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Notices of Amendments

given up to and including

Friday 23 January 2009

Public Bill Committee

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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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

1


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—

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‘(h)
carers allowance;

(i)
housing benefit;

(j)
council tax benefit.’.

Mr Jeremy Browne

Mr Colin Breed

6


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

‘(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

9


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).

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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’.

Mr Jeremy Browne

Mr Colin Breed

15


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).

Order of the House [13 JANUARY 2009]

That the following provisions shall apply to the Saving Gateway Accounts Bill:

Committal

1.
The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.

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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 10 February 2009.

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.

Other proceedings

7.
Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on any

message from the Lords) may be programmed.