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House of Commons

Notices of Amendments

given on

Tuesday 20 October 2009

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

Child Poverty Bill Committee 21-26

Public Bill Committee

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Child Poverty Bill

Mr Stephen Timms

33

Clause  10,  page  6,  line  19,  at end insert—

‘( )	The Scottish Ministers must, on or before each report date relating to a Scottish

strategy, lay before the Scottish Parliament a report which—

(a)	describes the measures taken by the Scottish Ministers in accordance

with the Scottish strategy,

(b)	describes the effect of those measures in contributing to the meeting of

the targets in sections 2 to 5, and

(c)	describes other effects of those measures that contribute to the

achievement of the purpose mentioned in subsection (2)(b).

( )	The report dates relating to a Scottish strategy are each anniversary of the day on

which it was laid before the Scottish Parliament, other than an anniversary which

falls—

(a)	on or after the date on which a subsequent Scottish strategy is so laid, or

(b)	after the end of the target year.’

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment requires the Scottish Ministers to lay before the Scottish Parliament an annual

report describing how measures taken in accordance with the current Scottish strategy have

contributed to meeting the targets and to ensuring that children in Scotland do not experience

socio-economic disadvantage.

Mr Stephen Timms

34

Clause  11,  page  6,  line  32,  leave out ‘relevant Northern Ireland department

proposes’ and insert ‘Northern Ireland departments propose’.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment replaces the reference to the relevant Northern Ireland department with a

reference to the Northern Ireland departments. The intention is to recognise that departments

other than the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister will take measures in

accordance with the Northern Ireland strategy.

Notices of Amendments: 20 October 2009

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Child Poverty Bill, continued

Mr Stephen Timms

35

Clause  11,  page  6,  line  44,  leave out ‘relevant Northern Ireland department

intends’ and insert ‘Northern Ireland departments intend’.

Member’s explanatory statement

See Member’s explanatory statement for amendment 34.

Mr Stephen Timms

36

Clause  11,  page  7,  line  3,  leave out ‘relevant Northern Ireland department intends’

and insert ‘Northern Ireland departments intend’.

Member’s explanatory statement

See Member’s explanatory statement for amendment 34.

Mr Stephen Timms

37

Clause  11,  page  7,  line  7,  leave out ‘relevant Northern Ireland department intends’

and insert ‘Northern Ireland departments intend’.

Member’s explanatory statement

See Member’s explanatory statement for amendment 34.

Mr Stephen Timms

38

Clause  11,  page  7,  line  12,  leave out ‘relevant Northern Ireland department’ and

insert ‘Northern Ireland departments’.

Member’s explanatory statement

See Member’s explanatory statement for amendment 34.

Mr Stephen Timms

39

Clause  11,  page  7,  line  19,  at end insert—

‘( )	The relevant Northern Ireland department must, on or before each report date

relating to a Northern Ireland strategy, lay before the Northern Ireland Assembly

a report which—

(a)	describes the measures taken by the Northern Ireland departments in

accordance with the Northern Ireland strategy,

(b)	describes the effect of those measures in contributing to the meeting of

the targets in sections 2 to 5, and

(c)	describes other effects of those measures that contribute to the

achievement of the purpose mentioned in subsection (2)(b).

( )	The report dates relating to a Northern Ireland strategy are each anniversary of the

day on which it was laid before the Northern Ireland Assembly, other than an

anniversary which falls—

(a)	on or after the date on which a subsequent Northern Ireland strategy is so

laid, or

(b)	after the end of the target year.’

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment requires the relevant Northern Ireland department to lay before the Northern

Ireland Assembly an annual report describing how measures taken in accordance with the current

Northern Ireland strategy have contributed to meeting the targets and to ensuring that children in

Northern Ireland do not experience socio-economic disadvantage.

Notices of Amendments: 20 October 2009

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Child Poverty Bill, continued

Mr Stephen Timms

40

Clause  13,  page  8,  line  3,  leave out from beginning to ‘lay’ and insert ‘The

Secretary of State must, on or before each report date relating to a UK strategy’.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment (with amendments 41, 42, 43 and 45) clarifies the wording of clause 13. The

laying of each UK strategy triggers an obligation to lay annual reports on the implementation of

that strategy, until either the next strategy is laid or the end of the target year is reached.

Mr Stephen Timms

41

Clause  13,  page  8,  line  7,  leave out ‘current’.

Member’s explanatory statement

See Member’s explanatory statement for amendment 40.

Mr Stephen Timms

42

Clause  13,  page  8,  line  8,  leave out subsection (2) and insert—

‘(2)	The report dates relating to a UK strategy are each anniversary of the day on

which it was laid before Parliament, other than an anniversary which falls—

(a)	on or after the date on which a subsequent UK strategy is so laid, or

(b)	after the end of the target year.’

Member’s explanatory statement

See Member’s explanatory statement for amendment 40.

Mr Stephen Timms

43

Clause  13,  page  8,  line  15,  leave out ‘most recent’.

Member’s explanatory statement

See Member’s explanatory statement for amendment 40.

Mr Stephen Timms

44

Clause  13,  page  8,  line  17,  leave out ‘relevant Northern Ireland department’ and

insert ‘Northern Ireland departments’.

Member’s explanatory statement

See Member’s explanatory statement for amendment 34.

Mr Stephen Timms

45

Clause  13,  page  8,  line  23,  leave out ‘most recent’.

Member’s explanatory statement

See Member’s explanatory statement for amendment 40.

Mr Stephen Timms

46

Clause  15,  page  9,  line  24,  leave out ‘them’ and insert ‘the Scottish Ministers or, as

the case may be, to the Northern Ireland departments’.

Member’s explanatory statement

The effect of this amendment is that, in relation to Northern Ireland, clause 15(3)(a) refers to the

Northern Ireland departments in general, rather than to the Office of the First Minister and Deputy

First Minister. See Member’s explanatory statement for amendment 34.

Notices of Amendments: 20 October 2009

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Child Poverty Bill, continued

Steve Webb

John Barrett

47

Clause  8,  page  4,  line  25,  at end add—

‘(e)	childcare’.

Steve Webb

John Barrett

48

Clause  7,  page  3,  leave out lines 29 to 32.

Steve Webb

John Barrett

49

Schedule  1,  page  17,  line  20,  at end insert ‘The sums under 9(c) shall include

resources to commission independent research as required.’.

Benefit levels

Steve Webb

John Barrett

NC2

To move the following Clause:—

‘The Secretary of State shall ensure that a household wholly dependent on tax

credits or social security benefits as an income at, or above, the relative low

income target in section 2 (the relative low income target)’.

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Revised 21 October 2009