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Public Bill Committee: 24th January 2008                

147

 

Pensions Bill, continued

 
 

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

 

Mr John Greenway

 

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.’.

 

Danny Alexander

 

Paul Rowen

 

103

 

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

 

‘(3)    

A member may make payments that are not contributions for the purposes of

 

provision under subsection (1) up to a maximum of 2 per cent. of the standard

 

lifetime allowance’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

The purpose of this amendment is to ensure that jobholders have the flexibility to make payments

 

when they can best afford to do so and to enable those who are commencing pension saving later

 

in life to make up for lost time.

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Miss Julie Kirkbride

 

Mr John Greenway

 

30

 

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

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Miss Julie Kirkbride

 

Mr John Greenway

 

58

 

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

 



 
 

Public Bill Committee: 24th January 2008                

148

 

Pensions Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Miss Julie Kirkbride

 

Mr John Greenway

 

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

 

Mr John Greenway

 

32

 

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

 


 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Miss Julie Kirkbride

 

Mr John Greenway

 

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

 

Mr John Greenway

 

55

 

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


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 24th January 2008                

149

 

Pensions Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Miss Julie Kirkbride

 

Mr John Greenway

 

56

 

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

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Miss Julie Kirkbride

 

Mr John Greenway

 

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

 

Mr John Greenway

 

59

 

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


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 24th January 2008                

150

 

Pensions Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Miss Julie Kirkbride

 

Mr John Greenway

 

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.’.

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Miss Julie Kirkbride

 

Mr John Greenway

 

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

 

Mr John Greenway

 

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 Mike O’Brien

 

141

 

Schedule  1,  page  56,  line  42,  leave out from beginning to end of line 6 on page 57.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This Amendment and Amendment 142 move the definition of “trustee or manager” to Clause 77

 

where it will apply for the purposes of the Part, and so will cover the expression where it is inserted

 

by Amendments 139 and 140.

 


 

Danny Alexander

 

Paul Rowen

 

104

 

Clause  58,  page  27,  line  21,  at end insert—

 

‘(c)    

to consider the impact of means-tested benefits on members of the

 

scheme established under section 50, and report these findings on an

 

annual basis.’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

The purpose of this amendment is to ensure that means-tested benefits are not having an adverse

 

effect on those enrolled into personal accounts.


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 24th January 2008                

151

 

Pensions Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Miss Julie Kirkbride

 

Mr John Greenway

 

33

 

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

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Miss Julie Kirkbride

 

Mr John Greenway

 

34

 

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

 


 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Miss Julie Kirkbride

 

Mr John Greenway

 

35

 

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

 

Danny Alexander

 

Paul Rowen

 

105

 

Clause  61,  page  28,  line  26,  after ‘Part’, insert ‘but excluding sections 14 to 24’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

The purpose of this amendment is to ensure that PADA does not suffer a conflict of interest.

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Mr John Greenway

 

Miss Julie Kirkbride

 

65

 

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

 

‘(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


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 24th January 2008                

152

 

Pensions Bill, continued

 
 

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.

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Miss Julie Kirkbride

 

Mr John Greenway

 

36

 

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

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Miss Julie Kirkbride

 

Mr John Greenway

 

37

 

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

 


 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Miss Julie Kirkbride

 

Mr John Greenway

 

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

 

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

 

Miss Julie Kirkbride

 

Mr John Greenway

 

39

 

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

 

personal pension’.


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 24th January 2008                

153

 

Pensions Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Miss Julie Kirkbride

 

Mr John Greenway

 

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;’.

 

Danny Alexander

 

Paul Rowen

 

106

 

Clause  62,  page  29,  line  6,  at end insert ‘among those on low incomes and who are

 

not currently saving enough for retirement’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

The purpose of this amendment is to ensure that personal accounts are properly aimed at the target

 

group.

 

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.

 

Danny Alexander

 

Paul Rowen

 

107

 

Clause  62,  page  29,  line  9,  after ‘on’, insert ‘high-quality’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

The purpose of this amendment is to ensure that the adverse effects on high-quality qualifying

 

schemes are minimised.

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Miss Julie Kirkbride

 

Mr John Greenway

 

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

 

Mr John Greenway

 

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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