Thursday 26th October 2006
Standing Committee A
Welfare Reform Bill
Note
The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order
of the Committee [17th October].
Danny Alexander
Mr David Laws
193
Clause 10, page 9, line 4, at
end insert—
Mr David Ruffley
Mr Tim Boswell
Mr Jeremy Hunt
236
Clause 10, page 9, line 5, leave
out ‘health-related’ and insert ‘health and disability-related’.
Danny Alexander
Mr David Laws
29
Clause 10, page 9, line 8, leave
out ‘capability for work’ and insert ‘a labour market
disadvantage’.
Danny Alexander
Mr David Laws
199
Clause 10, page 9, line 8, after
‘work’, insert—
Danny Alexander
Mr David Laws
30
Clause 10, page 9, line 9, leave
out ‘capability for work’ and insert ‘a labour market
disadvantage’.
Danny Alexander
Mr David Laws
31
Clause 10, page 9, line 17, at
end add ‘who has undertaken such training in work-related needs
and support as may be prescribed.’.
Mr David Ruffley
Mr Tim Boswell
Mr Jeremy Hunt
237
Clause 10, page 9, line 17, at
end add—
Danny Alexander
Mr David Laws
261
Clause 10, page 9, line 17, at
end add—
Danny Alexander
Mr David Laws
154
Page 7, line 42, leave out
Clause 10.
Danny Alexander
Mr David Laws
32
Clause 11, page 9, line 21, leave
out from ‘allowance’ to end of line 22.
Danny Alexander
Mr David Laws
33
Clause 11, page 10, line 9, at
end insert—
Danny Alexander
Mr David Laws
34
Clause 11, page 10, line 17, leave
out subsection (5).
Danny Alexander
Mr David Laws
194
Clause 12, page 10, line 41, after
‘regulations’, insert—
Danny Alexander
Mr David Laws
203
Clause 12, page 11, line 18, at
end insert—
Mr David Ruffley
Mr Tim Boswell
Mr Jeremy Hunt
238
Clause 12, page 11, line 18, at
end add—
Mr David Ruffley
Mr Tim Boswell
Mr Jeremy Hunt
239
Clause 12, page 11, line 20, leave
out ‘is’ and insert ‘may be’.
Danny Alexander
Mr David Laws
35
Clause 12, page 11, line 22, at
end insert—
Mr David Ruffley
Mr Tim Boswell
Mr Jeremy Hunt
240
Clause 12, page 11, line 22, at
end insert ‘or such other appropriate action as the Secretary
of State may by regulation prescribe.’.
Mr David Ruffley
Mr Tim Boswell
Mr Jeremy Hunt
241
Clause 12, page 11, line 27, at
end insert—
Danny Alexander
Mr David Laws
36
Clause 12, page 11, line 30, leave
out subsection (5).
Danny Alexander
Mr David Laws
37
Clause 12, page 11, line 37, at
end insert ‘and may in particular make provision prescribing circumstances
in which—
Mr David Ruffley
Mr Tim Boswell
Mr Jeremy Hunt
242
Clause 12, page 11, line 40, at
end add—
Danny Alexander
Mr David Laws
200
Page 10, line 32, leave out
Clause 12.
Danny Alexander
Mr David Laws
157
Clause 13, page 12, line 1, after
‘plans’, insert—
Danny Alexander
Mr David Laws
38
Clause 13, page 12, line 2, at
end insert—
Danny Alexander
Mr David Laws
143
Clause 13, page 12, line 6, at
end insert—
Mr David Ruffley
Mr Tim Boswell
51
Clause 13, page 12, line 10, at
end insert ‘including, in particular, circumstances where work-related
activity cannot be accessed by him for a reason related to his physical
or mental condition and circumstances where work-related activity is
judged by a health care professional approved by the Secretary of State
to be having a detrimental effect upon his physical or mental condition.’.
Danny Alexander
Mr David Laws
39
Page 12, line 17, leave out
Clause 14.
