Amendment Paper as at
Tuesday 16th November 2004
CONSIDERATION OF LORDS AMENDMENTS
New Amendments handed in are marked thus *
PENSIONS BILL
On Consideration of Lords Amendments to the Pensions Bill
Lords Amendment No. 298
Mr Secretary Johnson
*To move, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment.
As Amendments to the Lords Amendment:—
Steve Webb
Paul Holmes
(a)
*Line 13, leave out from first 'The' and insert 'Subject to subsection (4A), the'.
Steve Webb
Paul Holmes
(b)
*Line 14, at end insert—
'(4A) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 166(1), the Board may determine that only a scheme-based levy shall be imposed upon small schemes provided that the amount it estimates it will raise from those schemes in aggregate is the same as the amount it estimates would be raised from those schemes in aggregate if both a scheme-based levy and a risk-based levy satisfying the condition of subsection (4) were imposed.'.
Steve Webb
Paul Holmes
(c)
*Line 38, at end insert—
'( ) In this section "small scheme" means a scheme which, at the relevant time, has fewer than 100 members or satisfies such other criteria as may be prescribed.'.
Mr Secretary Johnson
To move the following Amendments to the Bill in lieu of the Lords Amendment:—
Mr Secretary Johnson
(a)
*Page 116, line 17, leave out 'levy or'.
Mr Secretary Johnson
(b)
*Page 116, line 19, leave out 'levy or'.
Mr Secretary Johnson
(c)
*Page 116, line 20, leave out 'a levy or'.
Mr Secretary Johnson
(d)
*Page 116, line 23, leave out from 'The' to end of line 24 and insert 'pension protection levies imposed for a financial year must be'.
Mr Secretary Johnson
(e)
*Page 116, line 25, leave out '50%' and insert '80%'.
Mr Secretary Johnson
(f)
*Page 116, line 28, leave out subsection (4).
Mr Secretary Johnson
(g)
*Page 116, line 32, leave out 'subsections (2) and (4)' and insert 'subsection (2)'.
Mr Secretary Johnson
(h)
*Page 116, line 36, leave out 'a pension protection levy or'.
Mr Secretary Johnson
(i)
*Page 116, line 39, leave out 'levy or'.
Mr Secretary Johnson
(j)
*Page 116, line 42, leave out paragraph (a).
Mr Secretary Johnson
(k)
*Page 118, line 38, leave out 'and (4)'.
283
Mr Secretary Johnson
As an Amendment to the Lords Amendment:—
(a)
*Line 2, after '"( )', insert 'except in relation to any prescribed scheme or scheme of a prescribed description,'.
359
Mr Secretary Johnson
*To move, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment.
416
Mr Secretary Johnson
*To move, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment.
Mr Secretary Johnson
To move the following Amendment to the Bill in lieu of the Lords Amendment:—
Mr Secretary Johnson
(a)
*Page 209, line 5, at end insert—
'(4A) Regulations under subsection (1) may not make provision for the imposition of a levy or charge on any person for the purpose of funding, directly or indirectly, the financial assistance scheme.'.
417
Mr Secretary Johson
*To move, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment.
Mr Secretary Johnson
To move the following Amendment to the Bill in lieu of the Lords Amendment:—
(a)
*Page 209, line 5, at end insert—
'(4B) Regulations under subsection (1) may not require any income or capital of a qualifying member of a qualifying pension scheme (other than income or capital which derives, directly or indirectly, from that scheme) to be taken into account when determining whether the member is entitled to a payment under the financial assistance scheme or the amount of any payment to which the member is entitled.
(4C) For the purposes of subsection (4B), regulations may prescribe the circumstances in which a qualifying member of a qualifying pension scheme is to be regarded as having income or capital which derives, directly or indirectly, from that scheme.'.
PENSIONS BILL (PROGRAMME) (NO. 4)
Mr Secretary Johnson
Mr Peter Hain
That the following provisions shall apply to the Pensions Bill for the purpose of supplementing the Orders of 2nd March 2004, 19th April 2004 and 18th May 2004:
Consideration of Lords Amendments
1. Proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion four hours after their commencement at this day's sitting.
2. Those proceedings shall be taken in the order shown in the first column of the following Table, and each part of those proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the time shown in the second column.
4. The proceedings on any further Message from the Lords shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement.
