Orders of the Day – in the House of Commons at 7:30 pm on 17 July 2007.
Lords amendment: No. 16.
Amendment (a) proposed in lieu thereof:
Financial Assistance Scheme: eligibility where employers remain solvent
To move the following Clause:—
The Pensions Act 2004 (c. 35) is amended as follows.
In section 286 (financial assistance for members etc.) insert after subsection (2)—
"(2A) Conditions prescribed under paragraph (c) in the definition of "qualifying pension scheme" in subsection (2) shall not exclude schemes which have been wound up in the absence of an insolvency event as referred to in Part 2, provided that such wind-up began before 11th June 2003.".'.— [Dr. Tony Wright.]
Question put, That the amendment be made:—
The House proceeded to a Division.
I ask the Serjeant at Arms to investigate the delay in the No Lobby.