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Public Service Pensions Bill |
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MOTION TO BE MOVED ON CONSIDERATION OF COMMONS AMENDMENT |
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[The page and line references are to HL Bill 67, the bill as first printed for the Lords.] |
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78 | Page 23, line 20, at end insert— |
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| | “(c) | the Defence Fire and Rescue Service” |
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| | COMMONS DISAGREEMENT AND REASON |
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| | The Commons disagree to Lords Amendment No. 78 for the following Reason— |
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78A | Because it would alter the financial arrangements made by the Commons, and the |
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| | Commons do not offer any further Reason, trusting that this Reason may be deemed |
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| | LORDS NON-INSISTENCE AND AMENDMENT IN LIEU |
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| | The Lords do not insist on their Amendment 78, but do propose Amendment 78B in lieu. |
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78B | Insert the following new Clause— |
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| | “Defence Fire and Rescue Service and Ministry of Defence Police Capability |
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| | (1) | The Secretary of State, in conjunction with the Secretary of State for |
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| | Defence, will, within six months of this Act coming into force, prepare and |
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| | lay before both Houses of Parliament a report setting out the Government’s |
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| | assessment of the impacts of this Act on current and future members of the |
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| | Defence Fire and Rescue Service and current and future members of the |
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| | Ministry of Defence Police nominated under section 1 of the Ministry of |
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| | (2) | A report under subsection (1) will include, but not be limited to, |
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| | consideration of the following— |
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| | (a) | the impacts on the health and wellbeing of members of the Defence |
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| | Fire and Rescue Service and members of the Ministry of Defence |
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| | Police nominated under section 1 of the Ministry of Defence Police |
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| | (b) | the ability of the Defence Fire and Rescue Service and members of |
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| | the Ministry of Defence Police nominated under section 1 of the |
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| | Ministry of Defence Police Act 1987 to meet the Ministry of |
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| | Defence’s statements of requirement of these personnel; |
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| | (c) | the number of members of the Defence Fire and Rescue Service and |
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| | members of the Ministry of Defence Police nominated under |
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| | section 1 of the Ministry of Defence Police Act 1987 taking early |
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| | retirement, the consequences of early retirement for those members |
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| | and the costs to the taxpayer of such members taking early |
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| | COMMONS DISAGREEMENT AND AMENDMENT IN LIEU |
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| | The Commons disagree to Lords Amendment No. 78B, but do propose Amendment 78C in |
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78C | Page 17, line 39, at end insert— |
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| | | “Defence Fire and Rescue Service and Ministry of Defence Police: review |
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| | (1) | The Secretary of State must, before the end of the period of six months |
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| | beginning with the day on which section 9 (pension age) comes into force, |
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| | prepare and lay before Parliament a report on the likely effect of that |
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| | section on members or future members of— |
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| | (a) | the Defence Fire and Rescue Service, and |
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| | (b) | the Ministry of Defence Police. |
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| | (2) | The report under this section must include a report on— |
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| | (a) | the likely effect of section 9 on the health and well-being of |
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| | members of the Defence Fire and Rescue Service and the Ministry |
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| | (b) | the likely effect of section 9 on the ability of the Defence Fire and |
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| | Rescue Service and Ministry of Defence Police to continue to meet |
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| | operational requirements, and |
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| | (c) | the extent to which members of the Defence Fire and Rescue Service |
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| | and Ministry of Defence Police are likely to take early retirement in |
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| | consequence of section 9 (and on the consequences of taking early |
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| | retirement for the persons taking it and for the taxpayer). |
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| | (3) | In this section “Defence Fire and Rescue Service” means the fire service |
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| | maintained by the Secretary of State for Defence.” |
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