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House of Commons

Thursday 30th November 2006

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

Welfare Reform Bill

[Fifteenth Sitting]

Clauses 53 to 57 Agreed to.

Mr Jim Murphy

Agreed to  110

Schedule  6,  page  77,  line  19,  at end insert—

‘1A
A person is not a relevant employer in relation to a person disabled by a disease

to which this Act applies if the disabled person has had no period of

employment with him which is a qualifying period of employment.’.

Schedule, as amended, Agreed to.

Clause 58 Agreed to.

Mr David Ruffley

Mr Tim Boswell

Mr Jeremy Hunt

John Penrose

Adam Afriyie

Not moved  268

Clause  59,  page  44,  leave out lines 38 and 39 and insert—

‘( )
For the purposes of subsection (2), “care homes” has the meaning assigned to it

by section 3 of the Care Standards Act 2000 and in Scotland means a care home

service within the meaning assigned to it by section 2(3) of the Regulation of Care

(Scotland) Act 2001.’.

Mr David Ruffley

Mr Tim Boswell

Mr Jeremy Hunt

John Penrose

Adam Afriyie

Not called  269

Clause  59,  page  44,  leave out from line 40 to end of line 2 on page 45 and insert—


‘For the purposes of subsection (2) “qualifying services” is defined as

accommodation which includes the provision of—

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(a)
board, and

(b)
personal or nursing care


on the same premises.’.

Mr David Ruffley

Mr Tim Boswell

Mr Jeremy Hunt

John Penrose

Adam Afriyie

Not called  270

Clause  59,  page  45,  line  2,  at end insert—


‘“Qualifying services” for the purposes of subsection (2) do not include

accommodation, board or personal care in a private dwelling occupied, owned or

managed by—

(a)
the person,

(b)
another person,

(c)
a corporate body,

(d)
a registered charity,

(e)
an organisation whose activities are carried on otherwise than for profit,

(f)
a housing association within the meaning of section 1(1) of the Housing

Associations Act (1985), or

(g)
a public or local authority


and which is not required to be registered as a care home under the Care Standards

Act 2000 or in Scotland under the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001.’.

Mr David Ruffley

Mr Tim Boswell

Mr Jeremy Hunt

John Penrose

Adam Afriyie

Not called  271

Clause  59,  page  45,  leave out lines 19 and 20 and insert—

‘( )
For the purposes of subsection (8) “a care home” has the meaning assigned to it

by section 3 of the Care Standards Act 2000 and in Scotland means a care home

service within the meaning assigned to it by section 2(3) of the Regulation of Care

(Scotland) Act 2001.’

Mr David Ruffley

Mr Tim Boswell

Mr Jeremy Hunt

John Penrose

Adam Afriyie

Not called  272

Clause  59,  page  45,  leave out lines 21 to 25 and insert—


‘For the purposes of subsection (8) “qualifying services” is defined as

accommodation which includes the provision of—

(a)
board, and

(b)
personal or nursing care


on the same premises.’.

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Mr David Ruffley

Mr Tim Boswell

Mr Jeremy Hunt

John Penrose

Adam Afriyie

Not called  273

Clause  59,  page  45,  line  25,  at end insert—


‘“Qualifying services” for the purposes of subsection (8) do not include

accommodation, board or personal care in a private dwelling occupied, owned or

managed by—

(a)
the person,

(b)
another person,

(c)
a corporate body,

(d)
a registered charity,

(e)
an organisation whose activities are carried on otherwise than for profit,

(f)
a housing association within the meaning of section 1(1) of the Housing

Associations Act (1985), or

(g)
a public or local authority


and which is not required to be registered as a care home under the Care Standards

Act 2000 or in Scotland under the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001.’.

Clause Agreed to.

Clauses 60 and 61 Agreed to.

Schedule 7 Agreed to.

Clauses 62 to 65 Agreed to.

Mr Jim Murphy

Agreed to  111

Schedule  8,  page  81,  line  9,  at end insert—

‘Income and Corporation Taxes
‘In section 347B(12)(b), the word “or” at the end of

Act 1988 (c. 1)
sub-paragraph (i).’.

Mr Jim Murphy

Agreed to  112

Schedule  8,  page  81,  line  12,  before ‘Section’ insert—

‘In section 6A(3), the word “and” at the end of

paragraph (c).’.

Mr Jim Murphy

Agreed to  113

Schedule  8,  page  81,  line  38,  at end insert—

‘Sections 40 to 42.’.

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Mr Jim Murphy

Agreed to  114

Schedule  8,  page  81,  line  38,  at end insert—

‘In section 44(4), the words from “except that” to the

end.’.

Mr Jim Murphy

Agreed to  115

Schedule  8,  page  81,  line  38,  at end insert—

‘Section 44A(2)(d) and (6).’.

Mr Jim Murphy

Agreed to  116

Schedule  8,  page  81,  line  38,  at end insert—

‘Section 47.’.

Mr Jim Murphy

Agreed to  117

Schedule  8,  page  81,  line  38,  at end insert—

‘In section 61—

(a)
in subsection (1), the words “under section

47(1) above or”;

(b)
subsection (2).’.

