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Welfare Reform Bill

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[The page and line references are to HL Bill 32, the bill as first printed for the Lords.]

Clause 2

LORDS AMENDMENT NO. 2

2

Page 4, line 21, at end insert—

 

“( )    

Nothing in this section shall cause any financial sanction to be

 

imposed in the case of a single parent with a child under five years

 

of age.”

 

COMMONS DISAGREEMENT, AMENDMENT IN LIEU AND CONSEQUENTIAL

 

AMENDMENT

 

The Commons disagree to Lords Amendment No. 2, but propose Amendment No. 2A in

 

lieu and Amendment No. 2B which is consequential—

2A

Page 12, line 45, at end insert the following new Clause:—

 

         

“Parliamentary procedure: regulations imposing work-related activity

 

requirements on lone parents of children under 7

 

(1)    

This section applies to regulations made under any relevant provision

 

which impose a requirement on any lone parent of a child under the age of

 

7 to undertake work-related activity (within the meaning of the

 

regulations).

 

(2)    

In subsection (1) “relevant provision” means—

 

(a)    

section 2D(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992,

 

(b)    

section 18B of the Jobseekers Act 1995, or

 

(c)    

section 13 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007.

 
 
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(3)    

A statutory instrument containing regulations to which this section applies

 

(whether alone or with other provision) may not be made at any time

 

during the period of 5 years beginning with the day on which this Act is

 

passed unless a draft of the statutory instrument has been laid before, and

 

approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.

 

(4)    

If subsection (3) applies to any regulations, any provision of an Act under

 

which a statutory instrument containing the regulations would be subject

 

to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament

 

does not apply.”

2B

Page 51, line 37, at end insert—

 

“section [Parliamentary procedure: regulations imposing work-related

 

activity requirements on lone parents of children under 7];”

 
 
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