Amendments proposed to the Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - continued	House of Commons
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Mr Stephen Timms

132

Schedule     8,     page     91,     line     16,     at end insert—

'Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (c.1)

     1ZA.—(1) Section 617 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (social security benefits and contributions) is amended as follows.

    (2) In subsection (1)(a)—

(a) after "maternity allowance," insert "bereavement payments,"; and

(b) omit "widow's payments,".

    (3) Omit subsection (6).'.

   

Mr Stephen Timms

133

Schedule     8,     page     94,     line     17,     at end insert—

'Pensions Act 1995

    17A.—(1) Section 128 of the Pensions Act 1995 (additional pension: calculation of surpluses) is amended as follows.

    (2) In subsection (4), after "subsections (5)" insert ", (5A)".

    (3) After subsection (5) insert—

    "(5A) This section has effect in the case of additional pension falling to be calculated under sections 44 and 45 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 by virtue of section 39C(1) of that Act (widowed parent's allowance), including Category B retirement pension payable under section 48BB(2), if the pensioner's spouse—
(a) dies after 5th April 2000, and
(b) has not attained pensionable age on or before that date."

    (4) In subsection (6), for "or 48B(2)" substitute ", 48B(2) or 48BB(5)".'.

   

Mr Stephen Timms

243

Schedule     8,     page     95,     line     15,     at end insert—

'Part IIIA

Income support

Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c.4)

    25A. In section 124(1)(f) of the Contributions and Benefits Act (entitlement to income support conditional on clamaint and any partner not being entitled to an income-based jobseeker's allowance), after "the other member of the couple is not" insert ", and the couple are not,".'.

   

Mr Stephen Timms

286

Schedule     8,     page     95,     line     19,     at end insert—

    '( ) In section 17(1) (reduction of allowance payable to young persons), for "payable to" substitute "payable in respect of".'.

   

Mr Stephen Timms

287

Schedule     8,     page     95,     line     21,     leave out 'the case' and insert 'respect'.

   

Mr Stephen Timms

284

Schedule     8,     page     95,     leave out lines 23 to 25.

   

Mr Stephen Timms

288

Schedule     8,     page     95,     line     28,     leave out 'the case' and insert 'respect'.

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Mr Stephen Timms

261

Clause     69,     page     61,     line     1,     leave out subsection (1) and insert—

    '(1) The consequential amendments specified in Schedule 9 shall have effect.'.

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Mr Stephen Timms

229

Schedule     9,     page     97,     line     6,     leave out from 'in relation to' to end of line 8 and insert 'the rights of a person under a pension arrangement if there is in force an order under section 12A(2) or (3) of this Act which relates to benefits or future benefits to which he is entitled under the pension arrangement.'.

   

Mr Stephen Timms

124

Schedule     9,     page     98,     line     7,     leave out 'and'.

   

Mr Stephen Timms

125

Schedule     9,     page     98,     line     8,     at end insert 'and

(c) in paragraph (b), for "have" there is substituted "has".'.

   

Mr Stephen Timms

230

Schedule     9,     page     98,     line     17,     at end insert—

    '10A. In section 13(2)(b), after "property" there is inserted ", or a pension sharing order,".'.

   

Mr Stephen Timms

126

Schedule     9,     page     99,     line     17,     leave out from '1992' to 'and' in line 19 and insert 'or under corresponding Northern Ireland legislation;'.

   

Mr Stephen Timms

127

Schedule     9,     page     99,     line     26,     at end insert—

' "trustees or managers" in relation to an occupational pension scheme or a personal pension scheme means—
    (a) in the case of a scheme established under a trust, the trustees of the scheme; and
    (b) in any other case, the managers of the scheme;".'.

   

Mr David Rendel
Mr Mark Oaten

209

Schedule     9,     page     99,     line     37,     at end insert—

    '15A. In section 37(4), the words from "Act" to the end are omitted.

    15B. In section 38(3), the words from "allowance" to the end are omitted.'.

