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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the entry relating to the Child Poverty Commission is repealed;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the entry relating to the Child Poverty Commission is repealed;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.’.


 
 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 24 May 2011            

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Welfare Reform Bill, continued

 
 

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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