| Amendments proposed to the Tax Credits Bill - continued | House of Commons |
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Steve Webb 62 Clause 10, page 7, line 22, at end insert 'except that the minimum age of entitlement shall not be less than that for the child tax credit.'.
Mr Howard Flight 79 *Clause 10, page 7, line 24, leave out from 'persons' to ', or' in line 25 and insert 'has one or more children or qualifying young persons in their direct care'.
Mr Howard Flight 80 *Clause 11, page 7, line 31, after 'persons', insert 'having one or more children or qualifying young persons in their direct care'.
Mr Howard Flight 32 Clause 11, page 8, line 19, at end add—'(8) The prescribed manner of determination must take account of the needs of all the members of a married couple or an unmarried couple by comparison with those of a single person'.
Mr Howard Flight 33 Clause 12, page 8, line 26, at end insert—'(2A) The charges of a prescribed description under subsection (2) may include an amount to take account of the loss of earnings of a person or of the spouse or, in the case of an unmarried couple, of the partner of the person by whom a claim for working tax credit is made who does not take qualifying remunerative work in order to care for a child of a prescribed description for whom the person is responsible. (2B) The amount of tax credit payable under subsection (2B) shall not exceed the maximum amount payable to a person in qualifying remunerative work'.
Mr Howard Flight 57 Clause 17, page 10, line 39, leave out from 'must' to end of line 41 and insert 'give a separate such notice to each claimant'.
Steve Webb 84 *Clause 20, page 15, line 22, at end insert 'provided that the effect of regulations shall not be more restrictive than would be the case if Extra-statutory Concession A19 were to apply'.
Mr Howard Flight 34 Clause 23, page 16, line 4, after 'paid', insert 'by the Board directly'.
Mr Howard Flight 36 Clause 24, page 16, line 28, leave out 'Regulations may' and insert 'Nothing in this Act shall entitle regulations to'.
Mr Howard Flight 37 Clause 24, page 16, line 30, at end insert 'unless payment is made to such employers equal to the full economic cost to the employer of doing so.'.
Steve Webb 51 Clause 24, page 16, line 30, at end insert 'except where an employee requests payment into an account notified to the Board or via a Post Office, in which case the employee shall be entitled to receive payment in this manner'.
Mr Howard Flight 35 Clause 24, page 16, line 31, leave out subsections (2) to (7).
Steve Webb 67 Clause 27, page 18, line 44, at end insert 'but such a decision may only be made after it has been finally determined (on appeal or otherwise) under subsection 27(2A) that the excess if recoverable.'.
Steve Webb 68 Clause 27, page 18, line 45, at end insert—'(2A) For the purpose of subsection (1) above, an excess is only recoverable if it is determined that, whether fraudulently or otherwise, any person has misrepresented, or failed to disclose, any material fact, and in consequence of the misrepresentation or failure an excess was paid.'.
Steve Webb 52 Clause 28, page 19, line 35, at end add—'(6) Where an amount is liable to be repaid under subsections (3) to (5), the amount repaid in any period may not exceed a specified percentage of the person's income during that period, such percentage to be set out in regulations.'.
Mr Howard Flight 24 Clause 29, page 19, line 38, leave out 'fraudulently or'.
Steve Webb 69 Clause 29, page 19, line 38, leave out 'or negligently'.
Mr Howard Flight 18 Clause 29, page 20, line 1, leave out '£3,000' and insert '£5,000'.
Mr Howard Flight 25 Clause 29, page 20, line 1, at end insert—'(1A) If a person fraudulently—
(1B) A person guilty of an offence under subsection 1(A) above shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, or to both.'.
Mr Howard Flight 19 Clause 29, page 20, line 10, leave out '£3,000' and insert '£5,000'.
Steve Webb 70 Clause 29, page 20, line 14, leave out 'or negligently'.
Mr Howard Flight 20 Clause 29, page 20, line 18, leave out '£3,000' and insert '£5,000'.
Steve Webb 71 Clause 30, page 20, line 28, leave out '14(2)'.
Mr Howard Flight 21 Clause 31, page 21, line 17, after 'fails', insert 'without reasonable excuse'.
Mr Howard Flight 38 Clause 31, page 21, line 22, leave out subsection (2).
Mr Howard Flight 39 Clause 31, page 21, line 22, after 'employer', insert 'without reasonable excuse'.
Mr Howard Flight 28 Schedule 2, page 39, line 15, at end insert 'but before making any such determination in respect of an employer the Board must give the employer an opportunity to make written representations in respect of the matter which is the subject of the determination.'.
Mr Howard Flight 40 Schedule 2, page 39, line 20, leave out subparagraph (4).
Mr Howard Flight 30 Schedule 2, page 39, line 36, at end insert—'(1A) In the case of an appeal against a penalty imposed on an employer the Commissioners must have regard to the size of the employer in decisions they take under subparagraph (1) above.'.
Mr Howard Flight 41 Schedule 2, page 39, line 39, after '(a)', insert 'a county court or'.
Mr Howard Flight 42 Schedule 2, page 40, line 9, after 'to', insert 'a county court or'.
Mr Howard Flight 29 Schedule 2, page 40, line 27, at end insert 'and in the case of an employer they shall have regard to the size of the employer in any decisions they take under this paragraph'.
Mr Howard Flight 43 Schedule 2, page 41, line 17, at end add—'8 The Board must within one year of this schedule coming into operation consult such organisations as appear to it to be representative of employers, including employers in small and medium sized enterprises, about the operation of this schedule and make a report to Parliament setting out the outcome of such consultations.'.
Mr Howard Flight 22 Clause 33, page 21, line 40, leave out 'seven' and insert 'ten'.
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