Amendments proposed to the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Bill - continued	House of Commons
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Mr Eric Pickles
Mrs Jacqui Lait
Mr Edward Leigh
Mr Laurence Robertson
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Mr Desmond Swayne

64

Clause     3,     page     3,     line     33,     at end insert—

    '(5A) The Secretary of State may make regulations with a view to the Secretary of State being provided with the information which is required to enable him to determine whether he should accede to a request made under subsection (5) above.'.

   

Mr Eric Pickles
Mrs Jacqui Lait
Mr Edward Leigh
Mr Laurence Robertson
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Mr Desmond Swayne

138

Clause     3,     page     3,     line     37,     leave out from '(7)' to end of line.

   

Mr Eric Pickles
Mrs Jacqui Lait
Mr Edward Leigh
Mr Laurence Robertson
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Mr Desmond Swayne

123

Clause     3,     page     3,     line     38,     leave out 'so far as she reasonably can'.

   

Mr Eric Pickles
Mrs Jacqui Lait
Mr Edward Leigh
Mr Laurence Robertson
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Mr Desmond Swayne

124

Clause     3,     page     4,     line     1,     leave out from '(8)' to end of line 9.

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Mr Eric Pickles
Mrs Jacqui Lait
Mr Edward Leigh
Mr Laurence Robertson
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Mr Desmond Swayne

89

Clause     4,     page     4,     line     22,     leave out from 'For' to 'made' in line 2 on page 5 and add 'section 12 of the 1991 Act is hereby repealed'.

   

Mr Eric Pickles
Mrs Jacqui Lait
Mr Edward Leigh
Mr Laurence Robertson
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Mr Desmond Swayne

139

Clause     4,     page     5,     line     2,     at end add—

    '(6) The regulations shall make provision for—

(a) the calculation of the difference between the amount of child support maintenance paid by the non-resident parent pursuant to any default or interim maintenance decision and the amount of child support maintenance which would have been payable by the non-resident parent had the Secretary of State completed a maintenance calculation at the time of that default or interim maintenance decision;

(b) where the calculation performed pursuant to paragraph (a) indicates that the non-resident parent has overpaid the parent with care, the recovery by the non-resident parent of any such sum overpaid; and

(c) where the calculation performed pursuant to paragraph (a) indicates that the non-resident parent has underpaid the parent with care, the recovery by the parent with care of any such sum underpaid.'.

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Mr Jeff Rooker
Angela Eagle
Mr Kevin Hughes
Mr Richard Burden

3

Clause     5,     page     5,     line     10,     leave out from 'section 6' to end of line 15 and insert 'the person with care or the non-resident parent or (in the case of an application under section 7) either of them or the child concerned'.

   

Mr Eric Pickles
Mrs Jacqui Lait
Mr Edward Leigh
Mr Laurence Robertson
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Mr Desmond Swayne

140

Clause     5,     page     5,     line     27,     leave out from '(a)' to end of line 28 and insert 'shall make the application in writing;'.

   

Mr Eric Pickles
Mrs Jacqui Lait
Mr Edward Leigh
Mr Laurence Robertson
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Mr Desmond Swayne

90

Clause     5,     page     5,     line     27,     leave out 'need not' and insert 'shall'.

   

Mr Eric Pickles
Mrs Jacqui Lait
Mr Edward Leigh
Mr Laurence Robertson
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Mr Desmond Swayne

91

Clause     5,     page     5,     line     27,     leave out from 'writing' to '; and'.

   

Mr Jeff Rooker
Angela Eagle
Mr Kevin Hughes
Mr Richard Burden

4

Clause     5,     page     5,     line     34,     leave out from beginning to end of line 37.

   

Mr Jeff Rooker
Angela Eagle
Mr Kevin Hughes
Mr Richard Burden

5

Clause     5,     page     6,     line     7,     after '11' insert '(apart from any information needed in relation to the application for a variation)'.

   

Mr Eric Pickles
Mrs Jacqui Lait
Mr Edward Leigh
Mr Laurence Robertson
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Mr Desmond Swayne

128

Clause     5,     page     6,     leave out line 9 and insert—

'(c) that the non-resident parent could not in any event benefit from the effect of any variation which the Secretary of State might make'.

   

Mr Eric Pickles
Mrs Jacqui Lait
Mr Edward Leigh
Mr Laurence Robertson
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Mr Desmond Swayne

129

Clause     5,     page     6,     line     18,     leave out 'one of the conditions' and insert 'the condition'.

