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House of Commons

Notices of Amendments

given on

Tuesday 16 November 2010

For other Amendment(s) see the following page(s):

Postal Services Bill Committee 21–30

Public Bill Committee

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Postal Services Bill

Nia Griffith

Gordon Banks

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Clause  16,  page  9,  line  43,  at end add—

‘(c)	on making an order under subsection (2) and prior to the transfer of

qualifying accrued rights the Secretary of State must—

(i)	inform all members affected that they are to be transferred to a

new statutory scheme;

(ii)	inform all active and deferred members of their accrued rights in

the new statutory scheme;

(iii)

inform all pensioner members of the details of payments from

the new scheme and when they will commence; and

(iv)	inform all members of the details of the new scheme.’.

Nia Griffith

Gordon Banks

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Clause  28,  page  15,  line  4,  at end insert ‘and to facilitate this, the current funding

agreement of Postcomm in respect of regulating postal services will be transferred in its

entirety to Ofcom.’.

Guarantee of inter-business agreement

Nia Griffith

Gordon Banks

NC3

To move the following Clause:—

Notices of Amendments: 16 November 2010

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Postal Services Bill, continued

‘Prior to any sale or transfer of a post office company an agreement must be

secured to guarantee the inter-business agreement between Post Office Ltd and

Royal Mail for a period of at least 10 years.’.

Guarantee of inter-business agreement (No 2)

Nia Griffith

Gordon Banks

NC4

To move the following Clause:—

‘Prior to any sale or transfer of a post office company an agreement must be

secured to guarantee the inter-business agreement between Post Office Ltd and

Royal Mail for a period of at least 15 years.’.

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Revised 17 November 2010