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SUPPLEMENT TO THE VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS

 
 

Tuesday 7 January 2014

 

Report Stage Proceedings

 

Mesothelioma Bill [Lords], As Amended


 

New Clauses

 

Establishing additional schemes: pleural plaques

 

Mr Nicholas Brown

 

Not selected  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

 

John McDonnell

 

Steve Rotheram

 

Negatived on division  NC2

 

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.

 

(3)    

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

 

research supplement; in particular, the regulations—


 
 

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(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

 

Kate Green

 

Not selected  NC3

 

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

 

Not selected  2

 

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

 

Mr Nicholas Brown

 

Not selected  3

 

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

 

Paul Goggins

 

Tracey Crouch

 

John McDonnell

 

Steve Rotheram

 

Not called  11

 

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

 

John Mann

 

Negatived on division  5

 

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

 


 

Mr Nicholas Brown

 

Kate Green

 

John Mann

 

Not called  6

 

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

 


 

Mr Nicholas Brown

 

Not called  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

 

Simon Danczuk

 

Mrs Caroline Spelman

 

John Mann

 

Negatived on division  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

 

Not called  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

 

Withdrawn  10

 

Parliamentary Star    

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


 
 

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Mesothelioma Bill-[Lords], continued

 
 

‘(3)    

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

 

amended as follows—

 

            

After sub-paragraph (ii) there is inserted—

 

“(iii)    

is made to representatives of persons preparing an

 

application to the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment

 

Scheme or being assisted by that scheme to bring a

 

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

 

Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act

 

1934.”.’.

 


 

Paul Goggins

 

Tracey Crouch

 

John McDonnell

 

Steve Rotheram

 

Not called  12

 

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

 

John McDonnell

 

Steve Rotheram

 

Not called  13

 

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

 

supplement)’.

 

Paul Goggins

 

Tracey Crouch

 

John McDonnell

 

Steve Rotheram

 

Not called  14

 

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

 

supplement)’.

 

Paul Goggins

 

Tracey Crouch

 

John McDonnell

 

Steve Rotheram

 

Not called  15

 

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

 

supplement)’.

 

Bill read the third time and passed, with an Amendment.

 


 
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