Danny Alexander
Mr David Laws
40
Clause 15, page 12, line 38, leave
out paragraph (c).
Mr David Ruffley
Mr Tim Boswell
Mr Jeremy Hunt
243
Clause 15, page 12, line 38, at
end insert—
‘(1A) No person may be authorised to exercise the
functions specified under subsection (1) unless he has demonstrated
such understanding of disabilities or health conditions, and of the
employment support needs of persons whose capability for work is limited
by their physical or mental condition, as the Secretary of State shall
by regulation require.’.
Mr David Ruffley
Mr Tim Boswell
John Penrose
262
Clause 15, page 12, line 44, leave
out paragraph (b).
Danny Alexander
Mr David Laws
158
Clause 15, page 13, line 19, after
‘provide’, insert ‘including the duty to promote well
being’.
Danny Alexander
Mr David Laws
159
Clause 15, page 13, line 25, after
‘specified’, insert ‘including the duty to promote
well being’.
Danny Alexander
Mr David Laws
160
Clause 15, page 13, line 33, after
‘relates’, insert—
Danny Alexander
Mr David Laws
198
Clause 16, page 14, line 21, leave
out paragraph (a).
Danny Alexander
Mr David Laws
42
Clause 17, page 14, line 31, leave
out ‘limited capability for work’ and insert ‘labour
market disadvantage’.
Mr David Ruffley
Mr Tim Boswell
Mr Jeremy Hunt
216
Clause 17, page 14, line 31, leave
out ‘limited’ and insert ‘restricted’.
Mr David Ruffley
Mr Tim Boswell
Mr Jeremy Hunt
217
Clause 17, page 14, line 32, leave
out ‘limited’ and insert ‘restricted’.
Danny Alexander
Mr David Laws
43
Clause 17, page 14, line 32, leave
out ‘limited capability for work’ and insert ‘labour
market disadvantage’.
Danny Alexander
Mr David Laws
44
Clause 17, page 14, line 34, leave
out ‘limited capability for work’ and insert ‘labour
market disadvantage’.
Mr David Ruffley
Mr Tim Boswell
Mr Jeremy Hunt
218
Clause 17, page 14, line 34, leave
out ‘limited’ and insert ‘restricted’.
Mr Jim Murphy
53
Clause 17, page 14, line 41, leave
out ‘this section’ and insert ‘subsection (1)’.
Mr Jim Murphy
54
Clause 17, page 15, line 2, at
end insert—
Danny Alexander
Mr David Laws
173
Clause 17, page 15, line 2, at
end add—
Danny Alexander
Mr David Laws
260
Clause 17, page 15, line 2, at
end add—
Danny Alexander
Mr David Laws
41
Page 14, line 28, leave out
Clause 17.
Danny Alexander
Mr David Laws
45
Clause 18, page 15, line 5, leave
out ‘24’ and insert ‘60’.
Danny Alexander
Mr David Laws
161
Clause 18, page 15, line 15, at
end insert ‘or
Mr David Ruffley
Mr Tim Boswell
Mr Jeremy Hunt
244
Clause 18, page 15, line 15, at
end insert—
Mr David Ruffley
Mr Tim Boswell
Mr Jeremy Hunt
245
Clause 18, page 15, line 27, leave
out subsection (7) and insert—
Mr Jim Murphy
55
Clause 19, page 15, line 36, leave
out ‘employment and support’.
Mr Jim Murphy
56
Clause 19, page 15, line 40, leave
out ‘employment and support’.
Mr Jim Murphy
57
Clause 19, page 15, line 42, leave
out ‘employment and support’.
Mr Jim Murphy
58
Clause 19, page 16, line 2, leave
out ‘employment and support’.
Mr Jim Murphy
59
Clause 19, page 16, line 4, leave
out ‘employment and support’.
Mr Jim Murphy
60
Clause 19, page 16, line 8, leave
out ‘employment and support’.
