Moved by
Baroness Sherlock
3: Clause 1, page 1, line 24, at end insert—
“(2C) No draft order laid before Parliament under subsection (2A) may be made in the form of the draft unless the Secretary of State has laid before Parliament—
(a) a report containing an assessment of the existing levels of pensioner poverty in each of the regions and nations of Great Britain, and
(b) a statement outlining the expected impact of the draft order on pensioners with the lowest incomes.”
Member’s explanatory statement
This amendment would prevent a draft order under inserted subsection (2A) from being made unless the Secretary of State has published a report outlining current levels of pensioner poverty across the regions and nations of Great Britain and a statement outlining the expected impact of the Government’s chosen policy option on these poverty levels.