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Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill

moved Amendment No. 49: 49: Clause 53, page 46, line 39, at end insert— ““( ) No regulations may be made under any provision of section 47 if they are the first regulations to be made under that section, unless a draft of the statutory instrument containing the regulations has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.”” The noble Lord said: My Lords, I shall speak also to Amendments Nos. 50, 52, 53, 54, 55 and 56. These government amendments address concerns raised in Grand Committee and implement recommendations by the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee. They also make certain technical adjustments. Amendments Nos. 49, 50 and 53 provide for regulation-making powers to be used in the first instance, subject to affirmative resolution. These amendments will ensure that the powers undergo a proper level of parliamentary scrutiny. The powers are those in Clause 53 relating to mesothelioma lump-sum payments. In Schedule 5, they relate to the movement of existing cases to new arrangements, which we have just discussed. Clause 28 makes provision for the commission to apply to the magistrates’ court in England and Wales and the sheriff court in Scotland for a curfew order against a non-resident parent, where appropriate. Clause 41, which deals with piloting powers, will provide regulation-making powers to be used, subject to affirmative resolution. Amendments Nos. 52, 55 and 56 are technical in nature and I will not detain noble Lords with the details. I beg to move.