division_name: Freedom of Information (Amendment) &#8212; Superannuation Bill
motion: <p class="" pid="a.209.3/1" pwmotiontext="yes">I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time.</p>
  
  <p class="" pid="a.209.3/2" pwmotiontext="yes">In a statement to the House on <phrase class="date" code="2010-07-06">6 July</phrase>, I made clear the Government's intention to make the civil service compensation scheme affordable and I set out our intention to legislate to underpin the negotiations about achieving that. I start by stating my unqualified support for the British civil service; I firmly believe that our system of a permanent civil service is one of the jewels of our constitution.</p>
  
  <p class="" pid="a.219.0/1" pwmotiontext="yes">I beg to move an amendment, to leave out from "That" to the end of the Question and add:</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="a.219.0/2" pwmotiontext="yes">"this House, whilst affirming its belief that civil service compensation should be reformed, declines to give a Second Reading to the Superannuation Bill because it provides inadequate protection for some of the lowest paid and longest serving public sector workers; believes that the reform proposals of February 2010 were fair, reasonable and non-age discriminatory, offering protection for the lowest paid workers whilst making substantial savings; and is strongly of the opinion that the publication of such a Bill should have been preceded by a full process of pre-legislative scrutiny of a draft Bill and in full consultation with Civil Service employees."</p>
  
  <p pid="a.281.1/1" pwmotiontext="yes"><i> Question put, </i>That the amendment be made.</p>
  
  <p pid="a.281.1/2" pwmotiontext="yes"><i> The House divided:</i> Ayes 240, Noes 329.</p>