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| | | Call out of reserve forces |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘In section 56 of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 (call out for certain operations), |
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| | | (a) | work is approved in accordance with instructions issued by the |
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| | | Defence Council under the Defence (Armed Forces) Regulations |
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| | | 1939 as being urgent work of national importance, and |
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| | | (b) | the Defence Council have by order under those Regulations |
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| | | authorised members of any forces to be temporarily employed in |
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| | | | the Secretary of State may make an order authorising the calling out of |
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| | | members of a reserve force for the purposes of carrying out such work.”’. |
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| | Clause 31, page 29, line 2, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(1A) | Section [Call out of reserve forces] comes into force at the end of the period of |
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| | | two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed.’. |
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| | Title, line 4, after ‘Naval Medical Compassionate Fund Act 1915;’ insert ‘to make |
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| | provision about the call out of reserve forces;’. |
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| | Clause 2, page 2, leave out lines 8 to 12 and insert— |
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| | | | ‘The armed forces covenant report shall cover the following fields as they apply |
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| | | (e) | pensions and benefits; |
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| | | (f) | employment and training; |
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| | | (g) | support for reservists and their employers; |
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| | | (h) | the running of the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme; |
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| | | (i) | progress on Armed Forces rehabilitation services; and |
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| | | (j) | such other fields as the External Reference Group may determine.’. |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘After section 359 of Armed Forces Act 2006 insert— |
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| | | “359B | Armed Forces Advocates |
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| | | (1) | The existing network of Armed Forces Advocates will be extended |
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| | | through the nomination of supporting advocates at regional and local |
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| | | level to ensure that local authorities work together to identify and resolve |
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| | | issues in local policy or the delivery of services that may affect service |
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| | | (2) | In this section “Armed Forces Advocate” means public servant |
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| | | nominated to monitor and resolve policy or legislative issues that arise |
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| | | Duties of ombudsmen and covenant commitments |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘After section 359 of Armed Forces Act 2006 insert— |
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| | | “359C | Duties of Ombudsmen and Covenant commitments |
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| | | ‘The Parliamentary and Local Government Ombudsmen shall have the |
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| | | duty to investigate complaints from service personnel that a public body |
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| | | or local authority has failed to meet the commitments outlined in the ‘The |
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| | | Armed Forces Covenant’ and ‘The Armed Forces Covenant: Today and |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | The Secretary of State for Defence shall publish annual statistics on— |
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| | | (a) | defence spending by each Government Office Region by— |
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| | | (i) | equipment expenditure; |
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| | | (ii) | non-equipment expenditure; |
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| | | (iii) | service personnel costs; |
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| | | (iv) | civilian personnel costs; and |
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| | | (b) | defence spending in each local authority area by— |
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| | | (i) | equipment expenditure; |
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| | | (ii) | non-equipment expenditure; |
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| | | (iii) | service personnel costs; |
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| | | (iv) | civilian personnel costs. |
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| | | (2) | The Secretary of State for Defence shall publish annual estimates of national and |
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| | | regional employment dependent on MoD expenditure and defence exports.’. |
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| | | UK defence base closure and realignment commission |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | An independent “UK Defence Base Closure and Realignment Commission” shall |
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| | | (2) | The Commission shall be comprised of 12 members reflecting the nations and |
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| | | regions of the United Kingdom. |
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| | | (3) | The Select Committee on Defence of the House of Commons shall, within a |
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| | | fortnight of the conclusion of a Strategic Defence and Security Review, propose |
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| | | the membership of the Commission, giving due weight to— |
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| | | (a) | the nations and regions of the United Kingdom; |
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| | | (b) | military and strategic expertise; and |
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| | | (c) | experience in assessment of economic impacts. |
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| | | (4) | The proposed membership shall be subject to approval by resolution of both |
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| | | (5) | The Commission will convene following the conclusion of a Strategic Defence |
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| | | and Security Review to consider a draft force structure plan submitted by the |
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| | | Secretary of State for Defence, and will arrange for its reports to be laid before |
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| | | Parliament within six months of the conclusion of such a Review. |
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| | | (6) | The Commission will make recommendations for base closures and realignments |
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| | | following consideration of the force structure plan, the economic effects of a |
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| | | closure or realignment of a military installation and the strategic military presence |
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| | | across the nations and regions of the United Kingdom. |
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| | | (7) | The Secretary of State shall lay a draft Order in Council to give effect to the |
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| | | recommendations of the Commission which shall be brought into effect only if |
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| | | approved by resolution of both Houses. |
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