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Welfare Reform Bill

That the House do not insist on its Amendment 2, to which the Commons have disagreed, and do agree with the Commons in their Amendment 2A in lieu and their consequential Amendment 2B— 2A: Page 12, line 45, at end insert the following new Clause:- "Parliamentary procedure: regulations imposing work-related activity requirements on lone parents of children under 7 (1) This section applies to regulations made under any relevant provision which impose a requirement on any lone parent of a child under the age of 7 to undertake work-related activity (within the meaning of the regulations). (2) In subsection (1) "relevant provision" means- (a) section 2D(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, (b) section 18B of the Jobseekers Act 1995, or (c) section 13 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007. (3) A statutory instrument containing regulations to which this section applies (whether alone or with other provision) may not be made at any time during the period of 5 years beginning with the day on which this Act is passed unless a draft of the statutory instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament. (4) If subsection (3) applies to any regulations, any provision of an Act under which a statutory instrument containing the regulations would be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament does not apply." 2B: Page 51, line 37, at end insert- "section [Parliamentary procedure: regulations imposing work-related activity requirements on lone parents of children under 7];"