| Amendments proposed to the Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - continued | House of Commons |
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Mr Stephen Timms 128 Clause 45, page 42, line 49, leave out 'pension' and insert 'allowance'.
Mr David Rendel 205 Clause 45, page 43, line 4, at end insert—'(6) The Secretary of State shall by regulations provide that £20 of the widowed parents allowance to which a person is entitled be disregarded in calculating his entitlement to means tested benefits and shall increase this amount annually in line with the retail price index.'.
Mr Iain Duncan Smith 112 Clause 46, page 43, line 12, after 'remarried', insert 'for as long as the person would have received a widowed parent's allowance but for reaching pensionable age and thereafter subsection (4) applies to such a person'.
Mr Stephen Timms 129 Clause 46, page 43, leave out lines 22 to 26 and insert 'at any time prior to attaining that age, or
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Mr Mark Oaten 213 Clause 46, page 43, leave out lines 43 to 47.
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Mr Mark Oaten 215 Clause 46, page 43, line 43, leave out '2000' and insert '2010'.
Mr David Rendel 217 Clause 46, page 43, line 46, leave out from first 'be' to end of line 47 and insert 'nine-tenths of the amount which it would be apart from this subsection, decreasing by one-tenth of the original appropriate amount each year only until 2004 when the amount paid shall be one-half of the original appropriate amount.'.
Mr Stephen Timms 130 Clause 46, page 44, line 4, after 'multiplied', insert—
Mr Stephen Timms 131 Clause 46, page 44, line 6, at end insert ', or
Mr David Rendel 210 Clause 46, page 44, line 16, at end insert—'48BC. In sections 36 to 48BB above a reference to a husband, wife or spouse shall be construed wherever the context admits as including a reference to a man or a woman who was not married but who was living with another as husband and wife at the time of the death in question.'.
Mr David Rendel 92 Clause 47, page 44, line 23, leave out 'a work-focused interview' and insert 'an interview to advise on employment opportunities, benefit take up, and other issues of relevance to specific claimant groups.'.
Mr David Rendel 91 Clause 47, page 44, line 27, at end insert—
Mr David Rendel 93 Clause 47, page 44, line 28, after 'interview', insert ', to be held in an appropriate place,'.
Mr David Rendel 94 Clause 47, page 44, line 28, after 'interview', insert 'and where appropriate, with a representative advocate present'.
Mr Iain Duncan Smith 78 Clause 47, page 44, line 31, at end insert—'(1A) A work focus interview for a person receiving or applying for or having applied for incapacity benefit, severe disablement allowance, or disability premia in income support shall only take place once the personal capability assessment provided for in section 56 below has been made.'.
Mr Iain Duncan Smith 80 Clause 47, page 45, line 4, at end insert—
Mr Iain Duncan Smith 81 Clause 47, page 45, line 9, at end insert—
Mr Iain Duncan Smith 82 Clause 47, page 45, line 9, at end add—
Mr Iain Duncan Smith 79 Clause 47, page 45, line 24, after 'regulations' insert 'such matters to include the degree of incapacity, invalidity or physical or mental illness of the person, the recent bereavement of such a person or the illness or incapacity of any child, parent, spouse, partner or other person for whom the person claiming benefit has care.'.
Mr David Rendel 185 Clause 47, page 45, line 27, at end insert—
Mr David Rendel 145 Clause 47, page 46, line 37, at end insert, ' "good cause" shall include physical or mental impairment which makes it difficult for a person to understand or deal with communications'.
Mr Iain Duncan Smith 83 Clause 47, page 47, line 13, at end insert—'(1A) Regulations shall be made specifying the maximum period which may elapse between the refusal of benefit and the hearing and determination of an appeal, and will provide, if the appeal has not been heard and determined within such periods, for the applicant to be deemed to have had his case upheld.'.
Mr Iain Duncan Smith 85 Clause 50, page 49, line 9, at end insert 'provided that in making the assessment under (a) and (b) above, account shall be taken of the types of jobs available in the locality considered.'.
Mr Iain Duncan Smith 86 Clause 50, page 49, line 28, at end insert—'(4A) Before any regulations under this section are submitted to parliament the Secretary of State shall have consulted with organisations representing disabled people and shall have taken reasonable account of their submissions and concerns.
Mr Iain Duncan Smith 84 Clause 50, page 49, leave out lines 29 to 35.
Mr Iain Duncan Smith 196 Clause 50, page 49, line 35, at end add—'(5A) Not more than one assessment shall be carried out under subsection (5) above in any period of five years.'.
Mr David Rendel 192 Schedule 7, page 88, leave out lines 23 to 46.
Mr David Rendel 144 Clause 49, page 48, line 5, at end insert—'(2A) Regulations under this section shall require account to be taken of the degree and nature of a person's disability.'.
Mr David Rendel 143 Clause 49, page 48, line 36, at end add—'(8) Regulations shall ensure that a claimant participating in a scheme to which this section applies should continue to be entitled to payment of jobseekers allowance at the rate at which it was paid before participating in the scheme.'.
Mr David Rendel 140 Clause 51, page 49, line 43, leave out 'one of the last two' and insert 'two of the last ten'.
Mr Iain Duncan Smith 197 Clause 51, page 49, line 43, leave out 'two' and insert 'five'.
Mr Iain Duncan Smith 198 Clause 51, page 50, leave out lines 1 to 4.
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