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House of Commons

Tuesday 18th January 2005

Standing Committee F

Child Benefit Bill

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Note

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Resolution of the

Programming Sub-Committee.

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Resolution of the Programming Sub-Committee

The Programming Sub-Committee appointed by the Speaker in respect of the Bill

agreed the following Resolution at its meeting on Monday 17th January (Standing Order

No. 83C):

That—

(1)	during proceedings on the Child Benefit Bill the Standing Committee (in

addition to its first meeting on Tuesday 18th January at 2.30 p.m.) shall meet

on Thursday 20th January at 9.25 a.m.;

(2)	the proceedings shall be taken in the following order, namely, Clause 1,

Clause 2, Schedule 1, Clause 3, Schedule 2, Clauses 4 to 7, new Clauses, new

Schedules and any remaining proceedings on the Bill;

(3)	the proceedings on the Bill shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

brought to a conclusion at 11.25 a.m. on Thursday 20th January.

Dawn Primarolo has given notice of her intention to move a motion in the terms of the

Resolution of the Programming Sub-Committee [Standing Order No. 83C].

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Rob Marris

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Clause  1,  page  1,  line  9,  after ‘16’, insert ‘or’.

Mr Andrew Tyrie

Mr Mark Francois

Mr David Ruffley

5

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  19,  at end insert ‘   or

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(c)	has commenced a course of full-time education or approvided training

before attaining the age of 19 years, and

(d)	has not attained the age of 21 years.’.

Mr Andrew Tyrie

Mr Mark Francois

Mr David Ruffley

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Clause  1,  page  1,  line  19,  at end insert ‘or

( )	has commenced a course of full-time education or approved training before

attaining the age of 20 years.’.

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Rob Marris

2

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  9,  after ‘16’, insert ‘or’.

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Rob Marris

3

Clause  6,  page  2,  line  37,  leave out ‘But, subject to that’, and insert ‘Nevertheless’.

Mr Andrew Tyrie

Mr Mark Francois

Mr David Ruffley

7

Clause  6,  page  2,  line  37,  leave out ‘2006’ and insert ‘2005’.

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Rob Marris

4

Clause  7,  page  3,  line  2,  after ‘Child’, insert ‘and Qualifying Young Persons’.

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New Clauses

Regulations made by the Treasury: Voluntary work and work experience

Mr Andrew Tyrie

Mr Mark Francois

Mr David Ruffley

NC1

To move the following Clause:—

‘Regulations made by the Treasury shall include provision that a person may be

a qualifying young person if the person concerned is undertaking training that is

not provided through a contract of employment (such a person for these purposes

being a “trainee”) in circumstances where the person responsible for the

organisation of the training concerned certifies in an approved form that the

training can be expected to result in increased skills being acquired by the

trainee.’.

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Regulations made by the Treasury: Abolition of Estrangement Test for those over 18

Mr Andrew Tyrie

Mr Mark Francois

Mr David Ruffley

NC2

To move the following Clause:—

‘Regulations made by the Treasury shall provide that a person who satisfies the

other criteria to become a qualifying person and who is living away from the

person who is ordinarily responsible for them, may opt to have the payment of

child benefit made directly to them, once they have attained the age of eighteen.’.

Order of the House [12th January 2005]

That the following provisions shall apply to the Child Benefit Bill:

Committal

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

Proceedings in Standing Committee

2.	Proceedings in the Standing Committee shall be brought to a conclusion on

Thursday 20th January 2005.

3.	The Standing Committee shall have leave to sit twice on that day.

Consideration and Third Reading

4.	Proceedings on consideration (so far as not previously concluded) shall be

brought to a conclusion two and a half hours after their commencement.

5.	Proceedings on Third Reading (so far as not previously concluded) shall be

brought to a conclusion half an hour after their commencement.

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Programming Committee

6.	Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) 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 messages from the

Lords) may be programmed.

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Revised 18 January 2005