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Proceeding contribution from Lord Clarke of Hampstead (Labour) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 31 March 2009. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Postal Services Bill [HL].


Postal Services Bill [HL]

Amendment 52 52: Clause 17, page 9, line 4, at end insert— "(1A) If an order is made under subsection (1) which includes a provision for the division of the RMPP into different sections, it shall provide that the sections are segregated. (1B) For the purposes of subsection (1A), the sections of the RMPP are segregated if— (a) any contributions payable to the scheme by an employer in relation to the scheme or by a member are allocated to that employer’s section; and (b) a specified proportion of the assets of the scheme is attributable to each section of the scheme and cannot be used for the purposes of any other section. (1C) For the purposes of subsection (1B), the Secretary of State shall be deemed to be an employer."


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
709 c1047 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Conditions of employment Contracts Industrial relations Finance Liability EU law Insolvency Government assistance Government shareholding Private sector Pensions Partnerships Post offices Pension funds Pension Protection Fund Postal services Ofcom Postal Services Commission Post Office Modernisation Regulation Voting rights Technology Royal Mail TNT
Legislation
Postal Services Bill (HL) 2008-09
Link
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