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

234

Clause     29,     page     27,     line     37,     at end insert—

    '(8a) Those pensioners falling within band 1 above shall receive a total retirement pension.

    (8B) The total retirement pension will be comprised of the basic state retirement pension and any additional pension as calculated by reference to subsection (5) above.

    (8C) The Secretary of State shall be required to make an annual statement to Parliament to explain how the value of a tax funded pension scheme—the total retirement pension—compares in real terms to earnings related pension schemes.'.

   

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

235

Clause     29,     page     28,     line     3,     leave out from 'and' to 'QEF' in line 4.

   

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

168

Clause     29,     page     28,     line     8,     at end add—

    '(11) The Secretary of State shall provide that those who currently contribute to the State Earnings Related Pension Scheme may continue to do so by allowing the scheme to continue operating unchanged for those presently within it and who want to stay within it.

    (12) The Secretary of State shall make regulations to ensure full transferability on a present value basis between all pension schemes for all members.'.


   

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

171

Clause     30,     page     28,     line     26,     leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.

   

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

172

Clause     30,     page     28,     line     26,     after 'determine', insert with reference to (2A) and (2B) below:

    (2A) An earlier date shall be no earlier than six months before the end of the last period taken into account in a review under this section.

    (2B) A later date shall be no later than six months after the end of the last period taken into account in a review under this section.'.

   

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

173

Clause     30,     page     28,     line     28,     after 'increased', insert 'or decreased'.

   

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

174

Clause     30,     page     28,     line     39,     after 'increased', insert 'or decreased'.

   

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

198

Clause     30,     page     28,     line     46,     leave out '£9,500' and insert '£8,500'.

   

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

175

Clause     30,     page     29,     line     5,     after first 'increase', insert 'or decrease'.

   

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

176

Clause     30,     page     29,     line     5,     after second 'increase', insert 'or decrease'.

   

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

177

Clause     30,     page     29,     line     6,     at end insert—

    '(6A) Where no increase or decrease is ordered by virtue of subsection (6), this shall be taken into account in subsequent reviews.'.

   

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

178

Clause     30,     page     29,     line     14,     leave out 'such manner as he thinks fit' and insert 'the prescribed fashion'.

   

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

179

Clause     30,     page     29,     line     14,     at end insert—

      '(a) The Secretary of State shall make Regulations setting out the manner in which the general level of earnings shall be estimated.'.

   

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

236

Clause     30,     page     29,     line     14,     at end insert—

      '(g) The Secretary of State shall be required to make Regulations to enable the Government Actuary to be included in any investigations the Secretary of State shall be required to make relating to the impact of restoring the full tax-free status of pension funds and the impact, if any, this may have on the minimum income guarantee.'.

   

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

180

Clause     30,     page     29,     line     36,     at end add—

    '(5) The State Second Pension will be increased annually in line with earnings or inflation, whichever is the greater.'.


   

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

181

Clause     31,     page     30,     line     13,     leave out subsection (6).


   

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

182

Clause     32,     page     30,     line     26,     leave out 'prescribed'.

   

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

183

Clause     32,     page     30,     line     28,     after 'State', add 'This information must be provided by the end of the first year following the year in which the qualifying caring activity took place.'.

   

Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Andrew George

142

Page     30,     line     19,     leave out Clause 32.


   

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

157

Clause     33,     page     30,     line     35,     leave out from beginning to end of line 40 and insert—

    '(2) In subsection (1) (duty of trustees to make arrangement for selection of member-nominated trustees)—

      (a) the words "(subject to section 17)" shall be omitted;

      (b) in paragraph (a) for the words "persons selected" there shall be substituted the words "the selection of persons nominated"; and

      (c) in paragraph (b), the words ", and the appropriate rules," shall be omitted.'.

   

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

237

Clause     33,     page     31,     line     20,     at end insert—

    '9(A)(a) The Secretary of State shall make regulations providing that all trustees will be provided with adequate training to enable them to carry out their responsibilities.

      (b) These regulations shall also prescribe the content of such training.

      (c) This training shall be provided at the expense of the pension fund.'.


   

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

238

Clause     37,     page     37,     leave out line 21.

   

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

239

Clause     37,     page     37,     leave out line 22.

   

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

240

Clause     37,     page     37,     leave out line 23.


   

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

241

Clause     38,     page     39,     line     27,     at end insert—

      '(d) The exercise of this power shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the court on application of any interested party.'.

   

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

242

Clause     38,     page     39,     line     46,     leave out subsection (9).


   

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

243

Clause     39,     page     40,     line     30,     leave out 'Subject to subsection (4),'.

   

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

244

Clause     39,     page     40,     line     36,     leave out subsection (4) and insert—

    '(4) Any report made under this subsection will be available to any member of the scheme on request.'.

   

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

245

Clause     39,     page     40,     line     41,     leave out subsection (5) and insert—

    '(5) Any copies of the report requested under subsection (4) above shall be provided free of charge within 7 days of receiving the request.'.

 
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