Public Bill Committees
State Pension Credit Bill
- State Pension Credit Bill [Lords], 1st sitting (11 speeches)
[Mr. Win Griffiths in the Chair]
- State Pension Credit Bill [Lords], 2nd sitting (0 speeches)
[Mr. Peter Atkinson in the Chair]
- Clause 1 - Entitlement (95 speeches)
I beg to move amendment No. 19, in page 2, line 4, at end add— '(7) The Secretary of State shall as soon as practicable after the end of the fiscal year 2004–05 and as soon as...
- Clause 2 - Guarantee Credit (3 speeches)
I beg to move amendment No. 14, in page 2, line 24, leave out subsection (6).
- State Pension Credit Bill [Lords], 3rd sitting (6 speeches)
[Mr. Win Griffiths in the Chair]
- (0 speeches)
Clause 2Guarantee Credit
- Guarantee Credit (31 speeches)
Amendment proposed [16 April]: No. 14, in page 2, line 24 to leave out subsection (6).—[Mr. Boswell.] Question again proposed, That the amendment be made.
- Clause 3 - Savings credit (38 speeches)
I beg to move amendment No. 1, in page 2, line 42, leave out 'age of 65' and insert 'qualifying age'.
- State Pension Credit Bill [Lords], 4th sitting, part 1 (0 speeches)
[Mr. Win Griffiths in the Chair]
- Clause 3 - Savings credit (38 speeches)
Amendment proposed [this day]: No. 21, in page 3, line 7, at end insert— '(2A) The Secretary of State shall as soon as practicable after the end of the fiscal year 2004–05 and as...
- Clause 4 - Exclusions (11 speeches)
I beg to move amendment No. 27, in page 3, line 38, at end insert 'and in the event of a difference of opinion between those parties to that couple, then that person with an income profile likely...
- State Pension Credit Bill [Lords], 5th sitting (0 speeches)
[Mr. Peter Atkinson in the Chair]
- Clause 5 - Income and capital of claimant, spouse, etc (11 speeches)
I beg to move amendment No. 26, in page 4, line 4, leave out 'except in prescribed circumstances'. We now come to the question of aggregating the income and capital of couples for the purpose of...
- Clause 6 - Duty to specify assessed income period (34 speeches)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Clause 7 - Fixing of claimant's retirement provision (28 speeches)
I beg to move amendment No. 29, in page 5, line 15, leave out 'except in prescribed circumstances'.
- Clause 8 - Fresh determinations increasing (11 speeches)
I beg to move amendment No. 31, in page 5, line 43, after 'any', insert 'reasonable'. Claimants may request a reassessment where circumstances have led to a reduction in income and, therefore, a...
- Clause 9 - Duration of assessed income period (25 speeches)
I beg to move amendment No. 32, in page 6, line 29, leave out subsection (2). We understand that the assessed income period will usually be five years, but the period could be shorter if it is...
- State Pension Credit Bill [Lords], 6th sitting (0 speeches)
[Mr. Win Griffiths in the Chair]
- Clause 9 - Duration of assessed income period (16 speeches)
Amendment proposed [this day]: No. 37, in page 7, line 4, at end add— '(6) For the avoidance of doubt, and notwithstanding regulations made concerning absence from Great Britain under...
- Clause 10 - Effect of variations under section 7(4) (13 speeches)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Clause 11 - Administration (1 speech)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Clause 12 - Polygamous marriages (15 speeches)
I beg to move amendment No. 33, in page 8, line 16, at end add 'except in cases where a party to a polygamous marriage has established an entitlement to basic state pension in their own right'....
- Clause 13 - Transitional provisions (14 speeches)
I beg to move amendment No. 36, in page 8, line 37, leave out from 'regulations' to 'to' in line 39.
- Clause 14 - Minor and consequential amendments (1 speech)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Clause 15 - Income and Capital (35 speeches)
I beg to move amendment No. 38, in page 9, line 22, at end insert— '(3A) In the case of income from earnings, the amount of qualifying income shall be increased by an amount to be...
- Clause 16 - Retirement pension income (2 speeches)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Clause 17 - Other interpretation provisions (2 speeches)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Clause 22 - Short title, commencement and extent (1 speech)
I beg to move amendment No. 8, in page 14, line 23, leave out subsection (7). This amendment removes the privilege amendment that was made in another place. As hon. Members will be aware, the...
- State Pension Credit Bill [Lords], 7th sitting (5 speeches)
[Mr. Win Griffiths in the Chair]
- New clause 1 - Advice (81 speeches)
'(1) Regulations shall provide for the circumstances in which any individual seeking advice with regard to the state pension credit may receive that advice. (2) Such regulations shall provide...
- New Clause 2 - Fraud (7 speeches)
'The Secretary of State shall as soon as practicable after the end of the fiscal year 2004–05 and as soon as practicable after the end of each year thereafter lay before Parliament a report...
- State Pension Credit Bill [Lords], 8th sitting (0 speeches)
[Mr. Peter Atkinson in the Chair]
- New clause 2 - Fraud (1 speech)
'The Secretary of State shall as soon as practicable after the end of the fiscal year 2004–05 and as soon as practicable after the end of each year thereafter lay before Parliament a report...
- New clause 4 - Self-employed (22 speeches)
'The Secretary of State shall as soon as practicable after the end of the fiscal year 200405 and as soon as practicable after the end of each fiscal year thereafter lay before Parliament a report...
- New clause 8 - Income from capital (13 speeches)
'.—The Secretary of State shall, at intervals not exceeding five years, invite the Social Security Advisory Committee to appraise whether the definition of income from capital under this...
- Schedule 1 - Administration (4 speeches)
I beg to move amendment No. 40, in page 15, line 26, at end insert 'foreseeable'. The genesis of the amendment is that, rather like a dog with a lamppost, I treat it as professional deformation...
- Schedule 2 - Minor and consequential amendments (15 speeches)
I beg to move amendment No. 39, in page 26, line 5, at end insert— 'National Assistance Act 1948 24A In section 22(4) of the National Assistance Act 1948 (charges to be made for...
