Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill — Earnings of workers supplied by service companies etc. — 3 Nov 1999

Lords amendment disagreed to.

Government amendment (a) in lieu of the Lords amendment agreed to.

Lords amendment No. 34 disagreed to.

Government amendment (a) in lieu thereof agreed to.

Lords amendments Nos. 21 to 32 agreed to.

Lords amendment: No. 35, in page 59, line 12, leave out ("making") and insert

("who--

(i) makes")

I beg to move, That this House agrees with the Lords in the said amendment.

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

With this, it will be convenient to discuss Lords amendments Nos. 36 to 39, 52, 59, 78, 88, 124, 125, 176, 179 and 180.

Lords amendment agreed to.

Lords amendments Nos. 36 to 39 agreed to.

Lords amendment: No. 40, in page 64, line 24, at end insert--

("(5A) For the purposes of, or in connection with, a scheme established for (or for an area which includes) Wales or a part of Wales, the National Assembly for Wales may, if it considers that facilities whose provision any person (including the Secretary of State) is undertaking under arrangements within subsection (5)(a) or

(b) are capable of being supportive of the training of persons for employment, make such payments to that person as the Assembly considers appropriate; and any such payments--

(a) may be by way of fees, grants, loans or otherwise, and

(b) may, unless the Assembly otherwise specifies, be used by the person to whom they are made for the provision of any of the facilities provided under the arrangements.")

I beg to move, That this House agrees with the Lords in the said amendment.

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

With this, it will be convenient to discuss Lords amendment No. 41.

Lords amendment agreed to [Special Entry].

Lords amendment No. 41 agreed to.

Lords amendment: No. 47, in page 69, line 24, leave out ("finding") and insert ("decision")

I beg to move, That this House agrees with the Lords in the said amendment.

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

With this, it will be convenient to discuss Lords amendments Nos. 48 and 49.

Lords amendment agreed to.

Lords amendments Nos. 48 and 49 agreed to.

Lords amendment: No. 50, in page 72, line 32, at end insert--

("(3A) Regulations under this section may make different provision for different areas.

(3B) Regulations under any other enactment may make such different provision for different areas as appears to the Secretary of State expedient in connection with any exercise by regulations under this section of the power conferred by subsection (3A) above.")

I beg to move, That this House agrees with the Lords in the said amendment.

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

With this, it will be convenient to discuss Lords amendments Nos. 51, 61, 62, 126 and 178.

Lords amendment agreed to.

Lords amendments Nos. 51 and 52 agreed to.

Lords amendment: No. 53, to leave out clause 70.

I beg to move, That this House disagrees with the Lords in the said amendment.

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

With this, it will be convenient to take Government amendments (a) to (t) related thereto, Lords amendment No. 54 and Government amendments (a) to (t) related thereto, and Lords amendments Nos. 77, 85, 86, 90, 93, 94, 128 to 140 and 184 to 191.

It being Twelve o'clock, Mr. Deputy Speaker put the Question already proposed from the Chair, pursuant to Order this day .

Question put , That this House disagrees with the Lords in the said amendment:--

The House divided: Ayes 345, Noes 203.

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