House of Commons Amendments

Session 2013 - 14
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House of Commons

Tuesday 3 September 2013

Public Bill Committee

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Defence Reform Bill

Resolution of the Programming Sub-Committee

The Programming Sub-Committee appointed by the Speaker in respect of the Bill

agreed the following Resolution at its meeting on Monday 2 September (Standing Order

No. 83C):

That—

(1)
the Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 9.55 am on Tuesday 3

September) meet—

(a)
at 2.00 pm on Tuesday 3 September;

(b)
at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 5 September;

(c)
at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 8 October;

(d)
at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 10 October;

(e)
at 8.55 am and 2.00 pm on Tuesday 15 October;

(f)
at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 17 October;

(g)
at 8.55 am and 2.00 pm on Tuesday 22 October;

(h)
at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 24 October;

(2)
the Committee shall hear oral evidence in accordance with the following

Table:

      TABLE

Date
Time
Witness

Tuesday 3
Until no later
Paul Everitt on behalf of Defence

September
than 11.00 am
Industries Council and ADS Group;

Royal United Services Institute

Tuesday 3
Until no later
Lord West of Spithead

September
than 2.45 pm

Tuesday 3
Until no later
Federation of Small Businesses

September
than 3.30 pm

Thursday 5
Until no later
Lord Hamilton of Epsom

September
than 12.15 pm

Thursday 5
Until no later
Major General John Crackett, Assistant

September
than 1.00 pm
Chief of the Defence Staff (Reserves and

Cadets);

Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach, Vice

Chief of the Defence Staff;

Lieutenant General Andrew Gregory, Chief

Defence Personnel

Thursday 5
Until no later
Public and Commercial Services Union;

September
than 2.45 pm
Prospect

Thursday 5
Until no later
Bernard Gray, Chief of Defence Materiel,

September
than 3.45 pm
Ministry of Defence;

Barry Burton, Director of Materiel

Strategy, Ministry of Defence;

Susanna Mason, Director General, Export

and Commercial Strategy, Ministry of

Defence

Thursday 5
Until no later
Philip Dunne MP, Minister for Defence

September
than 4.30 pm
Equipment Support and Technology

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(3)
proceedings on consideration of the Bill in Committee shall be taken in the

following order: Clauses 1 to 4; Schedule 1; Clauses 5 to 7; Schedule 2;

Clauses 8 to 10; Schedule 3; Clauses 11 to 13; Schedule 4; Clauses 14 to 37;

Schedule 5; Clause 38 to 43; Schedule 6; Clause 44; Schedule 7; Clauses 45

to 48; new Clauses; new Schedules; remaining proceedings on the Bill;

(4)
the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a

conclusion at 5.00 pm on Thursday 24 October.

Mr Philip Dunne has given notice of his intention to move a motion in the terms of the

Resolution of the Programming Sub-Committee (Standing Order No. 83C).

Mr Philip Dunne

That, at this and any subsequent meeting at which oral evidence is to be heard, the

Committee shall sit in private until the witnesses are admitted.

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Mr Philip Dunne

That, subject to the discretion of the Chair, any written evidence received by the

Committee shall be reported to the House for publication.

ORDER OF THE HOUSE [16 JuLY 2013]

That the following provisions shall apply to the Defence Reform Bill:

Committal

1.
The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.

Proceedings in Public Bill Committee

2.
Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously

concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 24 October 2013.

3.
The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on

which it meets.

Consideration and Third Reading

4.
Proceedings on Consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the

day on which those proceedings are commenced.

5.
Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

6.
Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to

proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading.

Other Proceedings

7.
Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on

consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further messages from the

Lords) may be programmed.



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