Amendments proposed to the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Bill - continued	House of Commons
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Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Andrew George

257

Page     52,     line     24,     leave out Clause 49.

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Mr Jeff Rooker
Angela Eagle
Mr Kevin Hughes

301

Clause     50,     page     55,     line     5,     at end insert—

    '( ) In the application to Scotland of this section—

(a) in subsection (3)(b), for "in relation to whom the information in question has been laid" substitute " against whom the proceedings in question have been commenced";

(b) in subsection (5)—

    (i) for "an information relating to" substitute "proceedings against",

    (ii) for "information relating to" in the second place where it occurs, substitute "proceedings against"; and

(c) in subsection (7), for "laying of the information" substitute "commencement of the proceedings".'.

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Mr Jeff Rooker
Angela Eagle
Mr Kevin Hughes

302

Clause     51,     page     55,     line     20,     after '49(1);' insert—

'() of such information about the offender, and in the possession of the person giving the notification, as may be prescribed;'.

   

Mr Jeff Rooker
Angela Eagle
Mr Kevin Hughes

303

Clause     51,     page     55,     line     23,     leave out subsection (3) and insert—

    '(3) The High Court of Justiciary may, by Act of Adjournal, make provision requiring the clerk of the court in which any proceedings for failure to comply with a relevant community order have been commenced to notify the Secretary of State at such time and in such manner as may be specified in the Act of Adjournal of—

(a) the commencement of the proceedings;

(b) such information about the offender as may be so specified; and

(c) any circumstances by virtue of which any payment or adjustment might fall to be made by virtue of section 49(6) or 50(5).'.

   

Mr Jeff Rooker
Angela Eagle
Mr Kevin Hughes

304

Clause     51,     page     55,     line     36,     leave out from the beginning to 'or'.

   

Mr Jeff Rooker
Angela Eagle
Mr Kevin Hughes

305

Clause     51,     page     55,     line     38,     leave out 'or (3)'.

   

Mr Jeff Rooker
Angela Eagle
Mr Kevin Hughes

306

Clause     51,     page     56,     line     8,     at end insert—

'(d) a person employed by a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994.'.

   

Mr Jeff Rooker
Angela Eagle
Mr Kevin Hughes

307

Clause     51,     page     56,     line     15,     at end insert—

    '( ) The explanation given to the offender by the court in pursuance of subsection (1) shall be treated as part of the explanation required to be given to the offender for the purposes of section 228(5) or 238(4) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995.'.

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Mr Jeff Rooker
Angela Eagle
Mr Kevin Hughes

308

Clause     52,     page     56,     line     44,     at end insert—

    '( ) Where regulations made under section 49(9) prescribe a description of order made under the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 as a relevant community order for the purposes of that section, the regulations may make such modifications of that section as appear to the Secretary of State to be necessary in consequence of so prescribing.'.

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Mr Jeff Rooker
Angela Eagle
Mr Kevin Hughes

309

Leave out Clause 53.

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Mr Jeff Rooker
Angela Eagle
Mr Kevin Hughes
Mr Richard Burden

283

Clause     54,     page     57,     line     30,     leave out from '1992' to 'after' in line 31 and insert '(definitions for the purposes of advice of Social Security Advisory Committee), in the definition of "the relevant enactments", '.

   

Mr Jeff Rooker
Angela Eagle
Mr Kevin Hughes
Mr Richard Burden

284

Clause     54,     page     57,     line     35,     leave out from beginning to 'after' in line 36 and insert 'In that subsection, in the definition of "the relevant Northern Ireland enactments", '.

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Mr Jeff Rooker
Angela Eagle
Mr Kevin Hughes
Mr Richard Burden

53

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

    'Section 44(3).'.

   

Mr Jeff Rooker
Angela Eagle
Mr Kevin Hughes
Mr Richard Burden

54

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

55

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

   

Mr Jeff Rooker
Angela Eagle
Mr Kevin Hughes
Mr Richard Burden

288

Schedule     7,     page     98,     line     6,     column     3,     after '(4),' insert—

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'the words "(or further arrangements)" in paragraph (a), and'.

   

Mr Jeff Rooker
Angela Eagle
Mr Kevin Hughes
Mr Richard Burden

289

Schedule     7,     page     98,     line     25,     at end insert—

'( ) INFORMATION TO BE GIVEN TO THE AUTHORITY

Chapter	Short title	Extent of repeal
1993 c. 48.	The Pension Schemes Act 1993.	In section 178(a), the words "sections 22 to 26 of the Pensions Act 1995".
1995 c. 26.	The Pensions Act 1995.	In Schedule 3, paragraph 43.'.

   

Mr Jeff Rooker
Angela Eagle
Mr Kevin Hughes
Mr Richard Burden

290

Schedule     7,     page     99,     line     4,     at end insert—

'(4A) CONTRIBUTIONS EQUIVALENT PREMIUMS

Chapter	Short title	Extent of repeal
1995 c. 26.	The Pensions Act 1995.	In Schedule 5, paragraph 57(a)(ii).
S.I. 1995/3213 (N.I. 22).	The Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995.	In Schedule 3, paragraph 49(a)(ii).'.

   

Mr Jeff Rooker
Angela Eagle
Mr Kevin Hughes
Mr Richard Burden

291

Schedule     7,     page     100,     leave out lines 5 to 7.

   

Mr Jeff Rooker
Angela Eagle
Mr Kevin Hughes
Mr Richard Burden

292

Schedule     7,     page     101,     line     17,     column     3,     at end insert—

     

'In Schedule 2, paragraph 54.'.

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Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Andrew George

78

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

   

Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Andrew George

79

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

80

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

36

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

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Mr Jeff Rooker
Angela Eagle
Mr Kevin Hughes
Mr Richard Burden

285

Clause     66,     page     68,     line     11,     after '(1)' insert ', (4A)'.

   

Mr Jeff Rooker
Angela Eagle
Mr Kevin Hughes
Mr Richard Burden

286

Clause     66,     page     68,     line     13,     leave out 'and' and at end insert—

    '( ) paragraph 49(a)(ii) of Schedule 3 to the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995; and'.

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REMAINING NEW CLAUSES

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

   

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

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— (a) consider any representations made to him by individual recipients of the pensions referred to in that subsection or organisations representing their interests; and (b) consult such other persons or organisations as appear to him to be appropriate.'.

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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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Backdating of additional pension contributions

   

Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Andrew George

NC17

To move the following Clause:—

    'The Secretary of State shall in regulations make provision for a scheme to back-date additional pension contributions to qualifying carers who would also have qualified under section 28 in any of the last 10 years.'.

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Long term solvency of trust-based stakeholder schemes

   

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

NC18

To move the following Clause:—

    'Trust-based stakeholder schemes shall be regulated and monitored as to their long term solvency.'.

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Prepared 15 Feb 2000