Crouch

 

Stephen Phillips

 

Paul Goggins

 

Andrew Bingham

 

Dr Sarah Wollaston

 

Mr John Leech

 

Stephen Barclay

 

Kate Green

 

Dr Phillip Lee

 

1

 

Clause  4,  page  3,  line  5,  at end insert ‘but shall not be less than 80 per cent of the

 

average civil compensation recovered by mesothelioma claimants.’.

 

Kate Green

 

9

 

Clause  4,  page  3,  line  5,  at end insert ‘and shall be met by a levy on insurers of not

 

less than 3 per cent of gross written premium during any given period.’.

 

 

Kate Green

 

10

 

Clause  5,  page  3,  line  32,  at end add—

 

‘(3)    

Clause 18(2)(a) of the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005 is

 

amended as follows—

 

            

After subparagraph (ii) there is inserted—

 
 

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“(iii)    

is made to representatives of persons bringing a claim

 

under the Fatal Accidents Act 1976, and/or the Law

 

Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1934.”.’.

 

 

Paul Goggins

 

Tracey Crouch

 

12

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  13,  page  7,  line  10,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

The regulations mentioned in subsection (1) must provide for the levy to include

 

a research supplement in accordance with section [Research supplement] (in

 

addition to the amounts set for the purpose specified in subsection (1)).’.

 

Paul Goggins

 

Tracey Crouch

 

13

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  13,  page  7,  line  11,  after ‘levy’, insert ‘(not including the research

 

supplement)’.

 

Paul Goggins

 

Tracey Crouch

 

14

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  13,  page  7,  line  16,  after ‘levy’, insert ‘(not including the research

 

supplement)’.

 

Paul Goggins

 

Tracey Crouch

 

15

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  13,  page  7,  line  18,  after ‘levy’, insert ‘(not including the research

 

supplement)’.

 

 

Order of the House [2 December 2013]

 

That the following provisions shall apply to the Mesothelioma Bill [Lords]:

 

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 17 December 2013.

 

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.

 
 

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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 any message from the Lords) may be programmed.

 

 
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