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Public Bill Committee: 17th January 2008                

62

 

Pensions Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Miss Julie Kirkbride

 

26

 

Clause  51,  page  25,  line  15,  leave out subsection (5).

 


 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Miss Julie Kirkbride

 

27

 

Clause  52,  page  25,  line  26,  leave out ‘by order under section 50, or’.

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Mr John Greenway

 

Miss Julie Kirkbride

 

64

 

Clause  52,  page  25,  line  28,  after ‘panel’, insert ‘and employers’ panel’.

 

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

The purpose of this amendment is to provide the employers’s panel with the functions of appointing

 

members of the trustee corporation as well as the consumer panel.

 


 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Miss Julie Kirkbride

 

28

 

Clause  53,  page  25,  line  34,  at end insert ‘save that the employers’ contribution

 

shall be fixed at 3 per cent. of the amount of jobholders’ qualifying earnings in any pay

 

reference period.’.

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Mr John Greenway

 

Miss Julie Kirkbride

 

76

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  53,  page  25,  line  34,  at end add ‘of £3,600’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

See Member’s explanatory statement for Amendment 77.


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 17th January 2008                

63

 

Pensions Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Mr John Greenway

 

Miss Julie Kirkbride

 

77

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  53,  page  25,  line  34,  at end add—

 

‘(1A)    

The Secretary of State must in each tax year from 2005 determine whether the

 

amount in section (1) has maintained its value.

 

(1B)    

If the average earnings index (including bonuses) for the whole economy for

 

September of a year is higher than the index for the previous September, the

 

Secretary of State shall as soon as practicable make an order in relation to the

 

amount in section (1), increasing the amount, if the new index is higher, by the

 

same percentage as the amount of the increase of the index.’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

The purpose of this Amendment is to ensure that there is an annual contribution limit of £3,600,

 

uprated for inflation, as was stated by the Government in its response to the Personal Accounts

 

White Paper.

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Miss Julie Kirkbride

 

29

 

Clause  53,  page  26,  line  1,  leave out subsection (3) and insert—

 

‘(3)    

There shall be an absolute prohibition on transfers between the pension scheme

 

established under section 50 and other pension or savings schemes, and jobholder

 

contributions shall be limited to £3,600 in any one year.’.

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Miss Julie Kirkbride

 

30

 

Clause  53,  page  26,  line  1,  leave out subsection (3).

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Miss Julie Kirkbride

 

58

 

Clause  53,  page  26,  line  6,  leave out subsection (5).

 



 
 

Public Bill Committee: 17th January 2008                

64

 

Pensions Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Miss Julie Kirkbride

 

31

 

Clause  55,  page  26,  line  19,  leave out ‘have regard to’ and insert ‘take account of’.

 


 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Miss Julie Kirkbride

 

32

 

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

 


 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Mr John Greenway

 

Miss Julie Kirkbride

 

65

 

Clause  61,  page  28,  line  29,  at end add—

 

‘(3A)    

The authority must within 12 months of the passing of this Act, and at such other

 

time as the Secretary of State directs, publish a report analysing the potential

 

impact on the financial position of a scheme under section 50(1) of different rates

 

of—

 

(a)    

take-up of;

 

(b)    

persistency in; and

 

(c)    

contributions to

 

    

the scheme, and setting out appropriate options for managing the financial risks

 

associated with different outcomes.

 

(3B)    

In preparing the report under subsection (3A) the Authority must have regard to

 

such independent actuarial advice as it considers appropriate.’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This amendment highlights issues surrounding the financial management of personal accounts by

 

seeking to place a duty on PADA to publish a report which examines issues such as public subsidy

 

in detail and sets out how it will manage different scenarios for take-up, persistency and contribu­

 

tions.

 



 
 

Public Bill Committee: 17th January 2008                

65

 

Pensions Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Mr John Greenway

 

Miss Julie Kirkbride

 

66

 

Clause  62,  page  29,  line  5,  after ‘in’, insert ‘existing’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

The purpose of this amendment is to counter any adverse affect that Personal Accounts may have

 

on existing good quality pension schemes.

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Mr John Greenway

 

Miss Julie Kirkbride

 

67

 

Clause  62,  page  29,  line  9,  after ‘on’, insert ‘existing’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

See Member’s explanatory statement for amendment 66.

 


 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Miss Julie Kirkbride

 

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

 

Miss Julie Kirkbride

 

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

 

Miss Julie Kirkbride

 

55

 

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

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Miss Julie Kirkbride

 

56

 

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


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 17th January 2008                

66

 

Pensions Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Miss Julie Kirkbride

 

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

 

Mr John Greenway

 

Miss Julie Kirkbride

 

68

 

Schedule  1,  page  54,  line  42,  leave out ‘and’ and insert—

 

‘(aa)    

an analysis of the potential impact on the financial position of the trustee

 

corporation of different levels of—

 

(i)    

take-up of;

 

(ii)    

persistency in; and

 

(iii)    

contributions to,

 

    

the scheme, and setting out appropriate options for managing the

 

financial risks associated with different outcomes; and’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

The purpose of this amendment is to place a duty on PADA to incorporate in its annual report as

 

a trustee corporation a report relating to the financial position of the corporation, addressing is­

 

sues such as take-up, persistency and contributions.

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Mr John Greenway

 

Miss Julie Kirkbride

 

69

 

Schedule  1,  page  55,  line  2,  at end insert—

 

‘(2A)    

In preparing the report, the Trustee Coporation must have regard to such

 

independent actuarial advice as it considers appropriate.’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

See Member’s explanatory statement for amendment 68.

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Miss Julie Kirkbride

 

59

 

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

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Miss Julie Kirkbride

 

60

 

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

 

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


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 17th January 2008                

67

 

Pensions Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Miss Julie Kirkbride

 

61

 

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

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Miss Julie Kirkbride

 

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

 

Miss Julie Kirkbride

 

33

 

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

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Miss Julie Kirkbride

 

34

 

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

 


 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Miss Julie Kirkbride

 

35

 

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

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Miss Julie Kirkbride

 

36

 

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


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 17th January 2008                

68

 

Pensions Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Miss Julie Kirkbride

 

37

 

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

 


 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Miss Julie Kirkbride

 

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

 

Miss Julie Kirkbride

 

39

 

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

 

personal pension’.

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Miss Julie Kirkbride

 

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

 

Miss Julie Kirkbride

 

42

 

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

 

personal.’.

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Miss Julie Kirkbride

 

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.’.


 
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