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House of Commons

Notices of Amendments

given on

Tuesday 27 January 2009

Public Bill Committee

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Welfare Reform Bill

Mr James Clappison

Mr Mark Harper

Mr John Baron

1

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  11,  after ‘Regulations’, insert ‘which shall be published

before this Act comes into effect’.

Mr James Clappison

Mr Mark Harper

Mr John Baron

2

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  11,  after ‘regulations’, insert ‘to be agreed by Parliament

before this Act comes into force’.

Mr James Clappison

Mr Mark Harper

Mr John Baron

3

Clause  1,  page  2,  line  19,  leave out paragraphs (e) and (f).

Mr James Clappison

Mr Mark Harper

Mr John Baron

4

Clause  1,  page  2,  line  40,  at end insert—

‘(8A)

A statutory instrument containing regulations made by the Secretary of State

under subsection (8) shall not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been

laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House.’.

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Welfare Reform Bill, continued

Mr James Clappison

Mr Mark Harper

Mr John Baron

5

Clause  2,  page  4,  line  21,  at end insert—

‘(A1)

This section does not apply in the case of a single parent with a child under seven

years of age.’.

Mr James Clappison

Mr Mark Harper

Mr John Baron

6

Clause  2,  page  5,  line  12,  leave out paragraph (e).

Mr James Clappison

Mr Mark Harper

Mr John Baron

7

Clause  2,  page  5,  line  28,  at end insert—

‘(4A)

A statutory instrument containing regulations made by the Minister under

subsection (4) shall not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid

before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House.’.

Mr James Clappison

Mr Mark Harper

Mr John Baron

8

Clause  2,  page  5,  line  37,  at end insert—

‘(6A)

A statutory instrument containing regulations made by the Minister under

subsection (5) shall not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid

before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House.’.

Mr James Clappison

Mr Mark Harper

Mr John Baron

9

Clause  2,  page  5,  line  38,  leave out subsection (7).

Mr James Clappison

Mr Mark Harper

Mr John Baron

10

Clause  2,  page  5,  line  49,  at end insert ‘, including activity which enables the

person to improve his or her skills for work.’.

Mr James Clappison

Mr Mark Harper

Mr John Baron

11

Clause  2,  page  6,  line  12,  leave out ‘in prescribed circumstances’.

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Welfare Reform Bill, continued

Mr James Clappison

Mr Mark Harper

Mr John Baron

12

Clause  2,  page  7,  line  10,  leave out subsection (3).

Mr James Clappison

Mr Mark Harper

Mr John Baron

13

Clause  2,  page  8,  leave out lines 27 to 30.

Mr James Clappison

Mr Mark Harper

Mr John Baron

14

Clause  3,  page  10,  line  24,  leave out subsections (2) and (3).

Mr James Clappison

Mr Mark Harper

Mr John Baron

15

Clause  7,  page  13,  line  37,  leave out subsection (9) and insert—

‘(9)	A statutory instrument containing an order under this section shall not be made

unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before Parliament and approved by

a resolution of each House.’.

Mr James Clappison

Mr Mark Harper

Mr John Baron

16

Clause  13,  page  17,  leave out line 38.

Mr James Clappison

Mr Mark Harper

Mr John Baron

17

Clause  13,  page  18,  line  38,  at end insert ‘which shall include the number and value

of the loans made by each lender, the total amount of interest paid to the lender in respect

of them and the total value of loans repaid.’.

Mr James Clappison

Mr Mark Harper

Mr John Baron

18

Clause  16,  page  21,  line  7,  at end add—

‘(8)    

(a)	the Secretary of State shall prepare an Annual report on the operation of

the arrangements relating to the community care grants and shall include

in that report details of the number and value of the community care

grants awarded,

(b)	a copy of every such report shall be laid before each House of

Parliament.’.

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Welfare Reform Bill, continued

Mr James Clappison

Mr Mark Harper

Mr John Baron

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Clause  19,  page  25,  line  18,  at end insert—

‘(10A)

A statutory instrument containing regulations made by the Secretary of State

under subsections (6), (7), (8), (9) or (10) shall not be made unless a draft of the

instrument has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each

House.’.

Mr James Clappison

Mr Mark Harper

Mr John Baron

20

Clause  21,  page  31,  line  10,  at end add—

‘(3A)

Within six months of the expiry of the specified period referred to in subsection

(1), the Secretary of State shall lay before each House of Parliament a report on

the operation of the state pension credit pilot schemes established under these

provisions.’.

Mr James Clappison

Mr Mark Harper

Mr John Baron

21

Clause  23,  page  33,  leave out lines 11 to 13.

Mr James Clappison

Mr Mark Harper

Mr John Baron

22

Schedule  1,  page  66,  line  9,  at end insert—

‘23A	A statutory instrument containing regulations made by the Minister under Part

1 of Schedule 1 shall not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid

before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House.’.

Mr James Clappison

Mr Mark Harper

Mr John Baron

23

Clause  28,  page  36,  line  37,  leave out ‘aged 18 or over’.

Mr James Clappison

Mr Mark Harper

Mr John Baron

24

Clause  29,  page  37,  line  14,  at end insert—

‘(h)	the provision of care services and community care for P.’.

Mr James Clappison

Mr Mark Harper

Mr John Baron

25

Clause  29,  page  37,  line  20,  leave out subsections (5) and (6).

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Welfare Reform Bill, continued

Mr James Clappison

Mr Mark Harper

Mr John Baron

26

Clause  31,  page  38,  line  23,  after ‘person’, insert ‘, including a person with a

disability caused by mental health problems,’.

Mr James Clappison

Mr Mark Harper

Mr John Baron

27

Clause  31,  page  38,  line  23,  leave out ‘in prescribed circumstances’.

Mr James Clappison

Mr Mark Harper

Mr John Baron

28

Clause  32,  page  39,  line  44,  leave out subsection (3).

Mr James Clappison

Mr Mark Harper

Mr John Baron

29

Clause  32,  page  39,  line  48,  at end insert—

‘(3A)

Direct payments legislation must include a prescription for any providing

authority to take account of potential long term and multi-agency savings when

considering what represents an unreasonable cost under subsection (3).’.

Mr James Clappison

Mr Mark Harper

Mr John Baron

30

Clause  34,  page  41,  line  15,  leave out paragraph (c).

Mr James Clappison

Mr Mark Harper

Mr John Baron

31

Clause  34,  page  41,  line  20,  leave out subsection (6).

Mr James Clappison

Mr Mark Harper

Mr John Baron

32

Clause  35,  page  41,  line  37,  leave out subsection (3).

Mr James Clappison

Mr Mark Harper

Mr John Baron

33

Clause  40,  page  43,  line  39,  leave out subsection (7).

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Welfare Reform Bill, continued

Mr James Clappison

Mr Mark Harper

Mr John Baron

34

Clause  40,  page  44,  line  10,  leave out paragraph (b).

Mr James Clappison

Mr Mark Harper

Mr John Baron

35

Clause  40,  page  47,  line  4,  leave out subsection (3).

Mr James Clappison

Mr Mark Harper

Mr John Baron

36

Schedule  6,  page  91,  line  42,  leave out paragraph (d).

Mr James Clappison

Mr Mark Harper

Mr John Baron

37

Schedule  6,  page  91,  line  46,  leave out ‘reason’ and insert ‘reasonable grounds’.

Mr James Clappison

Mr Mark Harper

Mr John Baron

38

Schedule  6,  page  94,  line  19,  leave out subsection (3).

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Revised 28 January 2009