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House of Commons

Notices of Amendments

given up to and including

Friday 11th January 2008

New Amendments handed in are marked thus

Other Amendments not tabled within the required notice period are marked thus

Public Bill Committee

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National Insurance Contributions Bill

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Resolution of the Programming Sub-Committee

The Programming Sub-Committee appointed by the Speaker in respect of the Bill

agreed the following Resolution at its meeting on Thursday 10th January (Standing Order

No. 83C):

That—

(1)	the Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 10.30 am on Tuesday

15th January) meet—

(a)	at 4.30 p.m. on Tuesday 15th January;

(b)	at 1.30 p.m. on Thursday 17th January;

(c)	at 10.30 a.m. and 3.30 p.m. on Tuesday 22nd January;

(2)	the Committee shall hear oral evidence from the Treasury on Tuesday 15th

January, and the hearing of that evidence shall (so far as not previously

concluded) be brought to a conclusion at 1 p.m.;

(3)	the proceedings on consideration of the Bill in Committee shall (so far as not

previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at 5 p.m. on Tuesday 22nd

January.

Jane Kennedy has given notice of her intention to move a motion in the terms of the

Resolution of the Programming Sub-Committee [Standing Order No. 83C].

Jane Kennedy

That, at this and any subsequent meeting at which oral evidence is to be heard, the

Committee shall sit in private until the witnesses are admitted.

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Jane Kennedy

That, subject to the discretion of the Chairman, any written evidence received by the

Committee shall be reported to the House for publication.

Mr David Gauke

Justine Greening

Mr Brooks Newmark

1

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  2,  leave out from ‘In’ to end of line 5 and insert ‘section

5(3)(b) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c. 4) (earnings limits

and thresholds for Class 1 contributions), omit the word “half”.’.

Mr David Gauke

Justine Greening

Mr Brooks Newmark

2

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  6,  leave out subsection (2).

Mr David Gauke

Justine Greening

Mr Brooks Newmark

3

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  12,  at end add—

‘(4)	In section 5(6) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992

(earnings limits and thresholds for Class 1 contributions), at end insert “and may

not include any increase in the upper earnings limit in excess of the retail price

index for the month of December in the preceding tax year.”.’.

Mr David Gauke

Justine Greening

Mr Brooks Newmark

4

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  12,  at end add—

‘(4)	In section 5(3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992

(earnings limits and thresholds for Class 1 contributions), omit the words from

“which” to the end of the subsection and insert “does not exceed the level of

earnings at which the higher rate of income tax becomes payable.”’.

Mr David Gauke

Justine Greening

Mr Brooks Newmark

5

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  14,  leave out from ‘In’ to end of line 18 and insert ‘section

5(3)(b) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act (Northern Ireland) 1992

(c. 4) (earnings limits and thresholds for Class 1 contributions), omit the word “half”.’.

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Mr David Gauke

Justine Greening

Mr Brooks Newmark

6

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  19,  leave out subsection (2).

Mr David Gauke

Justine Greening

Mr Brooks Newmark

7

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  5,  at end add—

‘(4)	In section 5(6) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern

Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 7) (earnings limits and thresholds for Class 1 contributions),

at end insert “and may not include any increase in the upper earnings limit in

excess of the retail price index for the month of December in the preceding tax

year.”.’.

Mr David Gauke

Justine Greening

Mr Brooks Newmark

8

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  5,  at end add—

‘(4)	In section 5(3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern

Ireland) Act 1992 (earnings limits and thresholds for Class 1 contributions), omit

the words from “which” to the end of the subsection and insert “does not exceed

the level of earnings at which the higher rate of income tax becomes payable.”’.

Mr David Gauke

Justine Greening

Mr Brooks Newmark

9

Clause  3,  page  2,  line  29,  at end add—

‘(5)	Subject to subsection (6) below, this section shall not have effect between the

dates 1st April 2012 and 31st March 2015.

(6)	The Secretary of State may, before 1st April 2012 and in each subsequent year

until 31st March 2014, apply the provisions of this section for a period not

exceeding one year, by order made by statutory instrument.

(7)	No order may be made by the Secretary of State under subsection (6) unless a

draft of it has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each

House.’.

Mr David Gauke

Justine Greening

Mr Brooks Newmark

10

Clause  3,  page  2,  line  29,  at end add—

‘(5)	This section shall cease to have effect on 1st April 2012, unless before that date,

both Houses of Parliament have by resolution approved an order laid before them

by the Secretary of State under section 150A of the Social Security Contributions

and Benefits Act 1992 (annual up-rating of basic pension etc. and standard

minimum guarantee).’.

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Order of the House [17th December 2007]

That the following provisions shall apply to the National Insurance Contributions Bill:

Committal

1.	The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.

Proceedings in Public Bill Committee

2.	Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously

concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Tuesday 22nd January 2008.

3.	The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on

which it meets.

Consideration and Third Reading

4.	Proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the

day on which those proceedings are commenced.

5.	Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

6.	Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to

proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.

Other proceedings

7.	Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on

consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further messages from the

Lords) may be programmed.

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Revised 14 January 2008