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House of Commons

Tuesday 10 February 2009

Public Bill Committee

New Amendments handed in are marked thus

Amendments which will comply with the required notice period at their next appearance

Welfare Reform Bill

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Note

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Resolution of the

Programming Sub-Committee.

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 Wednesday 4 February (Standing Order

No. 83C):

That—

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

10 February) meet—

(a)	at 4.00 pm on Tuesday 10 February;

(b)	at 9.00 am on Thursday 12 February;

(c)	at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 24 February;

(d)	at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 26 February;

(e)	at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 3 March;

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

Table—      

    TABLE

	Date	Time	Witness
	Tuesday 10 February	Until no later than	The Royal Association
		12.15 pm	for Disability and
			Rehabilitation (RADAR)
			and Oldham
			Metropolitan Borough
			Council
	Tuesday 10 February	Until no later than	Drugscope
		1.00 pm
	Tuesday 10 February	Until no later than	Barnardo’s, the Child
		5.30 pm	Poverty Action Group
			and Gingerbread
	Tuesday 10 February	Until no later than	Professor Paul Gregg
		6.20 pm	(Bristol University)
	Thursday 12 February	Until no later than	Department for Work and
		10.25 am	Pensions

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(3)	proceeding on consideration of the Bill in Committee shall be taken in the

following order: Clauses 1 to 3; Schedule 1; Clauses 4 to 7; Schedule 2;

Clauses 8 and 9; Schedule 3; Clauses 10 to 19; Schedule 4; Clauses 20 to 40;

Schedule 5; Clauses 41 to 44; Schedule 6; Clauses 45 and 46; Schedule 7;

Clauses 47 to 50; new Clauses; new Schedules; remaining proceedings on the

Bill;

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

conclusion at 7.00 pm on Tuesday 3 March.

Mr Tony McNulty has given notice of his intention to move a Motion in the terms of

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

Tony McNulty

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.

Tony McNulty

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

Committee shall be reported to the House for publication.

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’.

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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’.

Paul Rowen

40

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  12,  after ‘circumstances’, insert ‘other than when a claimant

is responsible for a child of school age’.

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.’.

Mr James Clappison

Mr Mark Harper

Mr John Baron

39

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 five

years of age.’.

Paul Rowen

44

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).

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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’.

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,  line  27,  leave out paragraph (a).

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Paul Rowen

41

Clause  3,  page  10,  line  17,  at end insert—

‘(8)	The prescribed description of person under subsection (4)(c) above shall include

any person with dependent children who has claimed benefit in the previous 12

months following an incident of domestic violence verifiable through a police

report.’.

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

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.’.

Paul Rowen

43

Clause  7,  page  13,  line  12,   after ‘effect’ insert, ‘following the presentation of a

report concerning income support; and, such an order may not be made unless a draft of

a statutory instrument containing the order has been laid before, and approved by a

resolution of, each House of Parliament.’.

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 paragraph (b).

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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.’.

Paul Rowen

42

Page  19,  line  22,  leave out Clause 14.

Mr James Clappison

Mr Mark Harper

Mr John Baron

19

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

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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 paragraph (a).

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).

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,’.

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Revised 10 February 2009