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Session 2006 - 07 Internet Publications Other Bills before Parliament

	Report Stage Proceedings: 9th January 2007               46
	Welfare Reform Bill, continued
	Mr Terry Rooney
	Roger Berry
	Mr Gordon Marsden
	John McDonnell
		Not selected  60
	Page  7,  line  14  [Clause  9],  leave out ‘or’ and insert ‘and/or’.
	Roger Berry
	Mr Terry Rooney
	John McDonnell
		Not called  81
	Page  7,  line  30  [Clause  9],  leave out from ‘medical examination’ and insert
	‘assessment’.
	Roger Berry
	Mr Terry Rooney
	John McDonnell
		Not called  82
	Page  7,  line  38  [Clause  9],  leave out ‘a medical examination’ and insert ‘an
	assessment’.
	Danny Alexander
	Mr David Laws
	John McDonnell
		Not called  3
	Page  8,  line  1,  leave out Clause 10.
	Roger Berry
	Mr Terry Rooney
	John McDonnell
		Not selected  88
	Page  8,  line  2  [Clause  10],  leave out ‘health-related’.
	Mr David Ruffley
	Mr Jeremy Hunt
	Mr Tim Boswell
		Not called  103
	Page  8,  line  6  [Clause  10],  after ‘group’, insert ‘or a person who has an existing
	award falling within paragraph (6) of Schedule 4.’.
	Mr Terry Rooney
	Roger Berry
	John McDonnell
		Not called  58
	Page  8,  line  6  [Clause  10],  at end insert ‘and
		(c)     not in the assessment phase of a claim for an employment and support
		allowance,’.
	Report Stage Proceedings: 9th January 2007               47
	Welfare Reform Bill, continued
	Roger Berry
	Mr Terry Rooney
	John McDonnell
		Not called  89
	Page  8,  line  7  [Clause  10],  leave out ‘health-related’.
	Mr Gordon Marsden
	Roger Berry
	John McDonnell
		Not called  116
	Page  8,  line  9  [Clause  10],  at end insert—
		‘(1A)     Such an assessment may not take place earlier than 2 weeks after the assessments
		to determine limited capability for work or limited capability of work-related
		activity.’.
	Roger Berry
	Mr Terry Rooney
	John McDonnell
		Not called  90
	Page  8,  line  12  [Clause  10],  leave out ‘health-related’.
	Roger Berry
	Mr Terry Rooney
	John McDonnell
		Not called  91
	Page  8,  line  15  [Clause  10],  leave out ‘health-related’.
	Mr Terry Rooney
	Roger Berry
	John McDonnell
		Not called  57
	Page  8,  line  18  [Clause  10],  at end insert ‘in accordance with the choice and
	requirements of such a person’.
	Danny Alexander
	Mr David Laws
	John McDonnell
		Not called  1
	Page  8,  line  21  [Clause  10],  leave out paragraph (f).
	Roger Berry
	Mr Terry Rooney
	John McDonnell
		Not called  92
	Page  8,  line  22  [Clause  10],  leave out ‘health-related’.
	Danny Alexander
	Mr David Laws
	John McDonnell
		Not called  2
	Page  8,  line  32  [Clause  10],  leave out subsection (3).
	Report Stage Proceedings: 9th January 2007               48
	Welfare Reform Bill, continued
	Roger Berry
	Mr Terry Rooney
	John McDonnell
		Not called  93
	Page  8,  line  44  [Clause  10],  leave out ‘health-related’.
	Roger Berry
	Mr Terry Rooney
	John McDonnell
		Not called  94
	Page  9,  line  2  [Clause  10],  leave out ‘health-related’.
	Roger Berry
	Mr Terry Rooney
	John McDonnell
		Not called  95
	Page  9,  line  8  [Clause  10],  leave out ‘health-related’.
	Roger Berry
	Mr Terry Rooney
	John McDonnell
		Not called  96
	Page  9,  line  11  [Clause  10],  leave out ‘health-related’.
