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House of Commons

Thursday 25 November 2010

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

Postal Services Bill

[Eleventh and Twelfth sittings]

Schedule 1 Agreed to.

Clauses 9 and 10 Agreed to.

Schedule 2 Agreed to.

Mr Mike Weir

Negatived on division  3

Clause  11,  page  6,  line  22,  leave out ‘the company’s’.

Mr Mike Weir

Negatived on division  4

Clause  11,  page  6,  line  22,  at end add—

‘(aa)    

the nature and extent of any business run in parallel with the post office

business,’.

Gordon Banks

Nia Griffith

Negatived on division  33

Clause  11,  page  6,  line  26,  at end insert ‘and

( )    

the locations where post office services are at the time of the report not being

provided but which are identified in the Post Office plan as outlet locations.’.

Gordon Banks

Nia Griffith

Negatived on division  36

Clause  11,  page  6,  line  26,  at end insert ‘and

( )    

the number and locations where post office services have ceased to be

delivered since the last report and the reasons for this service reduction.’.

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 25 November 2010        

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Postal Services Bill, continued

Gordon Banks

Nia Griffith

Negatived on division  37

Clause  11,  page  6,  line  26,  at end insert ‘and

( )    

the number and locations where mobile post office services are being

used.’.

Gordon Banks

Nia Griffith

Negatived on division  38

Clause  11,  page  6,  line  26,  at end insert ‘and

( )    

the steps taken to address any reduction in outlet numbers as identified in

the report.’.

Nia Griffith

Gordon Banks

Not called  48

Clause  11,  page  6,  line  26,  at end insert—

‘(d)    

the utilisation of the network by the universal service provider, and any

changes in the preceding year.’.

Nia Griffith

Gordon Banks

Not called  49

Clause  11,  page  6,  line  31,  after ‘small’, insert ‘and medium’.

Caroline Lucas

Not selected  2

Clause  11,  page  6,  line  35,  at end insert—

‘(3A)    

The report must state the extent to which the Post Office network assists

individuals in completing Government forms.’.

Mr Mike Weir

Not moved  5

Clause  11,  page  6,  line  38,  at end add ‘and the Government must set a date for a

debate on the report on the floor of the House within five days of the report being laid.’.

Clause Agreed to.

Clauses 12 to 15 Agreed to.

Nia Griffith

Gordon Banks

Withdrawn  44

Clause  16,  page  9,  line  25,  at end insert ‘(but may not convert benefits that are not

money purchase benefits to money purchase benefits),’.

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 25 November 2010        

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Postal Services Bill, continued

Nia Griffith

Gordon Banks

Withdrawn  39

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

‘(9)    

On making an order under subsection (2) and prior to the transfer of qualifying

accrued rights the Secretary of State must—

(a)    

inform all members affected that they are to be transferred to a new

statutory scheme;

(b)    

inform all active and deferred members of their accrued rights in the new

statutory scheme;

(c)    

inform all pensioner members of the details of payments from the new

scheme and when they will commence; and

(d)    

inform all members of the details of the new scheme.’.

Clause Agreed to.

Nia Griffith

Gordon Banks

Negatived on division  43

Clause  17,  page  10,  line  6,  at end insert—

‘(1A)    

Before making an order under this section the Secretary of State must obtain the

consent of the trustees of the RMPP.’.

[Adjourned until Tuesday 30 November at 10.30 am