Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Amendments to be debated in the House of Lords - continued |
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Clause 53 | |||
BY THE LORD HIGGINS THE BARONESS BUSCOMBE THE LORD ASTOR OF HEVER | |||
105 | Page 59, line 21, at beginning insert ("Subject to subsection (1A)") | ||
BY THE BARONESS HOLLIS OF HEIGHAM | |||
106 |
Page 59, line 24, leave out ("making") and insert ("who--
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107 |
Page 59, line 25, after ("applies,") insert ("and
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BY THE LORD ADDINGTON THE EARL RUSSELL THE LORD GOODHART | |||
108 | Page 59, line 26, at end insert ("save where a person has a mental illness diagnosis") | ||
BY THE LORD ADDINGTON THE LORD GOODHART THE EARL RUSSELL | |||
109 | Page 59, line 26, at end insert ("save where a person has been an in-patient of a mental illness hospital within the previous three months") | ||
BY THE BARONESS HOLLIS OF HEIGHAM | |||
110 | Page 59, line 27, leave out ("in a case where") and insert ("at a time when") | ||
111 | Page 59, line 28, after ("is") insert ("under that age and") | ||
BY THE LORD HIGGINS THE BARONESS BUSCOMBE THE LORD ASTOR OF HEVER | |||
112 |
Page 59, line 33, at end insert-- ("(1A) Regulations under this section may not impose any condition or requirement in respect of a person who--
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BY THE BARONESS TURNER OF CAMDEN | |||
113 | Page 59, leave out lines 38 to 40 | ||
BY THE LORD HIGGINS THE BARONESS BUSCOMBE THE LORD ASTOR OF HEVER | |||
114 |
Page 60, line 7, at end insert--
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BY THE LORD GOODHART THE EARL RUSSELL THE LORD ADDINGTON | |||
115* |
Page 60, line 7, at end insert--
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BY THE LORD HIGGINS THE BARONESS BUSCOMBE THE LORD ASTOR OF HEVER | |||
116 | Page 60, line 27, after ("regulations,") insert ("such matters to include the degree of incapacity, invalidity or physical or mental illness of the person, the recent bereavement of such a person or the illness or incapacity of any child, parent, spouse, partner or other person for whom the person claiming benefit has care,") | ||
117 | Page 62, line 8, at end insert (", conducted at a location appropriate to the person") | ||
BY THE BARONESS HOLLIS OF HEIGHAM | |||
118 | Page 62, leave out lines 24 to 41 and insert-- | ||
("(1) Chapter II of Part I of the Social Security Act 1998 (social security decisions and appeals) shall have effect in relation to relevant decisions subject to and in accordance with subsections (1B) to (2B) below (and in those subsections "the 1998 Act" means that Act). (1A) For the purposes of this section a "relevant decision" is a decision made under regulations under section 2A above that a person--
(1C) For the purposes of each of sections 9 and 10 of the 1998 Act (revision and supersession of decisions of Secretary of State) any relevant decision made otherwise than by the Secretary of State shall be treated as if it were such a decision made by the Secretary of State (and accordingly may be revised by him under section 9 or superseded by a decision made by him under section 10). (1D) Subject to any provisions of regulations under either section 9 or 10 of the 1998 Act, any relevant decision made, or (by virtue of subsection (1C) above) treated as made, by the Secretary of State may be--
(2) Regulations shall make provision for conferring (except in any prescribed circumstances) a right of appeal under section 12 of the 1998 Act (appeal to appeal tribunal) against--
(2A) Subsections (1C) to (2) above apply whether--
(2B) Section 12 of the 1998 Act shall not apply to any decision falling within subsection (2) above except in accordance with regulations under that subsection.") | 1998 c. 14. | ||
After Clause 54 | |||
BY THE LORD HIGGINS THE BARONESS BUSCOMBE THE LORD ASTOR OF HEVER | |||
119 | Insert the following new Clause-- | ||
(" .--(1) The Secretary of State shall report annually to Parliament on the operation of the work-focused interviews, with specific reference to--
| Annual report to Parliament on work-focused interviews. | ||
Schedule 7 | |||
BY THE BARONESS HOLLIS OF HEIGHAM | |||
120 | Page 111, line 12, after second ("couple") insert ("(other than a person to whom regulations under section 1(2C) apply)") | ||
121 | Page 115, line 34, leave out ("adjudication officer") and insert ("Secretary of State") | ||
122 | Page 116, line 6, leave out ("an adjudication officer") and insert ("the Secretary of State") | ||
123 | Page 116, line 13, leave out ("referred to in subsection (2)(a) above") and insert ("to whom subsection (2)(a) above applies") | ||
124 | Page 116, line 29, leave out ("he has failed to complete a course of training") and insert ("the condition in section 17(3)(b) or (c) is established") | ||
125 | Page 118, line 48, leave out ("for") | ||
126 | Page 119, line 9, leave out ("for") | ||