	Roger Berry
	Mr Terry Rooney
	John McDonnell
		Not called  83
	Page  9,  line  12  [Clause  10],  leave out ‘health care’.
	Roger Berry
	Mr Terry Rooney
	Mr Gordon Marsden
	John McDonnell
		Not called  72
	Page  9,  line  16  [Clause  10],  leave out ‘his physical or mental condition’ and insert
	‘factors that limit his capability to work’.
	Roger Berry
	Mr Terry Rooney
	Mr Gordon Marsden
	John McDonnell
		Not selected  77
	Page  9,  line  16  [Clause  10],  after ‘condition’, insert ‘or societal factors related to
	his condition’.
	Report Stage Proceedings: 9th January 2007               49
	Welfare Reform Bill, continued
	Roger Berry
	Mr Terry Rooney
	Mr Gordon Marsden
	John McDonnell
		Not selected  86
	Page  9,  line  16  [Clause  10],  leave out ‘and’ and insert—
		‘( )     the extent to which his capability for work may be improved by the taking
		of steps by the Secretary of State in relation to factors that limit his
		capability to work, and’.
	Roger Berry
	Mr Terry Rooney
	John McDonnell
		Not called  84
	Page  9,  line  20  [Clause  10],  leave out ‘health care’.
	Roger Berry
	Mr Terry Rooney
	John McDonnell
		Not called  85
	Page  9,  line  23  [Clause  10],  at end insert ‘or is concerned with the employment of
	such individuals’.
	Mr David Ruffley
	Mr Jeremy Hunt
	Mr Tim Boswell
	John McDonnell
		Not called  104
	Page  9,  line  28  [Clause  11],  at end insert ‘or a person who has an existing award
	falling within paragraph (6) of Schedule 4.’.
	Roger Berry
	Mr Terry Rooney
	Mr David Ruffley
	Mr Jeremy Hunt
	John McDonnell
		Not called  87
	Page  11,  line  22  [Clause  12],  at end insert—
		‘(j)     for notifying a person not subject to a requirement to undertake work-
		related activity that he may participate in work-related activity on a
		voluntary basis.’.
	Mr Secretary Hutton
		Agreed to  7
	Page  12,  line  33  [Clause  14],  leave out subsection (4).
	Report Stage Proceedings: 9th January 2007               50
	Welfare Reform Bill, continued
	Roger Berry
	Mr Terry Rooney
	John McDonnell
		Not called  97
	Page  12,  line  42  [Clause  15],  at end insert—
		‘( )     A person authorised to exercise the functions specified under subsection (1) may
		be required to meet such conditions in relation to claimants with particular
		disabilities or health conditions as the Secretary of State may by regulation
		require.’.
	Mr Gordon Marsden
	Roger Berry
	John McDonnell
		Not selected  117
	Page  12,  line  42  [Clause  15],  at end insert—
		‘(1A)     A person authorised to exercise the functions specified under subsection (1) may
		be re quired to demonstrate evidence of the integration of their functions with the
		functions of other persons and programmes where relevant and appropriate.’.
	Mr Gordon Marsden
	Roger Berry
	John McDonnell
		Not selected  118
	Page  12,  line  42  [Clause  15],  at end insert—
		‘(1A)     A person authorised to exercise the functions specified under subsection (1) may
		be re quired to demonstrate their progress on dismantling barriers to work for
		disabled people through the implementation of an compliance with the Disability
		Discrimination Act 2005 and through other means.’.
	Mr Secretary Hutton
		Agreed to  8
	Page  13,  line  4  [Clause  15],  leave out from ‘function’ to ‘regulations’ in line 5 and
	insert ‘under’.
	Danny Alexander
	Mr David Laws
		Not called  4
	Page  13,  line  5  [Clause  15],  leave out ‘10’ and insert ‘11’.
	Mr Secretary Hutton
		Agreed to  9
	Page  13,  line  6  [Clause  15],  leave out paragraph (b).