   

Mr Eric Pickles
Mrs Jacqui Lait
Mr Edward Leigh
Mr Laurence Robertson
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Mr Desmond Swayne

130

Clause     5,     page     6,     line     21,     leave out from 'The' to end of line 28 and insert 'condition is that the non-resident parent must make payments at the rate of—

(a) £30 per week where there is one qualifying child;

(b) £40 per week where there are two qualifying children; and

(c) £50 per week where there are three or more qualifying children'.

   

Mr Jeff Rooker
Angela Eagle
Mr Kevin Hughes
Mr Richard Burden

6

Clause     5,     page     6,     line     34,     leave out 'the person' and insert 'all the persons'.

   

Mr Eric Pickles
Mrs Jacqui Lait
Mr Edward Leigh
Mr Laurence Robertson
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Mr Desmond Swayne

131

Clause     5,     page     6,     line     45,     leave out 'may in prescribed circumstances' and insert 'shall'.

   

Mr Eric Pickles
Mrs Jacqui Lait
Mr Edward Leigh
Mr Laurence Robertson
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Mr Desmond Swayne

132

Clause     5,     page     7,     line     4,     leave out 'determines' and insert 'is minded to determine'.

   

Mr Eric Pickles
Mrs Jacqui Lait
Mr Edward Leigh
Mr Laurence Robertson
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Mr Desmond Swayne

133

Clause     5,     page     7,     line     6,     leave out 'his determination' and insert 'the fact that he is so minded'.

   

Mr Jeff Rooker
Angela Eagle
Mr Kevin Hughes
Mr Richard Burden

7

Clause     5,     page     7,     line     9,     leave out 'the person' and insert 'all the persons'.

   

Mr Eric Pickles
Mrs Jacqui Lait
Mr Edward Leigh
Mr Laurence Robertson
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Mr Desmond Swayne

134

Clause     5,     page     7,     line     12,     at end insert—

    '(8) The persons mentioned in subsection (7) above shall, in a manner to be prescribed, be afforded the opportunity to make representations to the Secretary of State as to whether the non-resident parent has failed to comply with a regular payments condition.

    (9) Before making a determination as to whether the non-resident parent has failed to comply with a regular payments condition, the Secretary of State shall have regard to any such representations as are made to him pursuant to subsection (8)'.

   

Mr Jeff Rooker
Angela Eagle
Mr Kevin Hughes
Mr Richard Burden

8

Clause     5,     page     8,     line     29,     leave out from 'of' to '(under' in line 31 and insert 'its revision (under section 16), its supersession (under section 17) or any appeal connected with it'.

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Mr Eric Pickles
Mrs Jacqui Lait
Mr Edward Leigh
Mr Laurence Robertson
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Mr Desmond Swayne

135

Schedule     2,     page     73,     line     2,     leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.

   

Mr Eric Pickles
Mrs Jacqui Lait
Mr Edward Leigh
Mr Laurence Robertson
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Mr Desmond Swayne

136

Schedule     2,     page     73,     line     4,     at end insert—

'(aa) so as to require, in any case where the maintenance calculation is to be made by reason of section 6, that any application for a variation is made within 14 days of the non-resident parent receiving notification that a maintenance calculation is to be performed'.

   

Mr Jeff Rooker
Angela Eagle
Mr Kevin Hughes
Mr Richard Burden

38

Schedule     2,     page     73,     line     24,     leave out 'against' and insert 'in connection with'.

   

Mr Jeff Rooker
Angela Eagle
Mr Kevin Hughes
Mr Richard Burden

39

Schedule     2,     page     73,     line     33,     leave out 'an application for'.

   

Mr Jeff Rooker
Angela Eagle
Mr Kevin Hughes
Mr Richard Burden

40

Schedule     2,     page     73,     line     38,     leave out from '(1)' to 'with' in line 39 and insert 'A variation applied for by a non-resident parent may be agreed'.

   

Mr Eric Pickles
Mrs Jacqui Lait
Mr Edward Leigh
Mr Laurence Robertson
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Mr Desmond Swayne

112

Schedule     2,     page     74,     line     2,     leave out 'may, in particular' and insert 'shall'.

   

Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Andrew George
Mr Eric Pickles
Mrs Jacqui Lait
Mr Edward Leigh
Mr Laurence Robertson

82

Schedule     2,     page     74,     line     7,     at end insert 'including the cost of travelling to work and expenses necessary in order to keep in work'.

   

Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Andrew George
Mr Eric Pickles
Mrs Jacqui Lait
Mr Edward Leigh
Mr Laurence Robertson

83

Schedule     2,     page     74,     line     9,     at end insert 'and other relatives such as elderly parents.'.

Prepared 27 Jan 2000