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House of Commons

 
 

Tuesday 28 October 2014

 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

 

Childcare Payments Bill

 

[Ninth and Tenth Sittings]

 

Alex Cunningham

 

Not called  38

 

Clause  31,  page  18,  line  43,  after “tax credit”, insert “which includes the childcare

 

element”

 

Alex Cunningham

 

Not called  39

 

Clause  34,  page  21,  line  3,  after “tax credit”, insert “which includes the childcare

 

element”

 

Alex Cunningham

 

Not called  40

 

Clause  34,  page  21,  line  14,  after “tax credit”, insert “which includes the childcare

 

element”

 

Alex Cunningham

 

Not called  41

 

Clause  35,  page  21,  line  38,  after “tax credit”, insert “which includes the childcare

 

element”

 

Alex Cunningham

 

Not called  42

 

Clause  35,  page  22,  line  4,  after “tax credit”, insert “which includes the childcare

 

element”

 

Clauses 31 to 38 Agreed to.

 
 

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16

 

, continued

 
 

Priti Patel

 

Agreed to  19

 

Clause  39,  page  24,  line  34,  leave out from “person” to end of line 38 and insert

 

“fails to make a payment in accordance with a requirement imposed by subsections (1) to

 

(3) of section 23 (refunds of payments made from childcare accounts),”

 

Priti Patel

 

Agreed to  20

 

Clause  39,  page  24,  line  39,  leave out “repayment” and insert “payment”

 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

 

Clause 40 Agreed to.

 

Catherine McKinnell

 

Lucy Powell

 

Withdrawn  13

 

Clause  41,  page  26,  line  22,  leave out “careless or”.

 

Catherine McKinnell

 

Lucy Powell

 

Not called  14

 

Clause  41,  page  26,  leave out lines 23 and 24.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Priti Patel

 

Agreed to  21

 

Clause  42,  page  27,  line  40,  leave out “granted permission” and insert “permitted”

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clause 43 Agreed to.

 

Priti Patel

 

Agreed to  22

 

Clause  44,  page  29,  line  22,  leave out “granted permission” and insert “permitted”

 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

 

Clauses 45 to 47 Agreed to.

 
 

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17

 

, continued

 
 

Priti Patel

 

Agreed to  23

 

Clause  48,  page  31,  line  27,  leave out from “offence,” to end of line 28

 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

 

Clauses 49 to 54 Agreed to.

 

Priti Patel

 

Agreed to  24

 

Clause  55,  page  36,  line  32,  leave out “to make, or not to make,” and insert “as to

 

whether or not to make or revoke”

 

Priti Patel

 

Agreed to  25

 

Clause  55,  page  36,  line  35,  leave out “31 or 32” and insert “33”

 

Priti Patel

 

Agreed to  26

 

Clause  55,  page  36,  line  44,  at end insert—

 

“( )    

Where a person is notified of an appealable decision under this Act, the

 

notification must include details of the person’s right to apply for a review of the

 

decision and to appeal against the decision.”

 

Clauses 56 to 57 Agreed to.

 

Priti Patel

 

Agreed to  27

 

Clause  58,  page  38,  leave out lines 23 to 28

 

Priti Patel

 

Agreed to  28

 

Clause  58,  page  38,  line  29,  after “to” insert “the appropriate tribunal.

 

( )    

“The appropriate tribunal” means”

 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

 

Clauses 59 to 67 Agreed to.

 

Priti Patel

 

Agreed to  29

 

Clause  68,  page  43,  line  34,  leave out from “sections” to end of line 36 and insert

 

“31 and 32 (disqualification of tax credit or universal credit claimants from obtaining top-

 

up payments);”

 
 

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18

 

, continued

 
 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

 

Catherine McKinnell

 

Lucy Powell

 

Not called  7

 

Clause  69,  page  44,  line  27,  at end insert—

 

“( )    

regulations repealing section 11.”

 

Catherine McKinnell

 

Lucy Powell

 

Not called  11

 

Clause  69,  page  44,  line  28,  at end insert—

 

“( )    

regulations under section 15 that amend this Act to allow childcare

 

accounts to be held by persons other than those specified in section

 

15(1).”

 

Priti Patel

 

Agreed to  30

 

Clause  69,  page  44,  line  31,  at end insert—

 

“( )    

the first regulations under each of sections 31(5) and 32(5);”

 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

 

Clauses 70 to 72 Agreed to.

 

Priti Patel

 

Agreed to  31

 

Clause  73,  page  46,  line  11,  at beginning insert “(1) Except as provided by

 

subsection (2),”.

 

Priti Patel

 

Agreed to  32

 

Clause  73,  page  46,  line  11,  at end insert—

 

“(2)    

Any amendment or repeal made by this Act has the same extent as the provision

 

amended or repealed.”

 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

 

Catherine McKinnell

 

Lucy Powell

 

Not called  15

 

Clause  74,  page  46,  line  17,  at end insert—

 

“(1A)    

Sections 11, 12 and 16 come into force as set out in those sections.

 
 

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19

 

, continued

 
 

Clause Agreed to.

 

New Clauses

 

Priti Patel

 

Agreed to  NC4

 

To move the following Clause—

 

“Supply of information to HMRC by childminder agencies

 

“In section 83A of the Childcare Act 2006 (supply of information to HMRC etc

 

by childminder agencies), in subsection (2), in paragraph (b), for the words from

 

“for the purposes of” to the end of that paragraph substitute “for the purposes of—

 

(i)    

their functions in relation to tax credits, or

 

(ii)    

their functions under the Childcare Payments Act

 

2014;”.”

 

 

Catherine McKinnell

 

Lucy Powell

 

Negatived on division  NC5

 

To move the following Clause—

 

“Review of impact on childcare costs

 

(1)    

The Chancellor of the Exchequer must undertake a review of the projected impact

 

of this Act on childcare costs.

 

(2)    

The review must make reference to—

 

(a)    

trends in the cost of childcare for parents in work;

 

(b)    

the impact of other changes to the tax and benefits system introduced

 

during this Parliament on the cost of childcare relative to the projected

 

impact of this Act; and

 

(c)    

a comparative analysis of the projected impact of this Act on childcare

 

costs relative to alternative prospective changes to the tax or benefits

 

system to assist with the costs of childcare.

 

(3)    

The Chancellor of the Exchequer must publish the report of the review within

 

three months of the passing of this Act.”

 

 

Catherine McKinnell

 

Lucy Powell

 

Not called  NC6

 

To move the following Clause—

 
 

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, continued

 
 

“Grandfathering employer vouchers

 

Sections 62 and 63 shall not come into force except as specified in paragraph (a)

 

below.

 

(a)    

The Chancellor of the Exchequer shall bring the section into force by

 

order within six months of the passing of this Act.

 

(b)    

a statutory instrument containing an order under paragraph (a) shall be

 

accompanied by a report which details the impact of the restrictions

 

under sections 62 and 63 on—

 

(i)    

the value of Government childcare support available to eligible

 

persons;

 

(ii)    

the take-up and availability of family-friendly schemes in

 

businesses; and

 

(iii)    

the participation rate of employers in childcare support

 

schemes.”

 

 

Catherine McKinnell

 

Lucy Powell

 

Withdrawn  NC7

 

To move the following Clause—

 

“Details of rollout of scheme

 

The Chancellor of the Exchequer shall within three months of the coming into

 

force of this Act lay before the House of Commons a timetable setting out precise

 

details of the rollout of this scheme from autumn 2015 onwards.”

 

Bill to be reported.

 
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