Mr Jim Murphy
61
Clause 19, page 16, line 10, leave
out ‘employment and support’.
Mr Jim Murphy
62
Clause 19, page 16, line 13, leave
out ‘employment and support’.
Mr Jim Murphy
63
Clause 19, page 16, line 13, at
end insert—
Mr Jim Murphy
64
Clause 19, page 16, line 14, at
end insert—
Mr Jim Murphy
65
Clause 19, page 16, line 15, leave
out ‘the Contributions and Benefits” and insert ‘that’.
Mr John Robertson
Danny Alexander
Mr David Laws
Mr Russell Brown
141
Clause 19, page 16, line 18, at
end insert—
Danny Alexander
Mr David Laws
201
Schedule 2, page 52, leave
out paragraph 5.
Mr Jim Murphy
66
Clause 21, page 16, line 27, at
end insert—
Mr David Ruffley
Mr Tim Boswell
Mr Jeremy Hunt
219
Clause 21, page 16, line 38, leave
out ‘limited’ and insert ‘restricted’.
Danny Alexander
Mr David Laws
46
Clause 21, page 16, leave
out lines 38 and 39 and insert—
Mr David Ruffley
Mr Tim Boswell
Mr Jeremy Hunt
220
Clause 21, page 16, line 40, leave
out ‘limited’ and insert ‘restricted’.
Danny Alexander
Mr David Laws
47
Clause 21, page 16, line 42, leave
out ‘limited capability for work’ and insert ‘labour
market disadvantage’.
Mr David Ruffley
Mr Tim Boswell
Mr Jeremy Hunt
221
Clause 21, page 16, line 42, leave
out ‘limited’ and insert ‘restricted’.
Danny Alexander
Mr David Laws
165
Clause 21, page 17, line 9, leave
out from ‘beginning’ to end of line 11 and insert ‘from
the date of claim, and
Danny Alexander
Mr David Laws
162
Clause 21, page 17, line 13, after
‘prescribed’, insert ‘, and such amounts as may be
prescribed’.
Danny Alexander
Mr David Laws
196
Clause 22, page 17, line 19, at
end insert ‘, subject to an assessment of their impact on disability
equality, which shall be included in the report of the reporting authority
under regulation 5 of the Disability Discrimination (Public Authorities)
(Statutory Duties) Regulations 2005’.
Danny Alexander
Mr David Laws
195
Clause 22, page 17, line 19, at
end insert—
Danny Alexander
Mr David Laws
166
Clause 22, page 17, line 41, leave
out subsection (6).
Danny Alexander
Mr David Laws
163
Clause 22, page 18, line 3, at
end insert—
Danny Alexander
Mr David Laws
167
Clause 23, page 18, line 8, leave
out ‘the first’.
Mr Jim Murphy
79
Schedule 3, page 55, line 2, at
end insert—
A1 In section 78(2A) of the Social Work (Scotland) Act
1968 (which exempts persons in receipt of certain benefits from liability
for contributions in respect of children in care etc.), after “1995)”
insert “, an income-related allowance under Part 1 of the Welfare
Reform Act 2006 (employment and support allowance)”.’.
Mr Jim Murphy
80
Schedule 3, page 55, line 2, at
end insert—
A2 In section 53(3) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980
(pupils who qualify for free school meals etc.), in paragraphs (a) and
(b), after sub-paragraph (ii) insert—
Mr Jim Murphy
81
Schedule 3, page 55, line 2, at
end insert—
A3 In section 70 of the Transport Act 1982 (payments
in respect of applicants for exemption from wearing seat belts), in
subsection (2) (applicants who qualify), in paragraph (b), for “or
an income-based jobseeker’s allowance (payable under the Jobseekers
Act 1995)” substitute “, an income-based jobseeker’s
allowance (payable under the Jobseekers Act 1995), an income-related
allowance under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2006 (employment and
support allowance),”.’.
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