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House of Commons

Tuesday 14 September 2010

Public Bill Committee

Superannuation Bill

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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 8 September (Standing

Order No. 83C):

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

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.

Public Bill Committee: 14 September 2010

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Superannuation Bill, continued

Mr Nick Hurd 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)].

Mr Nick Hurd

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

Committee shall be reported to the House for publication.

Mr Nick Hurd

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.

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

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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: 14 September 2010

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Superannuation Bill, continued

Tessa Jowell

Paul Goggins

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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

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

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.

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Revised 14 September 2010