S.C.A.
NOTICES OF AMENDMENTS
given up to and including
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)'.
