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House of Commons

 
 

Thursday 2nd November 2006

 

Standing Committee Proceedings

 

Standing Committee A

 

Welfare Reform Bill


 

[Eleventh and Twelfth Sittings]


 

Danny Alexander

 

Mr David Laws

 

Mr Andrew Love

 

Negatived on division  258

 

Clause  27,  page  19,  line  15,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

The Appropriate Maximum Housing Benefit may not vary according to the age

 

of the claimant.’.

 

John Penrose

 

Mr David Ruffley

 

Mr Tim Boswell

 

Mr Jeremy Hunt

 

Withdrawn  266

 

Clause  27,  page  19,  line  15,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

The regulations may provide for local variations in AMHB in the event of a

 

shortage of suitable accommodation for disabled people.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Danny Alexander

 

Mr David Laws

 

Not selected  264

 

Clause  28,  page  22,  line  35,  at end insert—

 

‘130DA 

  Evaluation report

 

( )    

Regulations may provide that where a relevant local authority has paid housing

 

benefit subject to restrictions under section 130B an evaluation shall be provided

 

to the Secretary of State by that authority relating to such matters as may be

 

prescribed.’.


 
 

S.C.A.Standing Committee Proceedings: 2nd November 2006          

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Welfare Reform Bill, continued

 
 

Danny Alexander

 

Mr David Laws

 

Negatived on division  263

 

Clause  28,  page  24,  line  44,  at end add—

 

‘130H

  Limitation

 

(1)    

Regulations to which this section applies may not remain in force after January

 

2010.

 

(2)    

This section applies to regulations made under any of sections 130B to 130F

 

above.’.

 

Danny Alexander

 

Mr David Laws

 

Not selected  48

 

Page  20,  line  1,  leave out Clause 28.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Jim Murphy

 

Agreed to  67

 

Clause  29,  page  26,  line  11,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

For the purposes of subsection (1) a person must be treated as entitled to housing

 

benefit or council tax benefit by virtue of the general conditions of entitlement

 

if—

 

(a)    

he is not so entitled to that benefit at the time he or his partner ceases to

 

be entitled to the prescribed benefit as mentioned in subsection (1)(b),

 

and

 

(b)    

his entitlement to housing benefit or council tax benefit (as the case may

 

be) ceased during the prescribed period before that time.’.

 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

 

Clauses 30 to 32 Agreed to.

 


 

Danny Alexander

 

Mr David Laws

 

Withdrawn  259

 

Clause  33,  page  28,  leave out lines 21 to 23.

 

Danny Alexander

 

Mr David Laws

 

Withdrawn  265

 

Clause  33,  page  28,  line  26,  at end add—

 

‘122G

  Supply by rent officers of information to claimants

 

(1)    

The Secretary of State may by regulation make provision about the obligation of

 

a rent officer to provide information to claimants of housing benefit.


 
 

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Welfare Reform Bill, continued

 
 

(2)    

The Secretary of State may impose on a rent officer obligations with respect to

 

making available to claimants of housing benefit information about the basis of

 

calculation of levels of housing benefit.

 

(3)    

Regulations under subsection (1) may require the production of information or

 

documents used in calculating local levels of housing benefit.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Bill, as so far amended, reported to the House.

 

[Adjourned till Tuesday 28th November at 10.30 a.m.


 
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