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| | (b) | thereafter at intervals of not more than five years.’. |
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| | Review of the abolition of contracting-out for defined contribution pensions schemes |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | The Secretary of State shall make a statement to Parliament in each financial year |
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| | after 6th April 2010 on the use of the revenue that would previously have been |
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| | assigned to contracted-out rebates for defined contribution schemes. |
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| | (2) | For the purposes of subsection (1) above, the statement shall cover the extent to |
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| | which the revenue is assigned to promoting saving.’. |
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| | Winding up of Personal Accounts Delivery Authority |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘The Authority shall be wound up as soon as the chairman has certified that the |
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| | Authority has completed the task of setting up the structure for administering |
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| | personal accounts, and in any event no later than April 2012, and the criteria for |
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| | such certification shall be specified in regulations.’. |
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| | Application of Freedom of Information Act to Personal Accounts Delivery Authority |
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| | Negatived on division NC5 |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | The Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36) is amended as follows. |
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| | (2) | In section 35 (formulation of government policy etc.) insert after subsection (2)— |
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| | “(2A) | Information held by or provided by the Personal Accounts Delivery |
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| | Authority is not to be regarded— |
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| | (a) | for the purposes of subsection (1)(a), as relating to the |
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| | formulation or development of government policy, or |
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| | (b) | for the purposes of subsection (1)(b), as relating to Ministerial |
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| | (3) | In section 36 (prejudice to effective conduct of public affairs) insert after |
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| | “(2A) | Information held by or provided by the Personal Accounts Delivery |
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| | (a) | for the purposes of subsection (2)(a), as relating to the |
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| | maintenance of the convention of the collective responsibility of |
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| | Ministers of the Crown, or |
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| | (b) | for the purposes of subsection (2)(b), as relating to the free and |
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| | frank provision of advice, or the free and frank exchange of |
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| | views for the purposes of deliberation; or |
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| | (c) | for the purposes of subsection (2)(c), as relating to the effective |
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| | conduct of public affairs.”.’. |
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| | Review of role and purpose of Financial Assistance Scheme |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | The Secretary of State shall commission an independent review of the Financial |
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| | Assistance Scheme having regard (among other things) to— |
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| | (a) | the efficiency and cost effectiveness of its administration; |
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| | (b) | whether it could be more effective if administered by the staff of the |
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| | (c) | whether it is adequately financed; |
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| | (d) | what other sources of finance could be made available, including but not |
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| | limited to unclaimed assets; |
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| | (e) | whether it should be engaged in the purchase of bulk annuities. |
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| | (2) | The Secretary of State shall publish the findings of such review within six months |
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| | of this Act coming into force.’. |
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| | Compliance with recommendations of the Parliamentary Ombudsman |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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