Preventative Healthcare Incentives Bill

A01:

Replace 35(3) with

(3) This Act shall extend to England only.

This amendment was submitted by u/model-avtron

A02:

Strike Sections 31 and 33.

EN: these sections mandate existing laws be followed by the organizations involved in this scheme.... which of course is already the case. Thus these sections are useless.

This amendment was submitted by u/Maroiogog

A03:

Strike Sections 7, 16.

Replace Section 24 with:

Section 24: Funding

(1) The funds to cover all costs incurred as a result of measures contained within this act shall be taken from the general budget of the Treasury.

EN: At the moment we are setting up three different funds to cover for the loss in tax revenue. This is an extreme over complication of the problem.

This amendment was submitted by u/Maroiogog

A04:

In Section 4 (2) add "and cost"

EN: adds the requirement to inform HMRC of the cost of the healthcare service received in order to get a tax credit.

This amendment was submitted by u/Maroiogog

A05:

Add Section 34 (2):

"The Secretary of State may, through an order laid before parliament via negative procedure, suspend the provisions of this act for persons residing in a specified area of England for a period

(i) Consecutively, not longer than 180 days (ii) Cumulatively, that does not surpass 180 days in the span of 720 days."

EN: adds a way to enact Section 34

This amendment was submitted by u/Maroiogog

A06:

Strike Section 25

At the end of Section 26(1) insert ",and be made public"

This amendment was submitted by u/Maroiogog

A07:

Insert Section 35 (and renumber):

Power to make orders:

(1) The Secretary of state shall have the power to make orders under the negative procedure under this act to specify the following:

(a) The percentage of the cost of a Preventative Healthcare procedure to be offered as tax credits, be it purchased directly by an individual or offered by an employer.

(b) The maximum amount of tax credits an individual or employer may benefit from from a single or multiple procedures.

(c) The list of facilities whose services are eligible for tax credits

(d) The procedures eligible for tax credits.

(e) The availability of vouchers, or other equilavent schemes, to people who pay little or no tax.

(f) Any exceptions to the above for any groups or individuals or employers including, but not limited to, clinically vulnerable people and small businesses.

This amendment was submitted by u/Maroiogog

A08:

For 35(1), substitute:

(1) This Act comes into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by regulations made by statutory instrument appoint.

Explanatory note: this allows this legislation to be brought into force when the government and other relevant groups are ready to implement it.

This amendment was submitted by u/LightningMinion

A09:

For section 34, substitute:

(1) The Secretary of State may, by regulations made by statutory instrument, suspend the provisions of this Act for persons resident in a specified area in exceptional circumstances.

(2) Regulations made under subsection (1) are subject to subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the House of Commons.

(3) Regulations under subsection (1) may not suspend the provisions of this Act for a period which is more than 180 days long.

EN: improved, alternative version of Maro's amendment

This amendment was submitted by u/LightningMinion

A10:

Insert a new section 35, renumber the existing section 35 to section 36:

35 Regulations

(1) The Secretary of State may, by regulations made by statutory instrument, specify—

(a) the percentage of the cost of a Preventative Healthcare procedure to be offered as tax credits, be it purchased directly by an individual or offered by an employer,

(b) the maximum amount of tax credits an individual or employer may benefit from from a single or multiple procedures,

(c) the list of facilities whose services are eligible for tax credits,

(d) The procedures eligible for tax credits,

(e) The availability of vouchers, or other equivalent schemes, to people who pay little or no tax,

(f) Any exceptions to the above for any groups or individuals or employers including, but not limited to, clinically vulnerable people and small businesses.

(2) Regulations under subsection (1) are subject to subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the House of Commons.

EN: improved, alternative version of Maro's amendment

This amendment was submitted by u/LightningMinion

A11:

Strike Sections 7 and 16, and renumber accordingly.

Replace Section 24 with:

24 Financial provisions

(1) There is to be paid out of money provided by Parliament—

(a) any expenditure incurred by a Minister of the Crown under this Act, and

(b) any increase attributable to this Act in the sums payable under any other Act out of money so provided.

EN: This is how financial provisions sections are done irl. Conflicts with Maro's amendment on the same issue.

This amendment was submitted by u/LightningMinion

This division will end on 7th January at 10pm GMT.