Standing Committee Proceedings
Tuesday 18th January 2005
STANDING COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS
STANDING COMMITTEE F
CHILD BENEFIT BILL
[FIRST SITTING]
NOTE
The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Resolution of the Programming Sub-Committee.
RESOLUTION OF THE PROGRAMMING SUB-COMMITTEE
Agreed to
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):
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].
Rob Marris
Agreed to 1
| Clause 1, page 1, line 9, after `16', insert `or'. |
Mr Andrew Tyrie
Mr Mark Francois
Mr David Ruffley
Withdrawn 5
| Clause 1, page 1, line 19, at end insert `or |
(c) | has commenced a course of full-time education or approved training before attaining the age of 19 years, and |
(d) | has not attained the aged of 21 years.'. |
Mr Andrew Tyrie
Mr Mark Francois
Mr David Ruffley
Not called 6
| 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.'. |
| Clause, as amended, agreed to. |
Rob Marris
Agreed to 2
| Clause 2, page 2, line 9, after `16', insert `or'. |
| Clause, as amended, agreed to. |
| Schedule 1, Clause 3, Schedule 2 and Clauses 4 and 5 agreed to. |
Rob Marris
Not called 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
Withdrawn 7
| Clause 6, page 2, line 37, leave out `2006` and insert `2005'. |
Rob Marris
Withdrawn 4
| Clause 7, page 3, line 2, after `Child', insert `and Qualifying Young Persons'. |
NEW CLAUSES
Mr Andrew Tyrie
Mr Mark Francois
Mr David Ruffley
Withdrawn NC1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.'. |
Mr Andrew Tyrie
Mr Mark Francois
Mr David Ruffley
Not selected 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.'. |
| Bill, as amended, to be reported. |
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