House of Lords Amendments - Tax Credits Bill

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Clause 3

BY THE LORD HIGGINS
THE LORD ASTOR OF HEVER

     Page 2, line 21, leave out from ("be") to end of line and insert ("laid in draft before, and subject to approval by resolution of, each")

Clause 6

BY THE LORD HIGGINS
THE LORD ASTOR OF HEVER

     Page 4, line 4, at end insert--

    ("(  )  Regulations under this section shall not provide that an employer shall pay tax credits to an employee unless he has received, either directly or by way of deduction from remittances which he is otherwise obliged to pass to the Board, finance to pay the tax credit.")

     Page 4, line 25, at end insert--

    ("(  )  Regulations under this section shall not require an employer to calculate the tax credit to which an employee is entitled to during the period when the employer will be responsible for payment of tax credit to that employee, other than to relate the calculation made by the Board of the employee's entitlement to tax credit to the length of time the employee is employed.")

Clause 12

BY THE LORD HIGGINS
THE LORD ASTOR OF HEVER

     Leave out Clause 12

Before Clause 14

BY THE LORD HIGGINS
THE LORD ASTOR OF HEVER

     Insert the following new Clause--

    ("  .  Receipt of disabled person's tax credit shall confer exemption from National Health Service health charges on the same basis as receipt of disability working allowance.") Health benefits.

Clause 15

BY THE LORD HIGGINS
THE LORD ASTOR OF HEVER

     Page 8, line 36, at end insert--
("(  )  provide that where child care is provided by an adult member of the family to which the working families' tax credit or the disabled person's tax credit is payable, the Secretary of State shall take into account, for the purposes of subsection (1), an amount equivalent to the average charges made by persons in the new category;")

     Page 8, line 36, at end insert--
("(  )  provide that where child care is provided by an adult member of the family to which the working families' tax credit or the disabled person's tax credit is payable, the Secretary of State shall take into account, for the purposes of subsection (1), an amount equivalent to half the maximum amount available towards charge made by persons in the new category;")

     Page 8, line 42, after ("State") insert ("because the organisation provides child care for disabled children or")

     Page 8, line 42, after ("such") insert ("other")

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	Clause 3
	BY THE LORD HIGGINS THE LORD ASTOR OF HEVER
	Page 2, line 21, leave out from ("be") to end of line and insert ("laid in draft before, and subject to approval by resolution of, each")
	Clause 6
	BY THE LORD HIGGINS THE LORD ASTOR OF HEVER
	Page 4, line 4, at end insert-- ("( ) Regulations under this section shall not provide that an employer shall pay tax credits to an employee unless he has received, either directly or by way of deduction from remittances which he is otherwise obliged to pass to the Board, finance to pay the tax credit.")
	Page 4, line 25, at end insert-- ("( ) Regulations under this section shall not require an employer to calculate the tax credit to which an employee is entitled to during the period when the employer will be responsible for payment of tax credit to that employee, other than to relate the calculation made by the Board of the employee's entitlement to tax credit to the length of time the employee is employed.")
	Clause 12
	BY THE LORD HIGGINS THE LORD ASTOR OF HEVER
	Leave out Clause 12
	Before Clause 14
	BY THE LORD HIGGINS THE LORD ASTOR OF HEVER
	Insert the following new Clause--
	(" . Receipt of disabled person's tax credit shall confer exemption from National Health Service health charges on the same basis as receipt of disability working allowance.")		Health benefits.
	Clause 15
	BY THE LORD HIGGINS THE LORD ASTOR OF HEVER
	Page 8, line 36, at end insert-- ("( ) provide that where child care is provided by an adult member of the family to which the working families' tax credit or the disabled person's tax credit is payable, the Secretary of State shall take into account, for the purposes of subsection (1), an amount equivalent to the average charges made by persons in the new category;")
	Page 8, line 36, at end insert-- ("( ) provide that where child care is provided by an adult member of the family to which the working families' tax credit or the disabled person's tax credit is payable, the Secretary of State shall take into account, for the purposes of subsection (1), an amount equivalent to half the maximum amount available towards charge made by persons in the new category;")
	Page 8, line 42, after ("State") insert ("because the organisation provides child care for disabled children or")
	Page 8, line 42, after ("such") insert ("other")