127 | Page 119, line 17, leave out from beginning to ("(interpretation") in line 18 and insert ("In section 39(1) of the Social Security Act 1998") | ||
128 | Page 119, line 23, leave out sub-paragraph (3) | ||
Clause 56 | |||
BY THE BARONESS HOLLIS OF HEIGHAM | |||
129 |
Page 64, line 36, at end insert-- ("(5A) For the purposes of, or in connection with, a scheme established for (or for an area which includes) Wales or a part of Wales, the National Assembly for Wales may, if it considers that facilities whose provision any person (including the Secretary of State) is undertaking under arrangements within subsection (5)(a) or (b) are capable of being supportive of the training of persons for employment, make such payments to that person as the Assembly considers appropriate; and any such payments--
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130 | Page 64, line 37, leave out ("subsection (5)") and insert ("subsections (5) and (5A)") | ||
Clause 58 | |||
BY THE LORD ASHLEY OF STOKE THE LORD RIX | |||
131 | Page 66, line 10, leave out ("two") and insert ("seven") | ||
132 | Page 66, line 10, at end insert (", or for a total of ten years during the period of his working life,") | ||
BY THE LORD ASHLEY OF STOKE THE LORD HIGGINS THE EARL RUSSELL | |||
133 | Leave out Clause 58 | ||
Clause 59 | |||
BY THE LORD ASHLEY OF STOKE THE LORD RIX | |||
134 | Page 66, line 37, after ("payment") insert ("exceeding the level of the Disability Income Guarantee") | ||
135 | Page 66, line 41, leave out ("specified amount") and insert ("level of the standard rate of income tax") | ||
BY THE LORD ASHLEY OF STOKE THE LORD HIGGINS THE EARL RUSSELL | |||
136 | Leave out Clause 59 | ||
Clause 60 | |||
BY THE LORD ASHLEY OF STOKE THE LORD RIX | |||
137 | Page 67, line 38, leave out ("each of") | ||
138 | Page 67, line 39, after ("(2A)") insert ("or (2B)") | ||
139 | Page 68, line 2, leave out ("mentioned in subsection (1)(b) above") and insert ("in this subsection") | ||
BY THE LORD RIX | |||
140* | Page 68, line 5, after ("cases") insert ("which shall include those in which he is a student undertaking a course of further or higher education,") | ||
BY THE LORD ASHLEY OF STOKE THE LORD RIX | |||
141 |
Page 68, line 14, at end insert-- ("(2B) The conditions in this subsection are that--
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BY THE BARONESS HOLLIS OF HEIGHAM | |||
142 |
Page 68, line 18, at beginning insert ("Regulations may provide that persons who have previously been entitled to short-term incapacity benefit under paragraph (b) of subsection (1) above shall, in prescribed circumstances, be entitled to such benefit under that paragraph notwithstanding that they do not satisfy the condition set out in paragraph (b) of subsection (2A) above. (7)") | ||
143 | Page 68, line 20, leave out ("subsection (2A) above") and insert ("paragraph (e) of that subsection") | ||
Clause 61 | |||
BY THE LORD ASHLEY OF STOKE THE LORD HIGGINS THE EARL RUSSELL | |||
144 | Leave out Clause 61 | ||
After Clause 63 | |||
BY THE LORD HIGGINS THE BARONESS BUSCOMBE THE LORD ASTOR OF HEVER | |||
145 | Insert the following new Clause-- | ||
(" . In section 75(1) of the Contributions and Benefits Act (entitlement of disability living allowance), for "65" substitute "70".") | Extension of entitlement to disability living allowance to persons aged up to 70. | ||
Clause 64 | |||
BY THE BARONESS HOLLIS OF HEIGHAM | |||
146 | Page 69, line 28, leave out ("finding") and insert ("decision") | ||
147 | Page 69, line 30, leave out ("finding") and insert ("decision so given") | ||
148 |
Page 70, line 5, leave out from second ("allowance") to end of line 13 and insert--
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BY THE LORD HIGGINS THE BARONESS BUSCOMBE THE LORD ASTOR OF HEVER | |||
149 | Page 70, line 15, leave out paragraph (a) | ||
After Clause 66 | |||
BY THE EARL RUSSELL THE LORD GOODHART THE LORD ADDINGTON | |||
150 | Insert the following new Clause-- | ||
(" . In section 137(2)(a) of the Contributions and Benefits Act, at the end insert "so however that regulations may not treat a person who is in Great Britain and who has the right to live in Great Britain for the time being without immigration leave as not being in Great Britain irrespective of where he is habitually or ordinarily resident."") | Income-related benefits: habitual residence test. | ||
Schedule 8 | |||
BY THE BARONESS HOLLIS OF HEIGHAM | |||
151 |
Page 124, line 30, at end insert-- ("( ) In section 8 (attendance, information and evidence)--
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152 |
Page 124, line 35, at end insert-- ("( ) In section 36(1) (orders to be made by statutory instrument unless made under specified provision), after "section" insert "8(3),".") | ||
153 | Page 125, line 21, at end insert-- | ||
("ADMINISTRATION OF BENEFITs | |||
.--(1) In each of the provisions of the Administration Act to which this paragraph applies--
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154 | Page 125, leave out lines 22 to 28 |
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