	Mr Terry Rooney
	Roger Berry
	John McDonnell
		Not called  64
	Page  13,  line  26  [Clause  15],  at end insert—
		‘( )     Regulations under subsection (2) may make provision as to circumstances in
		which the Secretary of State may make such payments to such persons as are
		authorised to exercise his functions upon a claimant of an employment and
	Report Stage Proceedings: 9th January 2007               51
	Welfare Reform Bill, continued
		support allowance remaining in paid employment for hours prescribed in the
		regulations for a period of at least six months.’.
	Mr Secretary Hutton
		Agreed to  10
	Page  14,  line  6  [Clause  15],  at end insert—
		‘( )     Any decision which a person authorised to exercise any function by virtue of
		subsection (1), or by virtue of regulations under subsection (2), makes in exercise
		of the function shall have effect as a decision of the Secretary of State under
		section 8 of the Social Security Act 1998 (c. 14).’.
	Mr Secretary Hutton
		Agreed to  11
	Page  14,  line  17  [Clause  15],  at end insert—
		‘( )     In this section, references to functions of the Secretary of State under—
		(a)     an enactment contained in, or in regulations under, this Part, or
		(b)     an enactment contained in Chapter 2 of Part 1 of the Social Security Act
		1998 (c. 14),
		include a reference to any function which the Secretary of State has by virtue of
		the application in relation to that enactment of section 8(1)(c) of that Act
		(decisions under certain enactments to be made by the Secretary of State).’.
	Mr David Ruffley
	Mr Jeremy Hunt
	John McDonnell
		Not selected  112
	Page  14,  line  17  [Clause  15],  at end insert—
		‘( )     Where a person is authorised to exercise any function by virtue of subsection (1)
		or by virtue of regulations under subsection (2), he must submit annually to the
		Secretary of State the number of people he supports who—
		(a)     undertake work-related activity
		(b)     enter employment
		(c)     have remained in employment for periods of 6 months or more
		for such impairments as the Secretary of State may by regulation prescribe.’.
	Mr David Ruffley
	Mr Jeremy Hunt
	John McDonnell
		Not called  113
	Page  14,  line  17  [Clause  15],  at end insert—
		‘( )     No person will be authorised to exercise any function by virtue of subsection (1)
		or by virtue of regulations made under subsection (2) unless he is able to secure
		specialist support for certain physical and mental impairments as may be
		prescribed.’.
	Report Stage Proceedings: 9th January 2007               52
	Welfare Reform Bill, continued
	Roger Berry
	Mr Terry Rooney
	Mr Gordon Marsden
	John McDonnell
		Not called  71
	Page  14,  line  44  [Clause  17],  at end insert—
		‘(1A)     For the purpose of subsection 1, a person would not be disqualified on the
		grounds of failing to take medication presented by such persons as the Secretary
		of State may by regulation define.’.
	Mr Terry Rooney
	Roger Berry
	John McDonnell
		Not selected  61
	Page  15,  line  18  [Clause  18],  leave out ‘sections 3, 8 and 9’, and insert ‘section 3’.
	Mr Terry Rooney
	Roger Berry
	John McDonnell
		Not selected  62
	Page  15,  line  25  [Clause  18],  at end insert—
		‘(c)     assess a person’s limited capability for work, or limited capability for
		work related activity.’.
	Mr Terry Rooney
	Roger Berry
	John McDonnell
		Not selected  63
	Page  15,  line  38  [Clause  18],  at end insert—
		‘(8)     Any variation to regulations made under section (8) or section (9) should initially
		have effect as a pilot scheme and be independently evaluated prior to
		introduction.’.
	Mr Secretary Hutton
		Agreed to  13
	Page  48,  line  3  [Clause  66],  after ‘Act’ insert ‘, except Part 1,’.
	Mr Secretary Hutton
		Agreed to  14
	Page  48,  line  8  [Clause  66],  leave out subsection (3).
	Mr Secretary Hutton
		Agreed to  15
	Page  48,  line  22  [Clause  67],  leave out ‘10(28)’ and insert ‘10(1) and (28)’.

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