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Welfare Reform Bill

That this House do not insist on its Amendment 17 to which the Commons have disagreed for their Reason 17A and do agree with the Commons in their Amendment 19A. "LORDS AMENDMENTS 17 AND 19" 17: Clause 51, page 36, line 19, leave out ““365 days”” and insert ““a prescribed number of days which must be at least 730”” COMMONS DISAGREEMENT AND REASON The Commons disagree to Lords Amendment No. 17 for the following Reason— 17A: Because it would alter the financial arrangements made by the Commons, and the Commons do not offer any further Reason, trusting that this Reason may be deemed sufficient. 19: Page 36, line 30, at end insert— ““(2A) The period for which a person is entitled to a contributory allowance by virtue of the third condition set out in Part 1 of Schedule 1 (youth) shall not exceed a prescribed number of days which must be at least 730.”” COMMONS AGREEMENT WITH AMENDMENT The Commons agree to this Amendment with the following Amendment— 19A: Line 4, leave out ““a prescribed number of days which must be at least 730”” and insert ““365 days””