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Friday 9th December 2005


New Amendments handed in are marked thus *

STANDING COMMITTEE A

WORK AND FAMILIES BILL


NOTE

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order to be proposed by Mr Gerry Sutcliffe.

Mr Gerry Sutcliffe To move, That the Bill be considered in the following order, namely: Clauses 1 to 11; Schedule 1; Clauses 12 to 15; Schedule 2; Clauses 16 to 20; new Clauses; new Schedules.

   

Norman Lamb

10

Clause     1,     page     1,     line     7,     after 'weeks', insert '; but a woman taking maternity leave who takes less than the maximum prescribed period is entitled to receive the same total amount of statutory maternity pay that she would have received had she taken the maximum prescribed period, paid so far as practicable by equal weekly instalments.'.


   

Norman Lamb

11

Clause     2,     page     1,     line     11,     after 'weeks', insert '; but a woman receiving statutory adoption pay who takes less than the maximum prescribed period is entitled to receive the same total amount of statutory adoption pay that she would have received had she taken the maximum prescribed period, paid so far as practicable by equal weekly instalments.'.


   

Kitty Ussher

17

Clause     3,     page     2,     line     24,     after 'child', insert 'and that the commencement date for such leave is the same as the return to employment or self-employment of the child's mother.'.

   

Mrs Eleanor Laing

23

Clause     3,     page     2,     line     27,     leave out paragraph (a).

   

Norman Lamb

35

*Clause     3,     page     2,     line     46,     at end insert—

      '(f) limit the total number of days during a period of leave under this section in which an employee may work for his employer without bringing the period to an end.'.

   

Norman Lamb

1

Clause     3,     page     3,     line     5,     at end add—

    '(10)   Regulations under this section shall be made by statutory instrument.

    (11)   No statutory instrument containing regulations under this section may be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.'.

   

Mrs Eleanor Laing

24

Clause     3,     page     3,     line     5,     at end add—

    '(10)   No regulations made under this section may be made unless a draft of the intrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.'.


   

Norman Lamb

2

Clause     4,     page     4,     line     23,     at end add—

    '(11)   Regulations under this section shall be made by statutory instrument.

    (12)   No statutory instrument containing regulations under this section may be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.'.

   

Mrs Eleanor Laing

25

Clause     4,     page     4,     line     23,     at end add—

    '(11)   No regulations made under this section may be made unless a draft of the intrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.'.


   

Norman Lamb

12

Clause     6,     page     5,     line     45,     leave out 'and'.

   

Norman Lamb

13

Clause     6,     page     5,     line     48,     at end insert ', and

      (c) provide that a person receiving additional statutory parternity pay who takes less than the maximum prescribed period is entitled to receive the same total amount of additional statutory paternity pay that he would have received had he taken the maximum prescribed period, paid so far as practicable by equal weekly instalments.'.

   

Norman Lamb

3

Clause     6,     page     6,     line     3,     at end add—

    '(5)   Regulations under this section shall be made by statutory instrument.

    (6)   No statutory instrument containing regulations under this section may be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.'.


   

Mr Gerry Sutcliffe

18

Clause     7,     page     6,     line     11,     leave out 'adoption' and insert 'paternity'.

   

Norman Lamb

14

Clause     7,     page     6,     line     46,     leave out 'and'.

   

Norman Lamb

15

Clause     7,     page     7,     line     3,     at end insert ', and

      (c) provide that a person receiving additional statutory adoption pay who takes less than the maximum prescribed period is entitled to receive the same total amount of additional statutory adoption pay that he would have received had he taken the maximum prescribed period, paid so far as practicable by equal weekly instalments.'.

   

Norman Lamb

4

Clause     7,     page     7,     line     9,     at end add—

    '(6)   Regulations under this section shall be made by statutory instrument.

    (7)   No statutory instrument containing regulations under this section may be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.'.


   

Norman Lamb

5

Clause     8,     page     8,     line     4,     at end add—

    '(4)   Regulations under this section shall be made by statutory instrument.

    (5)   No statutory instrument containing regulations under this section may be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.'.


   

Mrs Eleanor Laing

22

Clause     9,     page     8,     line     9,     leave out from 'of' to end of line 22 and insert 'the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs'.

   

Norman Lamb

6

Clause     9,     page     8,     line     22,     at end add—

    '(4)   Regulations under this section shall be made by statutory instrument.

    (5)   No statutory instrument containing regulations under this section may be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.'.


   

Norman Lamb

7

Clause     10,     page     9,     line     37,     at end add—

    '(11)   Regulations under this section shall be made by statutory instrument.

    (12)   No statutory instrument containing regulations under this section may be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.'.


   

Mr Gerry Sutcliffe

19

Schedule     1,     page     17,     line     12,     leave out from beginning to 'subsection' and insert—

    '(1)   Section 171ZJ of SSCBA 1992 (Part 12ZA: supplementary) is amended as follows.

    (2)   In subsection (5), for "section 171ZE" substitute "sections 171ZE and 171ZEE", and

    (3)   In'.

   

Norman Lamb

36

*Schedule     1,     page     18,     line     36,     at end insert—

            '(d)   limit the total number of days during an ordinary maternity leave period in which an employee may work for her employer without bringing the period to an end.".'.

   

Norman Lamb

30

*Schedule     1,     page     18,     line     45,     at end insert—

            '(c)   may limit the total number of days during an additional maternity leave period in which an employee may work for her employer without bringing the period to an end.".'.

   

Norman Lamb

31

*Schedule     1,     page     19,     line     2,     leave out subsection (2A) and insert—

      '(i) may specify circumstances in which an employee may work for his employer during an ordinary adoption leave period without bringing the period to an end;

      (ii) may limit the total number of days during an ordinary adoption leave period in which an employee may work for his employer without bringing the period to an end.".'.

   

Norman Lamb

32

*Schedule     1,     page     19,     line     13,     at end insert—

            '(c)   may limit the total number of days during an additional adoption leave period in which an employee may work for her employer without bringing the period to an end.".'.

   

Mr Gerry Sutcliffe

20

Schedule     1,     page     20,     line     28,     leave out 'or'.


   

Norman Lamb

8

Clause     12,     page     10,     line     9,     leave out subsection (2) and insert 'In subsection (1), delete paragraph (b)'.

   

Norman Lamb

33

*Clause     12,     page     10,     line     16,     leave out from 'who' to end of line 18 and insert 'is disabled, elderly or has a long-term illness and in respect of whom the employee has caring responsibilities that have a substantial impact on his working life.'.

   

Norman Lamb

29

*Clause     12,     page     10,     line     18,     at end insert—

      '(c) his purpose in applying for the change is to enable him to achieve a better work-life balance.'.

   

Norman Lamb

9

Clause     12,     page     10,     line     19,     leave out subsection (3) and insert 'In subsection (2), delete paragraph (d)'.

 
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