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House of Commons

Notices of Amendments

given on

Thursday 22 January 2009

Public Bill Committee

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Saving Gateway Accounts Bill

Resolution of the Programming Sub-Committee

The Programming Sub-Committee appointed by the Speaker in respect of the Bill

agreed the following Resolution at its meeting on Thursday 22 January (Standing Order

No. 83C):

That—

(1)	the Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 10.30 am on Tuesday

27 January) meet—

(a)	at 4.30 pm on Tuesday 27 January;

(b)	at 10.30 am and 4.30 pm on Tuesday 3 February;

(c)	at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 5 February;

(d)	at 10.30 am and 4.30 pm on Tuesday 10 February;

(2)	the Committee shall hear oral evidence in accordance with the following

Table:

	Date	Time	Witness
	Tuesday 27 January	Until no later than	Financial Inclusion
		12.30 pm	Taskforce; Institute for
			Fiscal Studies; Personal
			Finance Research Centre,
			University of Bristol;
			Citzens’ Advice.
	Tuesday 27 January	Until no later than	British Bankers’
		6.30 pm	Association; Building
			Societies Association;
			Association of British
			Credit Unions Limited;
			Post Office Limited

(3)	the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a

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Saving Gateway Accounts Bill, continued

conclusion at 7.00 pm on Tuesday 10 February.

Ian Pearson has given notice of his intention to make a Motion in the terms of the

Resolution of the Programming Sub-Committee [Standing Order No. 83C(9)].

Ian Pearson

That, subject to the discretion of the Chairman, any written evidence received by the

Committee shall be reported to the House for publication.

Ian Pearson

That, at this and any subsequent meeting at which oral evidence is to be heard, the

Committee shall sit in private until the witnesses are admitted.

Mr Jeremy Browne

Mr Colin Breed

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Clause  1,  page  1,  line  4,  leave out from ‘by’ to end of line 5 and insert ‘an eligible

person (within the meaning given by section 3).’.

Mr Jeremy Browne

Mr Colin Breed

2

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  15,  leave out subsection (3).

Mr Jeremy Browne

Mr Colin Breed

3

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  6,  leave out paragraph (a).

Mr Jeremy Browne

Mr Colin Breed

4

Clause  3,  page  2,  line  17,  leave out paragraph (b).

Mr Jeremy Browne

Mr Colin Breed

5

Clause  3,  page  2,  line  28,  at end insert—

‘(h)	carers allowance,

(i)	housing benefit,

(j)	council tax benefit.’.

Mr Jeremy Browne

Mr Colin Breed

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Clause  3,  page  2,  line  31,  at end insert—

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Saving Gateway Accounts Bill, continued

‘(3A)

Each person entitled to a benefit or tax credit with another person is eligible to

hold a Saving Gateway Account regardless of whether the other person holds an

account or not.’.

Mr Jeremy Browne

Mr Colin Breed

7

Clause  6,  page  4,  line  11,  leave out subsection (5).

Mr Jeremy Browne

Mr Colin Breed

8

Clause  8,  page  4,  line  32,  leave out from second ‘the’ to ‘the’ in line 33 and insert

‘final account balance at the end of’.

Mr Jeremy Browne

Mr Colin Breed

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Clause  8,  page  4,  line  33,  at end insert—

‘(2A)

An account holder shall qualify for a reduced maturity payment where a Saving

Gateway account is closed after a period of twelve months but before the end of

the maturity period.

(2B)	The reduced maturity payment in relation to a Saving Gateway account shall be

specified in regulations.’.

Mr Jeremy Browne

Mr Colin Breed

10

Clause  8,  page  4,  line  41,  leave out from ‘within’ to ‘beginning’ and insert ‘one

month’.

Mr Jeremy Browne

Mr Colin Breed

11

Clause  8,  page  5,  line  1,  leave out subsection (5).

Mr Jeremy Browne

Mr Colin Breed

12

Clause  21,  page  9,  line  39,  leave out ‘£300’ and insert ‘£3,000’.

Mr Jeremy Browne

Mr Colin Breed

13

Clause  22,  page  10,  line  24,  leave out ‘issued’ and insert ‘received’.

Mr Jeremy Browne

Mr Colin Breed

14

Clause  24,  page  11,  line  7,  leave out ‘given’ and insert ‘received’.

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Saving Gateway Accounts Bill, continued

Mr Jeremy Browne

Mr Colin Breed

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Clause  27,  page  13,  line  1,  leave out ‘The first’.

Mr Jeremy Browne

Mr Colin Breed

16

Clause  27,  page  13,  line  4,  leave out subsection (6).

Mr Jeremy Browne

Mr Colin Breed

17

Clause  27,  page  13,  line  7,  leave out ‘The first’.

Mr Jeremy Browne

Mr Colin Breed

18

Clause  27,  page  13,  line  11,  leave out subsection (8).

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Revised 23 January 2009