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| | | Duty of Secretary of State to report increases in costs of defence contracts to Parliament |
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| | | ‘(1) | Where it is proposed that the total price payable for the provision of goods, works |
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| | | or services, procured from another person for defence purposes under a contract |
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| | | entered into by the Secretary of State, or a contractor acting on behalf of the |
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| | | Secretary of State under the provisions of section 1, should rise beyond that |
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| | | detailed in the original terms of the contract, the Secretary of State shall— |
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| | | (a) | lay before both Houses a report detailing the circumstances requiring the |
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| | | (b) | withhold approval of any adjustment of the total price for the contract |
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| | | until the report has been laid, and |
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| | | (c) | write to the chairs of the relevant parliamentary committees indicating |
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| | | that such a report has been laid.’. |
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| | | Publication of data on reserves |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | The Secretary of State shall publish quarterly recruitment figures and trained |
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| | | strength numbers against adjusted quarterly targets.’. |
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| | | Employment of members of reserve forces |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | Section 39 of the Equality Act 2010 shall apply to serving and former members |
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| | | of the reserve forces as if membership of such forces were a protected |
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| | | characteristic under section 4 of that Act. |
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| | | (2) | Members of the reserve forces are required to disclose their membership to |
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| | | potential employers upon application for employment. |
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| | | (3) | The Secretary of State shall within one year of this Act coming into force |
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| | | establish an employer engagement committee to act as an advisory body on the |
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| | | recruitment and retention of members of the reserve forces. |
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| | | (4) | The Secretary of State shall lay before Parliament an annual report of the |
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| | | Employer Engagement Committee detailing its activities and recommendations |
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| | | Mental health provision for members of the reserve forces |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | The Secretary of State shall publish annually an analysis of mental health |
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| | | provision for members and former members of the reserve forces. |
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| | | (2) | The report shall include information on annual spend on such services. |
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| | | (3) | The Secretary of State shall within one year of this Act coming into force bring |
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| | | forward proposals clarifying provisions for the transfer of medical records |
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| | | belonging to former members of the reserve forces to the NHS and for the |
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| | | monitoring of the health needs of former members of the reserve forces.’. |
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| | | ORDER OF THE HOUSE [16 JuLY 2013] |
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| | | That the following provisions shall apply to the Defence Reform Bill: |
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| | | 1. | The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee. |
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| | | Proceedings in Public Bill Committee |
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| | | 2. | Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously |
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| | | concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 24 October 2013. |
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| | | 3. | The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on |
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| | | Consideration and Third Reading |
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| | | 4. | Proceedings on Consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be |
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| | | brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the |
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| | | day on which those proceedings are commenced. |
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| | | 5. | Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be |
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| | | brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day. |
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| | | 6. | Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to |
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| | | proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading. |
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| | | 7. | Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on |
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| | | consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further messages from the |
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| | | Lords) may be programmed. |
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| | | Order of the Committee [3 SEPTEMBER 2013] |
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| | | (1) | the Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 9.55 am on Tuesday 3 |
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| | | (a) | at 2.00 pm on Tuesday 3 September; |
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| | | (b) | at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 5 September; |
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| | | (c) | at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 8 October; |
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| | | (d) | at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 10 October; |
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| | | (e) | at 8.55 am and 2.00 pm on Tuesday 15 October; |
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| | | (f) | at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 17 October; |
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| | | (g) | at 8.55 am and 2.00 pm on Tuesday 22 October; |
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| | | (h) | at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 24 October; |
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| | | (2) | the Committee shall hear oral evidence in accordance with the following |
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| | | | | | | | | | | Paul Everitt on behalf of Defence |
| | | | | | | Industries Council and ADS Group;
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| | | | | | | Royal United Services Institute |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Federation of Small Businesses |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Major General John Crackett, Assistant |
| | | | | | | Chief of the Defence Staff (Reserves and |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach, Vice |
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| | | | | | | Lieutenant General Andrew Gregory, Chief |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Bernard Gray, Chief of Defence Materiel, |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Barry Burton, Director of Materiel |
| | | | | | | Strategy, Ministry of Defence;
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| | | | | | | Susanna Mason, Director General, Export |
| | | | | | | and Commercial Strategy, Ministry of |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Philip Dunne MP, Minister for Defence |
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