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House of Commons

 
 

Tuesday 3 May 2011

 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

 

Welfare Reform Bill


 

[Fifteenth and Sixteenth sittings]


 

Clause 50 Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

Negatived on division  154

 

Clause  51,  page  35,  line  40,  leave out ‘365 days’ and insert ‘a prescribed number of

 

days, which must be at least 730,’.

 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

Not called  155

 

Clause  51,  page  35,  line  40,  after ‘period’, insert ‘since the person was last in the

 

Support Group’.

 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

Not called  157

 

Clause  51,  page  36,  line  11,  leave out paragraph (a) and insert—

 

‘(a)    

does not include any days occurring before the coming into force of this

 

section.’.

 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

Not called  156

 

Clause  51,  page  36,  line  14,  at end insert—


 
 

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‘(c)    

does not include any days during the assessment phase, except in

 

prescribed circumstances.’.

 

Jenny Willott

 

Not called  160

 

Clause  51,  page  36,  line  14,  at end insert—

 

‘(c)    

does not include days in which a claim in respect to Employment and

 

Support Allowance is in the assessment phase.’.

 

Jenny Willott

 

Not called  161

 

Clause  51,  page  36,  line  14,  at end insert—

 

‘(4)    

The period of days referred to in subsection (1) shall restart following any period

 

in which a person is a member of the Support Group.’.

 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

Withdrawn  158

 

Clause  51,  page  36,  line  19,  at end insert—

 

‘(3)    

The Secretary of State shall ensure that the impact of subsection (1) is

 

independently monitored and reported on annually, for at least the five years

 

following its implementation, in order to review their impact on specific groups

 

of people.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

Not called  163

 

Clause  52,  page  36,  line  21,  leave out subsections (1), (2) and (3).

 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

Not called  164

 

Clause  52,  page  36,  line  30,  leave out ‘that condition’ and insert ‘the third

 

condition set out in Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Welfare Reform Act 2007 (youth)’.

 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

Not called  165

 

Clause  52,  page  36,  line  32,  leave out ‘365 days’ and insert ‘a prescribed number of

 

days, which must be at least 730’.


 
 

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Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

Not called  166

 

Clause  52,  page  36,  line  32,  after ‘days’, insert ‘since the person was last in the

 

Support Group’.

 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

Not called  167

 

Clause  52,  page  36,  line  34,  leave out paragraph (a) and insert—

 

‘(a)    

does not include any days occurring before the coming into force of this

 

section;’.

 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

Not called  168

 

Clause  52,  page  36,  line  38,  at end insert—

 

‘(c)    

does not include any days during the assessment phase, except in

 

prescribed circumstances.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clauses 53 to 55 Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Margaret Curran

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Not called  37

 

Clause  56,  page  40,  line  35,  at end insert ‘, which shall include that the claimant is

 

either receiving, recovering from, or expected within 6 months to receive treatment with

 

chemotherapy or radiotherapy’.

 

George Hollingbery

 

Not called  33

 

Clause  56,  page  40,  line  35,  at end insert—

 

‘(e)    

the claimant is receiving chemotherapy or radiotherapy, is recovering

 

from that treatment or is likely to receive such treatment within 6

 

months.’.


 
 

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Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

Not called  146

 

Clause  56,  page  42,  line  43,  at end insert—

 

‘(1A)    

With respect to claimants who have disabilities, the Secretary of State shall not

 

impose any sanctions without first consulting a Disability Employment Adviser.’.

 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

Not called  151

 

Clause  56,  page  43,  line  10,  leave out ‘26 ’ and insert ‘13’.

 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

Not called  141

 

Clause  56,  page  43,  line  33,  at end insert—

 

‘(9)    

Regulations will provide for an appeal mechanism.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Kate Green

 

Withdrawn  172

 

Clause  57,  page  45,  line  28,  at end insert ‘except where that lone parent can

 

demonstrate that they are enrolled in a course of education or training, in which case the

 

age of the child shall be 7.’.

 

Kate Green

 

Not called  173

 

Clause  57,  page  45,  line  31,  at end insert ‘except where that lone parent can

 

demonstrate that they are enrolled in a course of education or training, in which case the

 

age of the child shall be 7.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clauses 58 and 59 Agreed to.

 


 

Kate Green

 

Not selected  169

 

Page  47,  line  2,  leave out Clause 60.


