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House of Commons

Thursday 16 September 2010

Public Bill Committee

Superannuation Bill

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Note

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

Committee [14 September].

Tessa Jowell

Paul Goggins

1

Clause  1,  page  1,  leave out lines 7 to 10 and insert—

‘(a)	in the case of a person earning more than £30,000 per year, an amount

equal to that person’s pensionable earnings for 24 months;

(b)	in the case of a person earning between £20,000 and £30,000 per year, an

amount either equal to that person’s pensionable earnings for 36 months,

or £60,000, whichever figure is lower;

(c)	in the case of a person earning less than £20,000 per year, an amount

equal to that person’s pensionable earnings for 36 months.’.

Tessa Jowell

Paul Goggins

3

Clause  1,  page  2,  line  3,  at end insert—

‘(4A)

Where a person is at least 50 with a minimum of 5 years’ service at the time of

this Bill coming into force a person in that case will be entitled to receive a

compensation benefit sufficient to buy out the actuarial reduction on their earned

pension under section 1 of the Superannuation Act 1972.’.

Tessa Jowell

Paul Goggins

2

Clause  1,  page  2,  line  4,  leave out subsections (5) and (6).

Public Bill Committee: 16 September 2010

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Superannuation Bill, continued

Tessa Jowell

Paul Goggins

4

Clause  2,  page  3,  line  14,  at end insert—

‘(2A)

Section 1 shall not come into force until the Minister has laid a report of

consultations that have taken place with the workforce and their representative

trade unions under section 2(3) of the Superannuation Act 1972, and the House

of Commons has come to a Resolution on a Motion in the name of a Minister of

the Crown approving the report.’.

Tessa Jowell

Paul Goggins

5

Clause  2,  page  3,  leave out lines 20 to 27.

Mr Nick Hurd

That certain written evidence already reported to the House be appended to the

proceedings of the Committee.

Order of the House [7 September 2010]

That the following provisions shall apply to the Superannuation Bill:

Committal

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

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 Thursday 16 September 2010.

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 three hours after the commencement of those

proceedings.

5.	Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

brought to a conclusion four hours after the commencement of proceedings

on consideration.

6.	Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to

proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.

Order of the Committee [14 September 2010]

That—

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

14 September) meet—

(a)	at 4.00 pm on Tuesday 14 September;

(b)	at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 16 September;

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

Public Bill Committee: 16 September 2010

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Superannuation Bill, continued

Table:

TABLE

	Date	Time	Witness
	Tuesday 14	Until no later	Cabinet Office; Hay Group
	September	than 12 noon
	Tuesday 14	Until no later	Mercer; Keith Bradford (Member
	September	than 1.00 pm	of the CBI Employment Policy
			Committee); Chartered Institute of
			Personnel and Development
	Tuesday 14	Until no later	Council of Civil Service Unions;
	September	than 5.15 pm	Prospect; FDA
	Tuesday 14	Until no later	Fiona Draper (Independent
	September	than 6.30 pm	Consultant); Public and
			Commercial Services Union

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

conclusion at 5.00 pm on Thursday 16 September.

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Revised 16 September 2010