S.C.D.
Amendment Paper as at
Tuesday 2nd February 1999
STANDING COMMITTEE D
Dawn Primarolo
That, during proceedings on the Tax Credits Bill, the Committee do meet on Tuesdays at half-past Ten o'clock and at half-past Four o'clock and on Thursdays at Nine o'clock and half-past Four o'clock, except on Thursday 4th March when the Committee will meet at half-past Two o'clock only.
New Amendments handed in are marked thus *
TAX CREDITS BILL
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Nick Gibb
1
Clause 1, page 1, line 7, leave out first 'tax'.
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Nick Gibb
2
Clause 1, page 1, line 7, leave out second 'tax'.
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Nick Gibb
3
Page 1, line 6, leave out Clause 1.
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Nick Gibb
4
Clause 2, page 1, line 10, leave out 'tax'.
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Nick Gibb
5
Clause 2, page 1, line 11, leave out 'tax'.
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Nick Gibb
6
Clause 2, page 1, line 20, at end insert—
'(d) the relevant Minister shall report annually to the House of Commons on the exercise of these functions.'.
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Nick Gibb
7
Clause 2, page 1, line 24, leave out from 'Board' to end of line 2 on page 2.
Mr Nick Gibb
Mr Eric Pickles
13
*Clause 2, page 2, line 5, leave out '(5)' and insert '(4)'.
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Nick Gibb
8
Page 1, line 10, leave out Clause 2.
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Nick Gibb
9
Clause 3, page 2, line 22, leave out from 'to' to end of line 23 and insert 'affirmative resolution by both Houses of Parliament'.
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Nick Gibb
10
Clause 5, page 3, line 17, at end insert 'except that any costs borne by the employer in pursuance of this obligation shall be refunded by the Board'.
Mrs Jacqui Lait
14
*Page 8, line 4, leave out Clause 15.
NEW CLAUSES
Division of childcare tax credit
Mrs Jacqui Lait
NC1
*To move the following Clause:—
'Where two parents, living separately, share care of a child, then the childcare tax credit shall be shared between them in proportion to the percentage of the year each looks after the child.'.
Amendment of Children Act 1989
Mrs Jacqui Lait
NC2
*To move the following Clause:—
'The Children Act 1989 shall be amended so that childminders can register and be inspected if they look after children up to the age of 14 or 16 if the child is disabled.'.
Registration of au pairs as childminders
Mrs Jacqui Lait
NC3
*To move the following Clause:—
'For the purposes of the childcare tax credit au pairs may be registered as childminders under the Children Act 1989 for the period that they live in the United Kingdom with any one family.'.
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Nick Gibb
11
Schedule 1, page 10, line 6, leave out 'tax'.
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Nick Gibb
12
Schedule 1, page 10, line 8, leave out 'tax'.
