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House of Commons

 
 

Notices of Amendments

 

given on

 

Monday 7th January 2008

 

Public Bill Committee


 

Pensions Bill

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

1

 

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  9,  leave out ‘and under 25’.

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

2

 

Clause  14,  page  7,  line  9,  leave out paragraph (c).

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

3

 

Clause  15,  page  7,  line  22,  leave out ‘or to provide any information’.

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

4

 

Clause  16,  page  7,  line  33,  leave out paragraph (c).

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

5

 

Clause  17,  page  7,  line  40,  at end add—

 

‘(c)    

a pension scheme that is prescribed or is of a prescribed description and

 

that has its main administration elsewhere than in an EEA State.


 
 

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Pensions Bill, continued

 
 

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.’.

 

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).

 

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.’.

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

11

 

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  4,  leave out ‘, or make any ommission,’.

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

12

 

Clause  3,  page  2,  line  27,  leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘shall within three months of


 
 

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Pensions Bill, continued

 
 

this Act receiving Royal Assent.’.

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

13

 

Clause  3,  page  2,  line  27,  leave out subsection (5) and insert—

 

‘( )    

Subsection (2) does not apply if there are prescribed arrangements under which

 

the jobholder is entitled to become an active member, with effect from the

 

automatic enrolment date, of a qualifying scheme which is a personal pension

 

scheme of a prescribed description.

 

( )    

An order will be made under this section to prescribe the terms under which it is

 

applicable, and the basis on which its application may be withdrawn with respect

 

to specific scheme providers or employers.’.

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

14

 

Clause  4,  page  3,  line  15,  at end add—

 

‘(7)    

The lenght of any such postponement shall not exceed 6 months.’.

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

15

 

Clause  5,  page  3,  line  34,  leave out from ‘that’ to end of line 35 and insert ‘fall at

 

the beginning of the tax year in any relevant year for all jobholders.’.

 

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).’

 

.

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

16

 

Clause  8,  page  5,  line  7,  at end add—


 
 

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Pensions Bill, continued

 
 

‘(3)    

The information so given must include whether the jobholder is likely to benefit

 

by reason of being auto-enrolled.

 

(4)    

For the purposes of this section ‘benefit’ shall be defined as the jobholder

 

recovering all contributions to the scheme as well as an additional return the

 

extent of which the Secretary of State shall by regulation define.’.

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

17

 

Clause  11,  page  6,  line  4,  leave out ‘wages, commission, bonuses and overtime’

 

and insert ‘and wages’.

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

18

 

Clause  11,  page  6,  line  11,  leave out paragraph (f).

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

19

 

Clause  11,  page  6,  line  11,  at end add—

 

‘(4)    

For the purposes of scheme contributions by and on behalf of members of a

 

qualifying scheme other than that established by Chapter 4 of this Act,

 

subsections 11(1) to (3) may be disregarded if contributions are calculated and

 

made in relation to the individual’s basic earnings.’.

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

20

 

Clause  12,  page  6,  line  15,  leave out subsection (2).

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

21

 

Clause  12,  page  6,  line  17,  leave out ‘may in particular’ and insert ‘shall’.

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

22

 

Clause  13,  page  6,  line  27,  leave out from beginning to ‘twelve’ in line 27.

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

23

 

Clause  20,  page  9,  line  4,  leave out subsection (3).


 
 

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Pensions Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

24

 

Clause  30,  page  13,  line  2,  at end add—

 

‘(g)    

require the employer to pay interest in respect of any period for which

 

contributions remain unpaid.’.

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

25

 

Clause  50,  page  24,  line  10,  after ‘scheme’ insert ‘which shall commence operation

 

with effect from 1st April 2012’.

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

26

 

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

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

27

 

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

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

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

 

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

 

30

 

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


 
 

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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.’.

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

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

 

32

 

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

 

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).

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

37

 

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


 
 

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Pensions Bill, continued

 
 

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

 

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

 

42

 

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

 

personal.’.

 

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.’.

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

44

 

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


 
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