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SUPPLEMENT TO THE VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS

 
 

Wednesday 24 April 2013

 

Proceedings

 

on Consideration of Lords Message

 

Public Service Pensions Bill


 

On Consideration of a Lords Amendment in lieu of a Lords Amendment disagreed to by this House


 

Lords Amendment No. 78B

 

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

 

                                                                       Agreed to

 

To move, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment 78B but proposes the

 

following amendment to the Bill in lieu of that Amendment:—

 

  (a)

 

Parliamentary Star    

Page  17,  line  39,  at end insert—

 

         

‘Defence Fire and Rescue Service and Ministry of Defence Police: review

 

(1)    

The Secretary of State must, before the end of the period of six months beginning

 

with the day on which section 9 (pension age) comes into force, prepare and lay

 

before Parliament a report on the likely effect of that section on members or future

 

members of—

 

(a)    

the Defence Fire and Rescue Service, and

 

(b)    

the Ministry of Defence Police.

 

(2)    

The report under this section must include a report on—

 

(a)    

the likely effect of section 9 on the health and well-being of members of

 

the Defence Fire and Rescue Service and the Ministry of Defence Police,

 

(b)    

the likely effect of section 9 on the ability of the Defence Fire and Rescue

 

Service and Ministry of Defence Police to continue to meet operational

 

requirements, and

 

(c)    

the extent to which members of the Defence Fire and Rescue Service and

 

Ministry of Defence Police are likely to take early retirement in

 

consequence of section 9 (and on the consequences of taking early

 

retirement for the persons taking it and for the taxpayer).


 
 

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Public Service Pensions Bill, continued

 
 

(3)    

In this section “Defence Fire and Rescue Service” means the fire service

 

maintained by the Secretary of State for Defence.’.

 

 


 
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