HC Deb 20 May 1986 vol 98 c237
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Security (Mr. John Major)

I beg to move amendment No. 185, in page 99, line 27, leave out from 'contributions' to end of line 33 and insert 'paid in respect of statutory maternity pay; or

  1. (ii) by reference to secondary Class 1 contributions paid in respect of statutory sick pay; or
  2. (iii) by reference to the aggregate of secondary Class 1 contributions paid in respect of statutory maternity pay and secondary Class I contributions paid in respect of statutory sick pay'.

Mr. Deputy Speaker

With this it will be convenient also to take Government amendment No. 184.

Mr. Major

This is a technical amendment to correct a drafting defect in the provision that enables employers to be compensated for their secondary national insurance contribution liability on payments of statutory maternity pay. It is analogous to amendment No. 184.

The intention of amendment No. 184 is to make more flexible the power through regulations to compensate employers for their secondary national insurance contributions liability on payments of statutory sick pay. In the interests of administrative simplicity for employers and the Department, that provision was intended to make it possible for employers to be compensated at the same percentage rate for their secondary national insurance contribution liability on statutory sick pay and statutory maternity pay. This drafting amendment ensures that that will be possible.

Amendment agreed to.

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