   

Mr Stephen Timms

311

Schedule     9,     page     105,     line     9,     at end insert—

'Part II

Other consequential amendments

Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (c.1)

    61A. The Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 is amended as follows.

    61B. In section 172(3) (exceptions from tax), for "earnings threshold" substitute "secondary threshold".'.

   

Mr Stephen Timms

262

Schedule     9,     page     105,     line     9,     at end insert—

'Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (c.1)

    62. In section 617(2) of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (social security benefits and contributions), after paragraph (ae) insert—

"(af) payments made under regulations under section 65 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 or under any corresponding enactment having effect with respect to Northern Ireland;'.

   

Mr Stephen Timms

312

Schedule     9,     page     105,     line     9,     at end insert—

'Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c.4)

    63. The Contributions and Benefits Act has effect subject to the following amendments.

    64.—(1) Section 122(1) (interpretation of Parts I to VI etc.) is amended as follows.

    (2) In the definition of "current", after "limits" insert "and primary and secondary thresholds".

    (3) In the definition beginning with "lower earnings limit"—

(a) for "and "earnings threshold"" substitute ""primary threshold" and "secondary threshold""; and

(b) for "the earnings" substitute "the primary or secondary".

    65.—(1) Paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 (supplementary provisions relating to contributions) is amended as follows.

    (2) For "earnings threshold" (wherever occurring) substitute "secondary threshold".

    (3) For "lower earnings limit" (wherever occurring) substitute "primary threshold".

    (4) Omit sub-paragraphs (4) and (5).

    (5) After sub-paragraph (9) add—

    "(10) In relation to earners paid otherwise than weekly, any reference in this paragraph to—
(a) the primary or the secondary threshold, or
(b) the upper earnings limit,

    shall be construed as a reference to the equivalent of that threshold or limit prescribed under section 5(4) above."

Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c.7)

    66. The Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 has effect subject to the following amendments.

    67.—(1) Section 121(1) (interpretation of Parts I to VI etc.) is amended as follows.

    (2) In the definition of "current", after "limits" insert "and primary and secondary thresholds".

    (3) In the definition beginning with "lower earnings limit"—

(a) for "and "earnings threshold"" substitute ""primary threshold" and "secondary threshold""; and

(b) for "the earnings" substitute "the primary or secondary".

    68.—(1) Paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 (supplementary provisions relating to contributions) is amended as follows.

    (2) For "earnings threshold" (wherever occurring) substitute "secondary threshold".

    (3) For "lower earnings limit" (wherever occurring) substitute "primary threshold".

    (4) Omit sub-paragraphs (4) and (5).

    (5) After sub-paragraph (9) add—

    "(10) In relation to earners paid otherwise than weekly, any reference in this paragraph to—
(a) the primary or the secondary threshold, or
(b) the upper earnings limit,

    shall be construed as a reference to the equivalent of that threshold or limit prescribed under section 5(4) above."'.

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Mr Stephen Timms

57

Schedule     10,     page     105,     line     20,     column     3,     at beginning insert—

     

'In section 28(1), paragraph (aa) (but not the final "and").'.

   

Mr Stephen Timms

58

Schedule     10,     page     105,     line     33,     at end insert—

'1993 c. 49.

Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993.

In section 51(2A), the words following paragraph (e).'.

   

Mr Stephen Timms

59

Schedule     10,     page     105,     line     34,     column     3,     at beginning insert—

     

'In section 8(4), the word "or" at the end of paragraph (a).'.

   

Mr Stephen Timms

60

Schedule     10,     page     105,     line     34,     column     3,     at beginning insert—

     

'In section 58(6)(a), the words "continue to".'.

   

Mr Stephen Timms

61

Schedule     10,     page     105,     line     39,     column     3,     at end insert—

     

'In section 94(3), paragraphs (c) and (e) and the word "and" preceding paragraph (e).'.

Prepared 27 Apr 1999