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House of Commons

Tuesday 25th November 2008

Consideration of Lords Amendments

Pensions Bill

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On Consideration of Lords Amendments to the Pensions Bill

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Lords Amendment No. 57

As an Amendment to the Lords Amendment:—

Mr Nigel Waterson

Andrew Selous

(a)

Line  46,  leave out subsection (9).

Lords Amendment No. 150

As an Amendment to the Lords Amendment:—

Mr Nigel Waterson

Andrew Selous

(a)

Line  3,  leave out from ‘repaid’ to end and add ‘over ten years with interest at a

commercial rate.

(3)	Interest is at a commercial rate if it is at least equal to the rate set by the Treasury

under section 5 of the National Loans Act 1968 (c. 13) (rates of interest on certain

loans out of the National Loans Fund) for an equivalent loan.’.

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Pensions Bill, continued

Lords Amendment No. 202

As Amendments to the Lords Amendment:—

Steve Webb

(a)

Line  24,  leave out ‘2008’ and insert ‘1978’.

Steve Webb

(b)

Line  26,  leave out ‘are at least 20 tax years each of’ and insert ‘is at least one tax

year’.

Lords Amendment No. 203

As Amendments to the Lords Amendment:—

Steve Webb

(a)

Line  24,  leave out ‘2008’ and insert ‘1978’.

Steve Webb

(b)

Line  26,  leave out ‘are at least 20 tax years each of’ and insert ‘is at least one tax

year’.

Order of the House [7th january 2008]

That the following provisions shall apply to the Pensions 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 26th February 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.

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Pensions Bill, continued

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.

Pensions Bill (programme) (No. 2)

Mr Secretary Purnell

That the following provisions shall apply to the Pensions Bill for the purpose of

supplementing the Order of 7th January 2008 (Pensions Bill (Programme)):

Consideration of Lords Amendments

1.	Proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments shall (so far as not

previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion three hours after their

commencement at this day’s sitting.

Subsequent stages

2.	Any further Message from the Lords may be considered forthwith without

any Question being put.

3.	The proceedings on any further Message from the Lords shall (so far as not

previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour after their

commencement.

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Revised 25 November 2008