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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

246

Clause 39, page 40, line 44, leave out subsection (6).

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

247

Clause 39, page 41, line 13, leave out paragraph (c).

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

248

Clause 40, page 44, leave out lines 40 to 42.

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

249

Clause 40, page 45, line 31, leave out 'not'.

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

250

Clause 40, page 45, line 37, at end add—

'(6) The Secretary of State shall make regulations to provide for an appeal procedure to resolve questions relating to reasonable excuse and the provision of information relating thereto which may arise from the operation of subsection (5) above.'.

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

186

Clause 42, page 46, line 46, at end insert—

'(d) give every party to a complaint and every person against whom allegations are made in the complaint an opportunity to make oral representations to the Pensions Ombudsman where such oral representation shall be limited to a maximum period of one hour for each party or person unless in exceptional cases where the Pensions Ombudsman deems that additional time is required.'.

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

185

Clause 42, page 47, line 28, after 'Ombudsman', insert '(subject to the Ombudsman ensuring suitable remuneration for such other person who may be appointed by him where such person is not a party to the complaint or the investigation).'.

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

184

Clause 42, page 47, line 32, after 'legal', insert 'and actuarial'.

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

187

Clause 42, page 47, line 35, at end insert—

'(e) for the payment of some pre-emptive costs out of funds held for the purposes of the scheme to which the complaint or reference relates to be decided by OPAS.'.

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

158

Clause 44, page 48, line 37, leave out 'on that ground'.

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

159

Clause 49, page 52, line 26, after 'with', insert 'any of'.

Mr Jeff Rooker
Angela Eagle
Mr Kevin Hughes
Mr Richard Burden

Schedule 7, page 97, line 15, column 3, at end insert—

Mr Jeff Rooker
Angela Eagle
Mr Kevin Hughes
Mr Richard Burden

Schedule 7, page 97, line 21, column 3, at end insert—

'In Schedule 1, paragraph 13, and in paragraph 16, sub-paragraph (1)(d) and (e), sub-paragraphs (2) to (9), and in sub-paragraph (10) the words ", or should be cancelled".'

Mr Jeff Rooker
Angela Eagle
Mr Kevin Hughes
Mr Richard Burden

Schedule 7, page 97, line 22, column 3, leave out from beginning to end of line 23 and insert 'Schedule 4C.'

Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Andrew George

Clause 65, page 67, line 5, leave out 'section 23' and insert 'sections 18 and 23'.

Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Andrew George

Clause 65, page 67, line 17, at end insert—

'(2A) The provisions of section 18 of this Act—

(a) shall not come into effect until 1st October 2006 at the earliest; and

(b) may only be brought into effect upon the Secretary of State having laid a report before Parliament setting out the reasons why the introduction of section 18 is necessary.'.

Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Andrew George

Clause 65, page 67, line 18, leave out 'subsection (2)' and insert 'subsections (2) or (2A)'.

Mr Jeff Rooker
Angela Eagle
Mr Kevin Hughes
Mr Richard Burden

Clause 65, page 67, line 25, after 'of' insert 'Part I (other than section 23) and'.

REMAINING NEW CLAUSES

Annual report on service pensions, war pensions and war widows' pensions

Mr Andrew Mackinlay
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Andrew George

NC4

To move the following Clause:—

'.—After section 169 of the Pensions Act 1995 there shall be inserted—

"Annual report on service pensions, war pensions and war widows' pensions. 169A.—(1) The Secretary of State shall lay before Parliament on or before the last day of April 2001 and annually thereafter a report for the previous financial year on service pensions, war pensions and war widows' pensions, setting out in particular—

(a) the numbers of those in receipt of such pensions;

(b) an assessment of whether the payments made during the year in respect of those pensions have been sufficient to prevent their recipients suffering any unnecessary hardship; and

(c) what plans, if any, he has to improve the well-being of those recipients, whether by means of changes to the level of payments made in respect of those pensions or otherwise.
(2) In preparing the report referred to in subsection (1), the Secretary of State shall—

(b) consult such other persons or organisations as appear to him to be appropriate.'.

Notification

Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Andrew George

NC14

To move the following Clause:—

'.—The Secretary of State shall in regulations make provision for the notification of additional pension contributors of any changes to the additional pension that will materially affect their entitlement.'.




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