House of Commons Amendments

Session 2013 - 14
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Public Bill Committee: 12 November 2013
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“(d)
any further work which by order of the Secretary of State is

defined as relevant to this section.”.’.

National minimum wage: appointment of officers

Mr David Hanson

Helen Jones

Phil Wilson

NC11

To move the following Clause:—

‘In section 13 of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 (Appointment of

officers), after paragraph (1)(a) insert—

“(ba)
shall enable chief executive officers of local authorities the

power to appoint officers to act for the purposes of this Act;

and”.’.

National minimum wage: non-compliance

Mr David Hanson

Helen Jones

Phil Wilson

NC12

To move the following Clause:—

‘In section 31 of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 (Offences), after

subsection (9) insert—

“(10)
Non-compliance with regulations in this section is subject to a civil

penalty of up to £50,000.”.’.

Recruitment agencies: local workforce

Mr David Hanson

Helen Jones

Phil Wilson

NC13

To move the following Clause:—

‘In section 5 of the Employment Agencies Act 1973 (General regulations), after

subsection (2) insert—

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“(2A)
By order the Secretary of State can prohibit UK based agencies as

defined in this section from including only people not ordinarily resident

in the UK as their clients.”.’.

Employment of an adult subject to immigration control: penalty

Mr David Hanson

Helen Jones

Phil Wilson

NC14

To move the following Clause:—

‘In section 15 of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 (Penalty),

omit subsection (2) and insert—

“(2)
The Secretary of State may give an employer who acts contrary to this

section a notice requiring him to pay a penalty of a specified amount not

exceeding the prescribed maximum and not below the prescribed

minimum.”.’.

Restrictions on Bulgarian and Romanian migrants

Nigel Mills

NC15

To move the following Clause:—

‘The Transitional Provisions set out in Article 20 and Annexes VI and VII of the

European Communities No. 2 (2005) Treaty shall be in force until 31 December

2018.’.

Support for prescribed groups

Dr Julian Huppert

NC16


To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
Section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (Accommodation) is

amended as follows.

(2)
In subsection (1), for “facilities for the accommodation” substitute “support”.

(3)
In subsection (2), for “facilities for the accommodation” substitute “support”.

(4)
In subsection (3), for “facilities for the accommodation of a dependant of a person

for whom facilities” and insert “support of a dependant of a person for whom

support”.

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(5)
In subsection (5)—

(a)
in paragraph (a), for “accommodation” substitute “support” in both

occurrences; and

(b)
in paragraph (b), for “accommodation” substitute “support” in both

occurrences.

(6)
In subsection (6)—

(a)
in paragraph (a), for “accommodation” substitute “support”;

(b)
in paragraph (b), for “accommodation” substitute “support”; and

(c)
in paragraph (c), for “accommodation” substitute “support” in both

occurrences.

(7)
For subsections (10) and (11) substitute—

“(10)
“support” means—

(a)
accommodation appearing to the Secretary of State to be

adequate for the needs of the supported person and his

dependants;

(b)
food or other essential items;

(c)
the means to enable the supported person to meet what appear to

the Secretary of State to be expenses (other than legal expenses

or other expenses of a prescribed description) incurred in

connection with his claim for asylum or leave to remain in the

UK;

(d)
the means for the supported person and his dependants to attend

bail proceedings in connection with his detention under any

provision of the Immigration Acts; or

(e)
the means to enable the supported person and his dependants to

attend bail proceedings in connection with the detention of a

dependant of his under any such provision.

(11)
If the Secretary of State considers that the circumstances of a particular

case are exceptional, such other resources as he considers necessary to

enable the supported person and his dependants to be supported.”.’.

Order of the House [22 October 2013]

That the following provisions shall apply to the Immigration Bill:

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 19th November 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 Lords Amendments or on any further messages from the

Lords) may be programmed.

Order of the Committee [29 October 2013]

That—

(1)
the Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 8.55 am on Tuesday 29

October) meet—

(a)
at 2.00 pm on Tuesday 29 October;

(b)
at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 31 October;

(c)
at 8.55 am and 2.00 pm on Tuesday 5 November;

(d)
at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 7 November;

(e)
at 8.55 am and 2.00 pm on Tuesday 12 November;

(f)
at 8.55 am and 2.00 pm on Tuesday 19 November;

(2)
the Committee shall hear oral evidence in accordance with the following

Table:

      TABLE

Date
Time
Witness

Tuesday 29
Until no later
Professor J Meirion Thomas, The

October
than 9.45 am
Royal Marsden; Jacqueline

Bishop, Brighton and Sussex

University Trust and co-chair of

the Overseas Visitors Advisory

Group, NHS

Tuesday 29
Until no later
British Medical Association; Royal

October
than 10.45 am
College of General Practitioners;

Academy of Medical Royal

Colleges

Tuesday 29
Until no later
MigrationWatch UK

October
than 11.25 am

Tuesday 29
Until no later
National Landlords Association;

October
than 3.00 pm
Residential Landlords Association;

UK Association of Lettings Agents

Tuesday 29
Until no later
Crisis

October
than 3.30 pm

Tuesday 29
Until no later
Universities UK

October
than 4.00 pm

Tuesday 29
Until no later
Immigration Law Practitioners’

October
than 4.30 pm
Association

Thursday 31
Until no later
JUSTICE

October
than 12.00

noon

Thursday 31
Until no later
Liberty

October
than 12.30 pm

Thursday 31
Until no later
Joint Council for the Welfare of

October
than 1.00 pm
Immigrants

Thursday 31
Until no later
Home Office

October
than 2.45 pm

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(3)
proceedings on consideration of the Bill in Committee shall be taken in the

following order: Clauses 1 and 2; Schedule 1; Clauses 3 to 8; Schedule 2;

Clauses 9 to 15; Schedule 3; Clauses 16 to 47; Schedule 4; Clauses 48 to 53;

Schedule 5; Clauses 54 to 57; Schedule 6; Clause 58; Schedule 7; Clauses 59

to 62; Schedule 8; Clauses 63 to 66; new Clauses; new Schedules; remaining

proceedings on the Bill; and

(4)
the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a

conclusion at 5.00 pm on Tuesday 19 November.



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