Part of Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 2:30 pm on 11 March 2025.
Rebecca Smith
Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons)
2:30,
11 March 2025
I beg to move Amendment 48, in schedule 5, page 101, line 17, leave out from “exceed” to the end of line 18 and insert—
“(a) in a case to which sub-paragraph (3A) applies, the amounts credited to the account in the relevant period, or
(b) in any other case, 20% of the amounts credited to the account in the relevant period.
(3A) This subsection applies in a case where the Minister is satisfied, on the balance of probabilities, that the payable amount to which the regular direct deduction order related is recoverable from the liable person because the liable person committed fraud.”
As a bill passes through Parliament, MPs and peers may suggest amendments - or changes - which they believe will improve the quality of the legislation.
Many hundreds of amendments are proposed by members to major bills as they pass through committee stage, report stage and third reading in both Houses of Parliament.
In the end only a handful of amendments will be incorporated into any bill.
The Speaker - or the chairman in the case of standing committees - has the power to select which amendments should be debated.
Ministers make up the Government and almost all are members of the House of Lords or the House of Commons. There are three main types of Minister. Departmental Ministers are in charge of Government Departments. The Government is divided into different Departments which have responsibilities for different areas. For example the Treasury is in charge of Government spending. Departmental Ministers in the Cabinet are generally called 'Secretary of State' but some have special titles such as Chancellor of the Exchequer. Ministers of State and Junior Ministers assist the ministers in charge of the department. They normally have responsibility for a particular area within the department and are sometimes given a title that reflects this - for example Minister of Transport.
