Debates on delegated legislation on Monday, 23 March 2009, in the House of Lords, led by Lord McKenzie of Luton. The answering member was Lord Skelmersdale.

Financial Assistance Scheme and Incapacity Benefit (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2009

Draft Financial Assistance Scheme and Incapacity Benefit (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2009. Lords debate on a motion to consider. Agreed to on question. Grand Committee held in the Moses Room. [Relevant document: 7th report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments]

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 709 c175-80GC
Session: 2008-09
Department: Department for Work and Pensions
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords Grand Committee
Related items: Occupational Pension Schemes (Levy Ceiling) Order 2009, Pension Protection Fund (Pension Compensation Cap) Order 2009, Financial Assistance Scheme and Incapacity Benefit (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2009, Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
Wednesday, 25 March 2009
Parliamentary proceedings
House of Lords; Financial Assistance Scheme and Incapacity Benefit (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2009
Wednesday, 11 February 2009
Statutory instruments
House of Commons
House of Lords; Statutory Instruments Joint Select Committee. Seventh report, drawing special attention to: draft National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Housing) Order 2009; Social Security (Housing Costs Special Arrangements) (Amendment and Modification) Regulations 2008 (SI 2008/3195); Home Information Pack (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (SI 2009/34).
Wednesday, 4 March 2009
Parliamentary committees
House of Lords
House of Commons
Proceeding contributions: Lord McKenzie of Luton | 709 c175GC (Link to this contribution) That the Grand Committee do report to the House that it has considered the Financial Assistance Sche...; Lord McKenzie of Luton | 709 c175-7GC (Link to this contribution) The draft regulations were laid on 11 February. The Financial Assistance Scheme—or the FAS, as I sha...; Lord Skelmersdale | 709 c177-8GC (Link to this contribution) I referred earlier to having been gently chided, during a previous debate on the financial assistanc...; Lord McKenzie of Luton | 709 c179GC (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to both noble Lords for their comments and their support for these proposals. The nobl...; Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay | 709 c178-9GC (Link to this contribution) We welcome these regulations. In previous years, regulations of this kind meant that we felt we had ...; Lord McKenzie of Luton | 709 c180GC (Link to this contribution) No, he or she would not have to reapply. To supplement the answer I gave to the noble Lord, Lord Oak...; Lord Skelmersdale | 709 c180GC (Link to this contribution) I see the Minister got a nod from behind him. I was going to say that perhaps, given the unusual sli...; Lord Skelmersdale | 709 c180GC (Link to this contribution) Before the Minister sits down, I asked him, with regard to the incapacity benefit part of the order,...; Lord McKenzie of Luton | 709 c180GC (Link to this contribution) I think I can confirm that. FAS payments have to be recognised to an extent, which could lead to a r...; Lord McKenzie of Luton | 709 c180GC (Link to this contribution) I will save the noble Lord another of my letters. I now have the confidence, after that nod from beh...; Lord Skelmersdale | 709 c180GC (Link to this contribution) Before the noble Lord gets on to that, I also asked whether, at the end of the five-year period, the...
Subjects: Health Incapacity benefit Financial assistance scheme Early retirement Pension rights Social security Social security benefits State retirement pensions
Legislation: Financial Assistance Scheme and Incapacity Benefit (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2009
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Financial Assistance Scheme and Incapacity Benefit (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2009

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