Public Bill Committees
Tax Credits Bill

• Tax Credits Bill, 1st sitting (5 speeches)
  [Mr. Jimmy Hood in the Chair]
  • Clause 1 - Introductory (27 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 63, in, page 1, line 7, at end insert— '(1A) The child tax credit shall be a family benefit for the purposes of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1408/71.'. I hope...
  • Clause 2 - Functions of board (10 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 3, in page 2, line 9, leave out subsection (2). As the Committee is aware, the clause brings the management of the new tax credits under the Inland Revenue and...
  • Clause 3 - Claims (38 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 58, in page 2, line 37, after 'Kingdom', insert 'and/or in the European Union'.
  • Clause 4 - Claims: supplementary (18 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 8, in clause 4, page 3, line 10, after 'manner', insert 'before an official of the Board who is satisfied that all facts necessary to establish the claim have been...
• Tax Credits Bill, 2nd sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Edward O'Hara in the Chair]
  • Clause 4 - Claims: supplementary (27 speeches)
    Amendment proposed [this day]: No. 8, in page 3, line 10, after 'manner', insert 'before an official of the Board who is satisfied that all facts necessary to establish the claim have been made...
  • Clause 5 - Period of awards (24 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 15, in page 3, line 40, leave out subsection (1).
  • Clause 6 - Notifications of changes of circumstances (14 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 77, in page 4, line 30, after 'given', insert 'within a period of 28 days'.
  • Clause 7 - Income test (3 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 65, in page 5, line 10, leave out from 'means' to end of line 23 and insert 'current year income or previous year income as prescribed in regulations.'. This is the...
• Tax Credits Bill, 3rd sitting (0 speeches)
  [MR. JIMMY HOOD in the Chair]
  • Clause 7 - Income test (41 speeches)
    Amendment proposed [15 January]: No. 65, in page 5, line 10, to leave out from the word 'means' to the end of line 23 and to insert the words 'current year income or previous year income as...
  • Clause 8 - Entitlement (9 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 66, in page 6, line 19, leave out from 'who' to end of line 21 and insert 'either— (a) has not attained such age (greater than sixteen) as is prescribed and...
  • Clause 9 - Maximum rate (3 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 50, in page 6, line 32, at end insert 'and, (c) an element in respect of any second adult in the benefit unit'.
• Tax Credits Bill, 4th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Nigel Beard in the Chair]
  • Clause 9 - Maximum rate (12 speeches)
    Amendment moved [this day]: No. 50, in page 6, line 32, at end insert 'and, (c) an element in respect of any second adult in the benefit unit'.
  • Clause 10 - Entitlement (40 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 78, in page 7, line 16, at end add 'and having one or more children or qualifying young persons in their direct care, in the case of the basic element as defined in...
  • Clause 11 - Maximum rate (15 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 32, in page 8, line 19, at end add— '(8) The prescribed manner of determination must take account of the needs of all the members of a married couple or an...
  • Clause 12 - Child care element (8 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 33, in page 8, line 26, at end insert— '(2A) The charges of a prescribed description under subsection (2) may include an amount to take account of the loss of...
• Tax Credits Bill, 5th sitting (3 speeches)
  [Mr. Jimmy Hood in the Chair]
  • Clause 23 - Payments (77 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 94, in page 16, line 19, leave out 'Subject to section 24'.
• Tax Credits Bill, 6th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Nigel Beard in the Chair]
  • Clause 23 - Payments (5 speeches)
    Amendment proposed [this day]: No. 101, in page 16, line 21, at end insert— 'provided that the regulations shall not directly or indirectly require the recipient to hold a bank...
  • Clause 25 - Liability of officers for sums paid to employers (7 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 105, in page 18, line 2, leave out 'or neglect'. The amendment stands on its common-sense interpretation. The clause puts a liability on culpable officers. Officers...
  • Schedule 1 - Rights of employees (3 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 90, in page 36, line 1, leave out 'claim' and insert 'complaint'.
  • Clause 27 - Overpayments (21 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 67, in page 18, line 44, at end insert— 'but such a decision may only be made after it has been finally determined (on appeal or otherwise) under subsection...
  • Clause 28 - Recovery of overpayments (5 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 52, in page 19, line 35, at end add— '(6) Where an amount is liable to be repaid under subsections (3) to (5), the amount repaid in any period may not exceed a...
  • Clause 29 - Incorrect statements etc. (28 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 24, in page 19, line 38, leave out ''fraudulently or''.
  • Clause 30 - Failure to comply with requirements (6 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 71, in page 20, line 28, leave out ''14(2)''.
  • Clause 31 - Failure by employers to make correct payments (5 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 21, in page 21, line 17, after 'fails', insert 'without reasonable excuse'
  • Clause 32 - Supplementary (3 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 117, in page 21, line 30, leave out 'has effect' and insert— 'shall take effect on the laying by the Board before both Houses of Parliament of a statement...