Amendments proposed to the Child Trust Funds Bill - continued	House of Commons
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NEW SCHEDULE

   

Mr David Cameron

NS1

To move the following Schedule:—

'Conditions for permitted withdrawal from funds relating to those eligible for Disability Living Allowance     1   Access to amounts in a child trust fund to which section [permitted withdrawal of amounts from funds relating to those eligible for Disability Living Allowance] applies shall be permitted before the age of 18 in accordance with the provisions of this Schedule.

    2   Any child trust fund to which section [permitted withdrawal of amounts from funds relating to those eligible for Disability Living Allowance] applies shall be nominated as a "disabled child's trust fund".

    3   A parent or, in the case of a child in care, a social worker, shall be nominated as the "responsible adult" in respect of such a fund.

    4   A responsible adult nominated under paragraph 3 shall be able to access amounts in a disabled child's trust fund to spend on the child's behalf if the condition in paragraph 5 is met.

    5   That condition is that the amounts are to be used for—

(a)	the purchase or hire of equipment for use by the child in respect of their disability;

(b)	payment for nursing, night or child care;

(c)	payment for respite care or temporary residential care; or

(d)	payment for any specialist medical or palliative service in respect of the child's disability.

    6   At the end of each calendar year each adult that has withdrawn amounts in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 4 shall write to the Inland Revenue detailing expenditure of the kinds specified in paragraph 5.

    7   In all possible cases the responsible adult shall consult the disabled child about any steps to spend monies from the disabled child's trust fund.

    8   Regulations may be made for the purpose of the operation of the provisions of this Schedule.'.

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Mr George Osborne
Mr Peter Atkinson

101

Title,     line     1,     leave out 'child trust funds' and insert 'baby bonds'.

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PROGRAMME ORDERS OF THE HOUSE (15TH AND
16TH DECEMBER 2003)

That the following provisions shall apply to the Child Trust Funds Bill:

Committal

    1.   The Bill shall be committed to a Standing Committee.

Standing Committee

    2.   Proceedings in the Standing Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on 20th January 2004.

    3.   The Standing Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets.

Consideration and Third Reading

    4.   Proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which those proceedings are commenced.

    5.   Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on the day on which proceedings on consideration are commenced.

    6.   Sessional Order B (programming committees) made by the House on 28th June 2001 shall not apply to proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.

Other proceedings

    7.   Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further message from the Lords) may be programmed.

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PROGRAMME ORDERS OF THE COMMITTEE (6TH AND 13TH JANUARY 2004)

That—

    (1)   during proceedings on the Child Trust Funds Bill the Standing Committee (in addition to its first meeting on Tuesday 6th January at 9.30 a.m.) shall meet—

(a)	at 2.30 p.m. on Tuesday 6th January, and

(b)	at 9.30 a.m. and 2.30 p.m. on Tuesday 13th January, at 9.30 a.m. on Thursday 15th January and at 9.30 a.m. and 2.30 p.m. on Tuesday 20th January;

    (2)   proceedings on the Bill shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at 5.00 p.m. on Tuesday 20th January.

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Prepared 20 Jan 2004