Have your say on the Savings Accounts and Health in Pregnancy Grant Bill
27 October 2010 (updated on 27 October 2010)
Do you have relevant expertise and experience or a special interest in the Government’s Savings Accounts and Health in Pregnancy Grant Bill? If so, you can submit your views in writing to the House of Commons Public Bill Committee which is going to consider this Bill
- Bills before Parliament: Savings Accounts and Health in Pregnancy Grant Bill
- About Parliament: Passage of a Bill
Purpose of the Bill
To repeal the Savings Gateway Accounts Act 2009, and to remove the eligibility for Child Trust Funds and the entitlement to the health in pregnancy grant.
Key areas of the Bill
The Bill repeals the legislation providing for the establishment of a Saving Gateway scheme, which was to be a tax-free cash saving account available to people in receipt of qualifying social security or tax credit awards.
The Bill also removes eligibility to Child Trust Funds for children born from January 2011 onwards and removes entitlement to the health in pregnancy grant where a woman reaches the 25th week of her pregnancy on or after 1 January 2011.
On Tuesday 26 October the House of Commons debated the main principles of the Bill and decided that the Bill should be given its Second Reading. The Bill has now been sent to a Public Bill Committee for scrutiny.
- Video and Audio: Saving Accounts and Health in Pregnancy Grant Bill, Second reading
- Commons Hansard: Savings Accounts and Health in Pregnancy Grant Bill, second reading
Deadline for submissions
The sooner you send in your submission, the more time the committee will have to take it into consideration. The Public Bill Committee is expected to meet for the first time on 2 November and complete its consideration of the Bill on 11 November.
What should written evidence cover?
Your submission should address matters contained within the Bill and concentrate on issues where you have a special interest or expertise, and factual information of which you would like the committee to be aware.
It is helpful if the submission includes a brief introduction about you or your organisation. The submission should not have been previously published or circulated elsewhere. If you have any concerns about your submission, please contact the House of Commons Scrutiny Unit.
How should written evidence be submitted?
Your submission should be emailed to scrutiny@parliament.uk
Please note that submissions sent to the Government department in charge of the Bill will not be treated as evidence to the Public Bill Committee.
Submissions should be in the form of a Word document. A summary should be provided. Paragraphs should be numbered, but there should be no page numbering. Essential statistics or further details can be added as annexes, which should also be numbered.
To make publication easier, please avoid the use of coloured graphs, complex diagrams or pictures. As a guideline, submissions should not exceed 3,000 words.
You should also include a separate covering email containing the name, address, telephone number and email address of the person responsible for the submission. The submission should be dated.
What will happen to my evidence?
The written evidence will be circulated to all committee members to inform their consideration of the Bill. Most submissions will also be published.
They will be posted on the internet as soon as possible after the committee has started sitting, and will also be printed in hard copy at the end of the committee’s deliberations.
Contact details
The Scrutiny Unit can help with any queries about written evidence. Contact details are as follows:
- Telephone: 020 7219 8383/8387
- Email: scrutiny@parliament.uk
- Fax: 020 7219 8381
- Post: Gosia McBride, Deputy Head (Legislation), Scrutiny Unit, 7 Millbank, London SW1P 3JA.
Further information
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