division_name: Isil &#8212; New Clause 1 &#8212; Duty to report
motion: <p pid="a.1159.1/1" pwmotiontext="yes">(1) In respect of an Order in Council under section 1(1) or any order or regulations under section 1(2) the Secretary of State will, within twelve months, publish a report of its operation which must include&#8212;</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1159.1/2" pwmotiontext="yes">(a) comparative data and information on numbers of claimants and, where relevant, dependants and the relative value of benefits, allowances, payments or credits so as to reflect any difference in provision before and after the operation of the order or regulation;</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1159.1/3" pwmotiontext="yes">(b) assessment of any impact in respect of section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998; and</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1159.1/4" pwmotiontext="yes">(c) reflection of observations from independent welfare advice service providers.</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1159.1/5" pwmotiontext="yes">(2) In publishing any report under subsection (1), the Secretary of State must&#8212;</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1159.1/6" pwmotiontext="yes">(a) lay the report before the House of Commons;</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1159.1/7" pwmotiontext="yes">(b) send the report to the Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly; and</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1159.1/8" pwmotiontext="yes">(c) be available to appear before a committee of the Northern Ireland Assembly to address, or answer on, the report.&#8221;<i>.</i>&#8212;<i>(Mark Durkan.)</i></p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="a.1159.1/9" pwmotiontext="yes">This amendment confers a responsibility on the Secretary of State to report on the first twelve months of operations and impacts on any orders made under this Act. It would ensure the Secretary of State had to lay the report before the House of Commons, send the report to the Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly and appear before a Northern Ireland Assembly committee.</p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="a.1159.1/10" pwmotiontext="yes">Brought up, and read the First time.</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1159.1/11" pwmotiontext="yes"><i>Question put, </i>That the clause be read a Second time.</p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="a.1159.1/12" pwmotiontext="yes">The Committee divided:</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1159.1/13" pwmotiontext="yes">Ayes 5, Noes 171.</p>