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House of Commons

Wednesday 18th January 2006

Report Stage Proceedings

Work and Families Bill

New Clauses

Administration of statutory leave payments

Mr Alan Reid

Norman Lamb

Mr Alan Duncan

Mrs Eleanor Laing

Mr Mark Prisk

Negatived on division  NC1

To move the following Clause:—

‘The Secretary of State shall make regulations providing that any employer

employing fewer than 50 persons may transfer to the Secretary of State

responsibility for the administration of payments to that person’s employees of—

(a)
statutory maternity pay,

(b)
adoption pay,

(c)
additional statutory paternity pay, and

(d)
ordinary paternity pay.’.

Limitation of additional paternity and pay regulations

Mr Alan Duncan

Mrs Eleanor Laing

Mr Mark Prisk

Not selected  NC2

To move the following Clause:—

‘Regulations made under sections 3 to 10 shall have effect for a period of 12

months beginning with the day on which it is made.’.

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Work and Families Bill, continued

Review of additional paternity leave and pay

Mr Alan Duncan

Mrs Eleanor Laing

Mr Mark Prisk

Withdrawn  NC3

To move the following Clause:—

‘The Secretary of State shall review and publish a report on the effectiveness of

regulations made under—

(a)
sections 80AA and 80BB of the Employment Rights Act 1996, and

(b)
sections 171ZEA to 171ZEE of the Social Security Contributions and

Benefits Act 1992,

every year in which the regulations are in force beginning 12 months after the

regulations are made.’.

Secretary Alan Johnson

Agreed to  2

Page  11,  line  27  [Clause  13],  at end insert—

‘(4A)
Regulations under this section may not make provision in relation to the subject-

matter of the Agricultural Wages (Scotland) Act 1949 (c. 30) (as that Act had

effect on 1st July 1999).’.

Mr Alan Duncan

Mrs Eleanor Laing

Mr Mark Prisk

Not selected  3

Page  11,  line  44  [Clause  13],  at end insert—

‘(8)
Regulations under this section shall have effect for a period of 12 months

beginning with the day on which it is made.’.

Secretary Alan Johnson

Agreed to  1

Page  20,  line  9  [Schedule  1],  at end insert—

‘41A
In section 106 of ERA 1996 (replacements) in subsection (2)(a) after “adoption

leave” insert “or leave under section 80AA or 80BB (additional paternity

leave)”.’.

Bill read the third time, and passed.