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House of Commons

 
 

Thursday 31st January 2008

 

Consideration of Bill

 

National Insurance Contributions Bill


 

John McDonnell

 

Ms Katy Clark

 

Mrs Linda Riordan

 

David Taylor

 

Mike Wood

 

1

 

Page  1,  line  5  [Clause  1],  leave out from ‘(b)’ to end and insert ‘in subsection (3)(a)

 

omit “7” and insert “1000”, and

 

(c)    

in subsection (3)(b) omit “7” and insert “1000”.’.

 

Mr David Gauke

 

Justine Greening

 

Mr Brooks Newmark

 

8

 

Page  1,  line  5  [Clause  1],  at end insert ‘and

 

(c)    

in subsection (6), at end insert “and may not include any increase in the

 

upper earnings limit in excess of the increase in the retail price index, in

 

percentage terms, for the year to September of the preceding tax year.”’.

 

Mr David Gauke

 

Justine Greening

 

Mr Brooks Newmark

 

10

 

Page  1,  line  5  [Clause  1],  at end insert ‘and

 

(c)    

after subsection (6) insert—

 

“(7)    

Any regulations made under this section which increase the

 

upper earnings limit shall be reviewed by the Treasury not later

 

than 6 months after the date on which those regulations come

 

into force to determine whether the upper limit, when calculated

 

on an annualised basis, exceeds the level of earnings at which the

 

higher rate of income tax becomes payable.

 

(8)    

If this review so determines, the Treasury shall make regulations

 

which set the upper earnings limit, when calculated on an

 

annualised basis, at a level which does not exceed the level of

 

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

 

(9)    

Any regulations made under subsection (8)—


 
 

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National Insurance Contributions Bill, continued

 
 

(a)    

shall be made by statutory instrument which is subject to

 

annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House

 

of Parliament, and

 

(b)    

must be made not later than 1st January of the tax year

 

in which they are made and have effect in respect of the

 

following tax year.”’.

 

John McDonnell

 

Ms Katy Clark

 

Mrs Linda Riordan

 

David Taylor

 

Mike Wood

 

2

 

Page  1,  line  10  [Clause  1],  after ‘(b)’, insert ‘and (c)’.

 

John McDonnell

 

Ms Katy Clark

 

Mrs Linda Riordan

 

David Taylor

 

Mike Wood

 

3

 

Page  1,  line  18  [Clause  2],  leave out from ‘(b)’ to end and insert ‘in subsection

 

(3)(a) omit “7” and insert “1000”, and

 

(c)    

in subsection (3)(b) omit “7” and insert “1000”.’.

 

Mr David Gauke

 

Justine Greening

 

Mr Brooks Newmark

 

9

 

Page  1,  line  18  [Clause  2],  at end insert ‘and

 

(c)    

in subsection (6), at end insert “and may not include any increase in the

 

upper earnings limit in excess of the increase in the retail price index, in

 

percentage terms, for the year to September of the preceding tax year.”’.

 

Mr David Gauke

 

Justine Greening

 

Mr Brooks Newmark

 

11

 

Page  1,  line  18  [Clause  2],  at end insert ‘and

 

(c)    

after subsection (6) insert—

 

“(7)    

Any regulations made under this section which increase the

 

upper earnings limit shall be reviewed by the Treasury not later

 

than 6 months after the date on which those regulations come

 

into force to determine whether the upper limit, when calculated

 

on an annualised basis, exceeds the level of earnings at which the

 

higher rate of income tax becomes payable.

 

(8)    

If this review so determines, the Treasury shall make regulations

 

which set the upper earnings limit, when calculated on an

 

annualised basis, at a level which does not exceed the level of

 

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

 

(9)    

Any regulations made under subsection (8)—


 
 

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National Insurance Contributions Bill, continued

 
 

(a)    

shall be made by statutory instrument which is subject to

 

annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House

 

of Parliament, and

 

(b)    

must be made not later than 1st January of the tax year

 

in which they are made and have effect in respect of the

 

following tax year.”’.

 


 

John McDonnell

 

Ms Katy Clark

 

Mrs Linda Riordan

 

David Taylor

 

Mike Wood

 

4

 

Page  2,  line  3  [Clause  2],  after ‘(b)’, insert ‘and (c)’.

 

Mr David Gauke

 

Justine Greening

 

Mr Brooks Newmark

 

12

 

Page  2,  line  29  [Clause  3],  at end add—

 

‘(5)    

If both Houses of Parliament have not 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 guarantees) by 1st April 2012 a Minister of the Crown shall,

 

within 3 months of that date, make a motion in both Houses of Parliament

 

expressing approval of the Government’s policy on the level of the upper accrual

 

point for national insurance contributions.’.

 


 

Steve Webb

 

Mr Jeremy Browne

 

John McDonnell

 

Ms Katy Clark

 

Mrs Linda Riordan

 

David Taylor

 

 

7

 

Page  3,  line  2  [Clause  6],  leave out from ‘Act’ to end of line 3 and insert

 

    

‘shall come into force on the day after the Secretary of State lays before

 

Parliament a report setting out projections of the distribution of income from state

 

pensions, broken down by—

 

(a)    

gender, and

 

(b)    

income levels

 

    

for each of the twenty years following the year in which this Act is passed.’.

 



 
 

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National Insurance Contributions Bill, continued

 
 

John McDonnell

 

Ms Katy Clark

 

Mrs Linda Riordan

 

David Taylor

 

Mike Wood

 

5

 

Page  7,  line  5  [Schedule  2],  leave out ‘and subsection (3)’.

 

John McDonnell

 

Ms Katy Clark

 

Mrs Linda Riordan

 

David Taylor

 

Mike Wood

 

6

 

Page  7,  line  38  [Schedule  2],  leave out ‘and subsection (3)’.

 

 

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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