House of Commons Public Bill Committee Proceedings

Session 2013 - 14
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House of Commons

Tuesday 8 October 2013

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

Defence Reform Bill

[FIFTH AND SIXTH SITTINGS]

Alison Seabeck

Mr Kevan Jones

Withdrawn  1

Clause  1,  page  1,  leave out lines 9 to 10.

Alison Seabeck

Mr Kevan Jones

Not called  2

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  10,  after ‘DE&S’, insert ‘subject to conditions on

maintenance and upkeep set by the Secretary of State,’.

Alison Seabeck

Mr Kevan Jones

Negatived on division  3

Clause  1,  page  2,  line  42,  at end insert—

‘(7A)
Arrangements mentioned in this section must include provision for contractual

obligations to be placed on the company operating the contract for defence

procurement services under subsection (2), specifically including provision to—

(a)
require non-UK companies to establish special security arrangements for

the operation of the contract;

(b)
disqualify from the directorship of the company any individual who

holds a directorship over any other company whose main business is in

the manufacturing or provision of equipment, works or services for

defence purposes and;

(c)
disqualify from the directorship of the company any individual who

holds financial securities in any other company whose main business is

in the manufacturing or provision of equipment, works or services for

defence purposes.’.

Alison Seabeck

Mr Kevan Jones

Not called  5

Clause  1,  page  2,  line  42,  at end insert—

‘(7A)
Arrangements mentioned in this section may not be brought into force until the

Secretary of State has published guidance on the operation of the contract,

specifically including—

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(a)
the system by which available defence contracts shall be advertised to

potential bidders, and;

(b)
the responsibility of the company operating the contract under subsection

(2) to produce and report annually against progress on an export

strategy’.

Alison Seabeck

Mr Kevan Jones

Negatived on division  10

Clause  1,  page  2,  line  42,  at end add—

‘(7A)
Arrangements mentioned in this section must include provision for contractual

obligations to be placed on the company operating the contract for defence

procurement services under subsection (2); specifically including provision to

prohibit the sale of financial securities in any publicly-listed company appointed

under subsection (2) where such sale would result in a change of majority

ownership.’.

Alison Seabeck

Mr Kevan Jones

Not called  4

Clause  1,  page  3,  line  31,  at end add—

‘“special security arrangements” means a proxy board or Special Security

agreement set up to prevent foreign influence over British defence

interests.’.

Alison Seabeck

Mr Kevan Jones

Withdrawn  6

Clause  2,  page  3,  line  35,  at end insert—

‘(2A)
Before the financial assistance is granted, the Secretary of State must—

(a)
lay before both Houses a report detailing the circumstances requiring the

financial assistance;

(b)
withhold approval of any assistance until the report has been laid, and

(c)
write to the chairs of the relevant parliamentary committees indicating

that such a report has been laid.’.

Alison Seabeck

Mr Kevan Jones

Withdrawn  7

Clause  3,  page  3,  line  41,  leave out ‘is’ and insert ‘may be’.

Alison Seabeck

Mr Kevan Jones

Not called  8

Clause  3,  page  3,  line  41,  after ‘Defence’ insert ‘, except in cases of negligence,

fraud or wilful neglect’.

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Defence Reform Bill, continued

[Adjourned until Thursday at 11.30 am



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