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House of Commons

Notices of Amendments

given on

Wednesday 4 March 2009

For other Amendment(s) see the following page(s) of Supplement to Votes:

259-65

Consideration of Bill

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Welfare Reform Bill, As Amended

Passporting of Jobseeker’s Allowance for retraining or employment protection

Paul Rowen

NC3

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)	The Jobseekers Act 1995 (c. 18) is amended as follows.

(2)	After section 27 insert—

“27A	Passporting of Jobseeker’s Allowance for retraining or employment

protection

(1)	Regulations under this section may make provision for or in connection

with allowing Jobseeker’s Allowance to be passported to employers of

individuals who have been on Jobseeker’s Allowance for at least 6

months prior to their employment.

(2)	Claimants to whom these regulations apply must be in receipt of the

national minimum wage.

(3)	Regulations may further make provision for Jobseeker’s Allowance to be

passported to employers planning to make skilled or semi-skilled

workers redundant.

(4)	Regulations under this section may only apply to employees who would

be entitled to Jobseeker’s Allowance if no longer in employment.

(5)	The passported benefits must be used either—

(a)	to retrain the worker concerned, or be

(b)	to enable the worker to continue in employment at a reduced

capacity.”’.

Notices of Amendments: 4 March 2009

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Welfare Reform Bill, continued

Disability living allowance for blind claimants

Paul Rowen

NC4

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)	Section 73 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c. 4) (the

mobility component) is amended as follows.

(2)	In subsection (1), after paragraph (b) insert—

“(ba)

he falls within subsection (2A); or”.

(3)	In subsection (1A) (a), after “(b)”, insert “, (ba)”.

(4)	After subsection (2), insert—

“(2A)

A person falls within this subsection if—

(a)	he is blind; and

(b)	he satisfies such other conditions as may be prescribed.”.

(5)	In subsection (5), after “(2)(a)”, insert “or subsection (2A)(a)”.

(6)	In subsection (11)(a), after “(b)”, insert “, (ba)”.’.

Paul Rowen

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Page  92,  line  46  [Schedule  6],  at end insert—

‘(2A)

Registration of a person’s name as the father of the child shall not automatically

be entered when requested if the mother has reason to fear for her safety or that

of her child as a consequence of registration.’.

Steve Webb

Paul Rowen

31

Page  14,  line  17,  leave out Clause 9.

Steve Webb

Paul Rowen

32

Page  43,  line  25,  leave out Clause 40.

Steve Webb

Paul Rowen

33

Page  47,  line  33,  leave out Clause 41.

Steve Webb

Paul Rowen

34

Page  88,  line  33,  leave out Schedule 5.

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Revised 5 March 2009