Mr Jim Murphy

Agreed to  118

Schedule  8,  page  81,  line  38,  at end insert—

‘In section 61A(3), paragraph (d), and the word

“and” immediately preceding it.’.

Mr Jim Murphy

Agreed to  119

Schedule  8,  page  81,  line  41,  at end insert—

‘Section 84.’.

Mr Jim Murphy

Agreed to  120

Schedule  8,  page  81,  line  41,  at end insert—

‘Section 86A.’.

Mr Jim Murphy

Agreed to  121

Schedule  8,  page  81,  line  41,  at end insert—

‘Section 87.’.

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Mr Jim Murphy

Agreed to  122

Schedule  8,  page  81,  line  41,  at end insert—

‘In section 89(1) and (1A), the words “, and in

regulations under section 86A above,”.’.

Mr Jim Murphy

Agreed to  123

Schedule  8,  page  82,  line  2,  leave out ‘paragraph’ and insert ‘paragraphs’.

Mr Jim Murphy

Agreed to  124

Schedule  8,  page  82,  line  2,  at end insert ‘and 5(6)’.

Mr Jim Murphy

Agreed to  125

Schedule  8,  page  82,  line  9,  before ‘In’ insert—

‘Section 2A(2)(e) and (f).’.

Mr Jim Murphy

Agreed to  126

Schedule  8,  page  82,  line  18,  at end insert—

‘Section 130(1)(a) and (c).’.

Mr Jim Murphy

Agreed to  127

Schedule  8,  page  82,  line  36,  at end insert—

‘In Schedule 8, paragraph 39.’.

Mr Jim Murphy

Agreed to  128

Schedule  8,  page  82,  line  38,  after ‘(3)’ insert ‘, (5)’.

Mr Jim Murphy

Agreed to  129

Schedule  8,  page  82,  line  39,  after ‘3(3),’ insert ‘8 to 10,’.

Mr Jim Murphy

Agreed to  130

Schedule  8,  page  82,  line  39,  after ‘3(3),’ insert ‘13,’.

Mr Jim Murphy

Agreed to  131

Schedule  8,  page  82,  line  39,  after ‘3(3),’ insert ‘24(2) and (4),’.

Mr Jim Murphy

Agreed to  132

Schedule  8,  page  82,  line  39,  at end insert ‘and (3),’.

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Mr Jim Murphy

Agreed to  133

Schedule  8,  page  82,  line  43,  after ‘paragraphs’ insert ‘19(2), (3) and (5),’.

Mr Jim Murphy

Agreed to  134

Schedule  8,  page  82,  line  43,  after ‘paragraphs’ insert ‘25,’.

Mr Jim Murphy

Agreed to  135

Schedule  8,  page  82,  line  43,  after ‘paragraphs’ insert ‘26,’.

Mr Jim Murphy

Agreed to  136

Schedule  8,  page  82,  line  44,  at end insert ‘and (4),’.

Mr Jim Murphy

Agreed to  137

Schedule  8,  page  83,  line  21,  after ‘16(3),’ insert ‘18(3),’.

Mr Jim Murphy

Agreed to  138

Schedule  8,  page  83,  line  25,  leave out ‘and’.

Mr Jim Murphy

Agreed to  139

Schedule  8,  page  83,  line  25,  at end insert ‘and 30’.

Schedule, as amended, Agreed to.

Clause 66 Agreed to.

Mr Jim Murphy

Agreed to  72

Clause  67,  page  47,  line  24,  leave out ‘Sections 41(1) to (10) and 42’ and insert

‘The following provisions’.

Mr Jim Murphy

Agreed to  73

Clause  67,  page  47,  line  24,  at end insert—

‘(a)
sections 41(1) to (10) and 42, and

(b)
paragraphs 6, 11(2) and 15 of Schedule 3.’.

Mr Jim Murphy

Agreed to  74

Clause  67,  page  47,  line  24,  at end insert—

‘( )
Paragraphs 1, 2, 4, 11(3), 13 and 21 of Schedule 3 extend to Scotland only.’.

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Mr Jim Murphy

Agreed to  75

Clause  67,  page  47,  line  30,  after ‘paragraphs’ insert ‘5,’.

Mr Jim Murphy

Agreed to  76

Clause  67,  page  47,  line  30,  after ‘(2)’ insert ‘, 18’.

Mr Jim Murphy

Agreed to  77

Clause  67,  page  47,  line  34,  after ‘17),’ insert ‘the Income and Corporation Taxes

Act 1988 (c. 1),’.

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

Clauses 68 and 69 Agreed to.

Remaining New ClauseS

Reports to Parliament

Mr David Ruffley

Mr Tim Boswell

Mr Jeremy Hunt

Not called  NC4

To move the following Clause:—

‘The Secretary of State shall require the Social Security Advisory Committee to

report annually to Parliament on the operation of this Act.’.

Social Security Advisory Committee consultation

John Robertson

Withdrawn  NC15

To move the following Clause:—

‘In section 173 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (cases in which

consultation is not required) subsection (5) ceases to have effect.’.

Bill, as amended, to be reported.