 
 

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Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Kate Green

 

Not selected  170

 

Page  47,  line  22,  leave out Clause 61.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Kate Green

 

Not selected  171

 

Page  48,  line  6,  leave out Clause 62.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clauses 63 to 67 Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

Withdrawn  174

 

Clause  68,  page  52,  line  19,  at end add—

 

‘(4)    

In section 176 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, in

 

subsection 1(a) (regulations subject to the affirmative resolution procedure), after

 

‘section 118;’ add ‘section 130A’.’.

 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

Withdrawn  175

 

Clause  68,  page  52,  line  19,  at end add—

 

‘(4)    

In section 130A of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, after

 

subsection (7) insert—

 

“(7A)    

Regulations under this section shall not permit the AMHB to be less than

 

the actual amount of the liability in a case where a person in the

 

household is in receipt of any component of Disability Living

 

Allowance.”’.


 
 

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Welfare Reform Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

Negatived on division  176

 

Clause  68,  page  52,  line  19,  at end add—

 

‘(4)    

In section 130A of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, after

 

subsection (7) insert—

 

“(7A)    

Regulations under this section shall not permit the AMHB to be less than

 

the actual amount of the liability in a case where a person has no means

 

of avoiding a housing benefit reduction for under-occupying a property

 

let by a local housing authority or private registered provider of social

 

housing because the person has no reasonable alternative offer.”’.

 

Sheila Gilmore

 

Withdrawn  189

 

Clause  68,  page  52,  line  19,  at end add—

 

‘(4)    

Insert new subsection (6A)—

 

“(6A)    

Regulations are to provide for the Secretary of State for Work and

 

Pensions and the Secretary of State for Communities and Local

 

Government to review not less than annually the relationship between

 

housing costs in the private rented sector and the liability mentioned in

 

section 130(1)(a) where this liability is an amount other than the actual

 

amount of that liability. Where a review under this subsection finds that

 

the liability mentioned in section 130(1)(a) is an amount less than the

 

amount of the rent at the 30th percentile of the list of rents in some or all

 

localities the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions must amend the

 

determination of the amount of the liability under section 130(1)(a) to

 

correct this.”’.

 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

Not called  190

 

Clause  68,  page  52,  line  19,  at end add—

 

‘(4)    

Regulations under this section shall not permit the AMHB to be less than the

 

actual amount of the liability in a case where a person has provided the relevant

 

authority with such certificates, documents, information or evidence as are

 

sufficient to satisfy the authority that the person is disabled and is living in a

 

property specially adapted or particularly suited to meet the needs of that

 

person.’.

 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

Withdrawn  192

 

Clause  68,  page  52,  line  19,  at end add—

 

‘(4)    

Regulations under this section shall ensure that the measures in this section are

 

phased in gradually over a five-year period, with certain groups of people, to be

 

determined by regulations, offered transitional protection.’.


 
 

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Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

Negatived on division  177

 

Clause  69,  page  52,  line  38,  at end insert ‘providing that these amounts are ring-

 

fenced for the purpose set out in that Act’.

 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

Withdrawn  178

 

Clause  69,  page  52,  line  38,  at end insert—

 

‘(5A)    

Where amounts are reallocated to local government, in accordance with

 

subsection (5), the Secretary of State shall put in place appropriate mechanisms

 

to—

 

(a)    

ensure that the quality of service offered to claimants does not

 

significantly differ across the country;

 

(b)    

ensure that the level of awards made to claimants does not significantly

 

differ across the country; and

 

(c)    

ensure that there is a uniform national appeals process in place.’.

 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

Not called  179

 

Clause  69,  page  52,  line  38,  at end insert—

 

‘(5B)    

Where amounts are reallocated to local government, in accordance with

 

subsection (5), the Secretary of State shall first publish local connection

 

eligibility rules, which must provide that no person is made ineligible for support

 

solely on the basis of where they live or how long they have lived there.’.

 

Stella Creasy

 

Kate Green

 

Withdrawn  181

 

Clause  69,  page  53,  line  4,  at end insert—

 

‘(7A)    

The repeal of section 138(1)(b) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits

 

Act 1992 is without prejudice to the Secretary of State’s duty in section [Citizen

 

financial safety protection payment fund] to prevent the financial destitution of

 

those who apply for public assistance.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Schedule 8 Agreed to.


 
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