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Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 24 May 2011
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Welfare Reform Bill, continued

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“The Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission”.

      (2)
In Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act

1975 (bodies of which all members are disqualified)—

(a)
the entry relating to the Child Poverty Commission is repealed;

(b)
at the appropriate place there is inserted—
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“The Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission”.

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In Part 6 of Schedule 1 to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (other public

bodies and offices: general)—

(a)
the entry relating to the Child Poverty Commission is repealed;

(b)
at the appropriate place there is inserted—
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“The Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission”.’.

As Amendments to Chris Grayling’s proposed New Schedule (Social Mobility and

Child Poverty Commission) (NS1):—

Mr Liam Byrne

Stephen Timms

Ms Karen Buck

Margaret Curran

Negatived on division  (a)

Line  42,  leave out ‘recent’ and insert ‘effective’.

Mr Liam Byrne

Stephen Timms

Ms Karen Buck

Margaret Curran

Not called  (b)

Line  67,  at end insert—

‘(3)
A Minister of the Crown must have regard to the desirability of securing that the

Commission (taken as a whole) has experience in or knowledge of—

(a)
the formulation, implementation and evaluation of policy relating to

child poverty and social mobility;

(b)
research in connection with child poverty and social mobility;

(c)
work with children and families experiencing poverty.’.

Mr Liam Byrne

Stephen Timms

Ms Karen Buck

Margaret Curran

Not called  (c)

Line  67,  at end insert—

‘(3)
Before appointing a member under subsection (1)(e) a Minister of the Crown

must consult—

(a)
the chair, the deputy chair, and

(b)
the Scottish Ministers, the Welsh Ministers and the relevant Northern

Ireland Department.’.

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Mr Liam Byrne

Stephen Timms

Ms Karen Buck

Margaret Curran

Not called  (d)

Line  97,  at end insert—

‘8A(1)
The Commission may at any time request the Minister of the Crown to carry

out, or commission others to carry out, such research on behalf of the

Commission for the purpose of the carrying out of the Commission’s functions

as the Commission may specify in the request.

      (2)
If the Minister of the Crown decides not to comply with the request, the

Minister of the Crown must notify the Commission of the reasons for the

decision.’.

Mr Liam Byrne

Stephen Timms

Ms Karen Buck

Margaret Curran

Not called  (e)

Line  139,  leave out sub-paragraph (2).

Chris Grayling

Maria Miller

Agreed to  291

Title,  line  4,  after ‘jobcentres;’ insert ‘to establish the Social Mobility and Child Poverty

Commission;’.

Bill, as amended, to be reported.



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