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Notices of Amendments: 11th January 2008                

24

 

Pensions Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

32

 

Clause  57,  page  27,  line  12,  leave out subsection (3).

 


 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

53

 

Schedule  1,  page  49,  line  11,  at end insert—

 

‘(c)    

the appointment of any member of the corporation shall be approved by

 

the Work and Pensions Committee of the House of Commons.’.

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

54

 

Schedule  1,  page  49,  line  14,  at end insert ‘of which at least three members shall be

 

appointed to represent the interests of members and prospective members.’.

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

55

 

Schedule  1,  page  50,  line  2,  after ‘financial’ insert ‘, political.’

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

56

 

Schedule  1,  page  51,  line  8,  leave out ‘four’ and insert ‘three’.’

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

57

 

Schedule  1,  page  51,  line  19,  leave out ‘the Secretary of State may determine’ and

 

insert ‘it thinks fit.’

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

59

 

Schedule  1,  page  55,  line  10,  leave out ‘grants’.

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

60

 

Schedule  1,  page  55,  line  11,  leave out from ‘which’ to end of line 12 and insert


 
 

Notices of Amendments: 11th January 2008                

25

 

Pensions Bill, continued

 
 

‘shall include conditions about repayment and interest at commercial rates.’.

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

61

 

Schedule  1,  page  55,  line  13,  leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘is required to make.’

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

62

 

Schedule  1,  page  55,  line  33,  leave out ‘must’ to end of line 34 and insert ‘publish

 

and lay before Parliament a copy of the statement and report sent under sub-paragraph

 

(5)(b) on the first working day following receipt.’.

 


 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

33

 

Clause  58,  page  27,  line  26,  leave out paragraph (b).

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

34

 

Clause  58,  page  27,  line  28,  leave out subsection (4).

 


 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

35

 

Clause  61,  page  28,  line  23,  leave out paragraph (b).

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

36

 

Clause  61,  page  28,  line  36,  leave out paragraph (b).


 
 

Notices of Amendments: 11th January 2008                

26

 

Pensions Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

37

 

Clause  61,  page  28,  line  37,  leave out subsection (7).

 


 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

38

 

Clause  62,  page  29,  line  2,  leave out ‘have regard to’ and insert ‘at all times comply

 

with’.

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

39

 

Clause  62,  page  29,  line  5,  leave out ‘qualifying’ and insert ‘occupational and

 

personal pension’.

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

40

 

Clause  62,  page  29,  line  6,  at end insert ‘, and the Authority shall at no time seek to

 

provide financial products beyond the scope of personal accounts;’.

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

42

 

Clause  62,  page  29,  line  9,  leave out ‘qualifying’ and insert ‘occupational and

 

personal.’.

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

41

 

Clause  62,  page  29,  line  11,  at end insert ‘, and in particular the Authority shall

 

seek to optimise levels of participation and contribution among the target group,

 

especially those on low incomes and who are not currently saving at all, or enough, for

 

retirement.’.

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

43

 

Clause  62,  page  29,  line  13,  at end insert ‘and initially based on an annual

 

management charge of no more than 0.3 per cent. per annum.’.


 
 

Notices of Amendments: 11th January 2008                

27

 

Pensions Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

44

 

Clause  62,  page  29,  line  14,  after ‘the’ insert ‘needs and’.

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

45

 

Clause  62,  page  29,  line  16,  at end insert ‘, provided this can be done at no

 

disproportionate cost to the scheme overall.’.

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

46

 

Clause  62,  page  29,  line  18,  at end insert—

 

‘(g)    

the best interests of prospective members in the period prior to 2012;

 

(h)    

the level of savings shall be increased as well as the number of existing

 

savers, and that in general better retirement incomes are achieved.’.

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

47

 

Clause  62,  page  29,  line  20,  after ‘others’ insert ‘including Opposition parties’.

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

48

 

Clause  62,  page  29,  line  21,  at end add—

 

‘(4)    

The Secretary of State shall collect and publish appropriate data annually, and

 

will consult with industry, to measure the extent to which the Authority has

 

achieved these principles in carrying out its functions.

 

(5)    

The Secretary of State shall by regulation identify the data and targets to be used

 

for this purpose.’.

 


 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

49

 

Clause  63,  page  29,  line  30,  at end insert ‘ as soon as is practicable.’.

 



 
 

Notices of Amendments: 11th January 2008                

28

 

Pensions Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

50

 

Clause  64,  page  29,  line  37,  leave out ‘grants’.

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

51

 

Clause  64,  page  29,  line  38,  leave out from ‘which’ to end of line 39 and insert

 

‘shall include conditions about repayment and interest at commercial rates.’.

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

52

 

Clause  64,  page  29,  line  39,  at end add—

 

‘( )    

For the avoidance of doubt, all the costs incurred by the Authority in establishing

 

the pension scheme under section 50 of the Pensions Act 2008 (c. ) shall be

 

recouped through charges to members over a period of five years from 2012.’.

 


 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

6

 

Clause  74,  page  35,  line  21,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

subsection (1) shall not apply to any member of the reserve forces who is paid for

 

more than six months in any three-year period.’.

 


 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

7

 

Clause  89,  page  41,  line  17,  leave out ‘4 months’ and insert ‘2 months.’.

 


 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

8

 

Clause  90,  page  41,  line  39,  at end insert ‘and transferor.’.


 
 

Notices of Amendments: 11th January 2008                

29

 

Pensions Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

9

 

Clause  90,  page  42,  line  12,  leave out subsection (8).

 


 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

10

 

Clause  91,  page  42,  line  24,  leave out paragraph (a).

 


 

NEW CLAUSES

 

Offence of offering financial inducements

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

NC1

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘An offence is committed if an employer offers financial inducements to opt out

 

of an automatic enrolment scheme.’.

 


 

Projections of numbers of those on means-tested benefits

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

NC2

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

On or before 1st April 2009 the Secretary of State shall publish his projections of

 

the numbers of people likely to be subject to means-tested benefits (including

 

housing benefit) and in ‘at risk’ groups following the introduction of personal

 

accounts.

 

(2)    

If the projected figure published in accordance with subsection (1) exceeds 10 per

 

cent. of the pensioner population, the implementation of the scheme shall be

 

postponed for at least 12 months after the date of publication.

 

(3)    

The Secretary of State shall publish any proposals for reform concurrently with

 

the publication of the projections under subsection (1).’


 
 

Notices of Amendments: 11th January 2008                

30

 

Pensions Bill, continued

 
 

.

 


 

Restoring link with earnings

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

NC3

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘Before the coming into force of this Act, the Secretary of State shall announce to

 

Parliament his intention as to the timing of the implementation of Section 5 of the

 

Pensions Act 2007.’.

 


 

Transitional assistance

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

NC4

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘Before implementing Part 1 of this Act, the Secretary of State shall publish his

 

proposals to provide transitional assistance to small employers in implementing

 

the legislation.’.

 


 

Provision for conditional indexation

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

NC5

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

Schedule [Provision for conditionally indexed arrangements etc] which—

 

(a)    

amends section 84 and Schedule 3 of the Pension Schemes Act 1993

 

(Basis of Revaluation);

 

(b)    

amends section 51 of the Pensions Act 1995 (annual increase in rate of

 

pension);

 

(c)    

amends section 67 of the Pensions Act 1995 (restriction on powers to

 

alter schemes);

 

(d)    

amends schedule 7 to the Pension Schemes Act 2004 (pension

 

compensation provision); and


 
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