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Defence Reform Act

Government Bill

Originated in the House of Commons, Session 2013-14

Act of Parliament (1)

Full text of the Act of Parliament as passed by Parliament (this is the Act in its original state. The Act may have been amended by another Act and any such amendments are not shown in this version).

Defence Reform Act 2014 c.20
14 May 2014
Commons

Full text of the Bill as introduced and further versions of the Bill as it is reprinted to incorporate amendments (proposals for change) made during its passage through Parliament.

Bill 197 2013-14, Lords Amendments to the Bill
3 April 2014
Commons
HL Bill 90 2013-14, as amended in Grand Committee
26 February 2014
Lords
HL Bill 60 2013-14, as brought from the Commons
22 November 2013
Lords
Bill 118 2013-14, as amended in Public Bill Committee
23 October 2013
Commons
Bill 84 2013-14, as ordered by the House of Commons
4 July 2013
Commons

Tracked changes versions of the Bill, showing amendments made in Committee of the whole House and in Public Bill Committees in the House of Commons. Please note that these are unofficial versions and may not be completely accurate.

Version of the bill showing changes made in committee
24 October 2013
Commons

Documents to explain the purpose of the Bill.

Bill 197-EN 2013-14, Explanatory Notes on Lords Amendments
3 April 2014
Commons
HL Bill 60-EN 2013-14, Explanatory Notes to the Bill
22 November 2013
Lords
Bill 84 2013-14, Explanatory Notes to the Bill
4 July 2013
Commons

In the House of Commons, amendments are grouped together so that amendments relating to a particular topic or issue are discussed together.

Consideration of Lords Amendments
29 April 2014
Commons
Consideration on Report
20 November 2013
Commons
Consideration in Committee: Selection 4
22 October 2013
Commons
Consideration in Committee: Selection 3
14 October 2013
Commons
Consideration in Committee: Selection 2
10 October 2013
Commons
Consideration in Committee: Selection 1
8 October 2013
Commons

Full list of amendment papers relating to the Bill. Individual amendment papers will be replaced with consolidated lists before the amendments are discussed. Page and line references in amendment papers refer to the PDF version of the Bill.

Consideration of Lords Amendments as at 29 April 2014
29 April 2014
Commons
Provisional Notices of Amendments and Added Names as at 10 April 2014
10 April 2014
Commons
Notices of Amendments given on 9 April 2014
10 April 2014
Commons
Amendment to be moved on Third Reading
29 March 2014
Lords
Revised Second Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report
26 March 2014
Lords
Second Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report
25 March 2014
Lords
Amendment to be moved on Report [Supplementary to the Marshalled List]
22 March 2014
Lords
Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report
21 March 2014
Lords
Amendment to be moved on Report
19 March 2014
Lords
Amendment to be moved on Report
14 March 2014
Lords
Fourth Marshalled list of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee
22 February 2014
Lords
Third Marshalled list of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee
8 February 2014
Lords
Second Marshalled list of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee
4 February 2014
Lords
Marshalled list of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee
31 January 2014
Lords
Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee
30 January 2014
Lords
Amendment to be moved in Grand Committee
28 January 2014
Lords
Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee
22 January 2014
Lords
Amendment to be moved in Grand Committee
14 January 2014
Lords
Consideration of Bill as at 20 November 2013
20 November 2013
Commons
Notices of Amendments given up to and including 18 November 2013
19 November 2013
Commons
Notices of Amendments given on 15 November 2013
18 November 2013
Commons
Public Bill Committee Amendments given on 5 November 2013
6 November 2013
Commons
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 22 October 2013
22 October 2013
Commons
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 17 October 2013
17 October 2013
Commons
Public Bill Committee Amendments given on 15 October 2013
16 October 2013
Commons
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 15 October 2013
15 October 2013
Commons
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 10 October 2013
10 October 2013
Commons
Public Bill Committee Amendments given on 8 October 2013
9 October 2013
Commons
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 8 October 2013
8 October 2013
Commons
Notices of Amendments given on 3 October 2013
4 October 2013
Commons
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 5 September 2013
5 September 2013
Commons
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 3 September 2013
3 September 2013
Commons
Notices of Amendments given up to and including 30 August 2013
2 September 2013
Commons
Notices of Amendments given on 17 July 2013
18 July 2013
Commons

Details of proceedings in Public Bill Committee or Committee of the whole House, on any report (consideration) stage, and on any consideration of Lords Amendments or any subsequent Lords Messages. The documents contain the text of amendments considered at each sitting and show whether it was agreed to, negatived (not agreed), not called, not moved or withdrawn.

Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 29 April 2014
30 April 2014
Commons
Report Stage Proceedings as at 20 November 2013
21 November 2013
Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 22 October 2013
23 October 2013
Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 17 October 2013
18 October 2013
Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 15 October 2013
16 October 2013
Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 10 October 2013
11 October 2013
Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 8 October 2013
9 October 2013
Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 5 September 2013
6 September 2013
Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 3 September 2013
4 September 2013
Commons

House of Commons Library and House of Lords Library briefing papers aim to be politically impartial, containing factual information as well as a range of opinions on each subject. Briefing papers on Bills are produced before Second Reading and, in the Commons, after Committee Stage.

Briefing Paper on the Lords Amendments
24 April 2014
Commons
Briefing Paper on Report Stage and Third Reading
26 November 2013
Commons
Committee Stage Report
29 October 2013
Commons
Briefing Paper on Second Reading
11 July 2013
Commons

The following select committee reports have been identified as relevant to the debate on the Bill.

Defence Committee: Defence Acquisition (HC 9, 2012-13)
12 July 2013
Commons
Defence Committee: Defence Acquisition virtual evidence volume (HC 9, 2012-13)
12 July 2013
Commons
Government response to Defence Committee: Defence Acquisition (HC 73, 2012-13)
12 July 2013
Commons

Archive of press notices related to the Bill.

Defence Reform Bill Committee announce evidence programme
2 September 2013
Commons
Have your say on the Defence Reform Bill
18 July 2013
Commons

Written submissions from outside bodies and individuals are circulated to MPs appointed to examine the Bill during committee stage in a Public Bill Committee. The following written submissions were sent to this committee.

Commons Committee stage

Associated Memoranda - consolidated pdf version
30 October 2013
Commons
Written Evidence: Vice Chief of the Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal, Sir Stuart Peach DR11
23 October 2013
Commons
Written Evidence: CBI DR06
9 October 2013
Commons
Written Evidence: Army Rumour Service website DR07
9 October 2013
Commons
Written Evidence: Professor K G Hambleton, I J Holder & Professor D L I Kirkpatrick DR08
9 October 2013
Commons
Written Evidence: Professor Taylor and Dr Louth DR09
9 October 2013
Commons
Written Evidence: Philip Dunne MP on behalf of Ministry of Defence DR10
9 October 2013
Commons
Written Evidence: Federation of Small Businesses DR02
4 September 2013
Commons
Written Evidence: ADS DR04
4 September 2013
Commons
Written Evidence: Public and Commerical Services Union DR05
4 September 2013
Commons
Written Evidence: Defence Police Federation DR01
4 September 2013
Commons
Written Evidence: Prospect DR03
4 September 2013
Commons

A collection of papers relevant to the bill

Schedule of provisions in the Reserve Forces Act 1996
16 October 2013
Commons

List of related Impact Assessments

Impact Assessment
3 July 2013

Full transcripts

Commons Committee stage

23 October 2013
Commons
23 October 2013
Commons
18 October 2013
Commons
18 October 2013
Commons
16 October 2013
Commons
16 October 2013
Commons
11 October 2013
Commons
11 October 2013
Commons
9 October 2013
Commons
9 October 2013
Commons
6 September 2013
Commons
6 September 2013
Commons
4 September 2013
Commons
4 September 2013
Commons

Commons 1st reading

3 July 2013
Commons

Commons 2nd reading

16 July 2013
Commons

Commons Programme motion

Programme motion
16 July 2013
Commons

Commons Money resolution

Money resolution
16 July 2013
Commons

Commons Report stage

20 November 2013
Commons

Commons 3rd reading

20 November 2013
Commons

Lords 1st reading

21 November 2013
Lords

Lords 2nd reading

10 December 2013
Lords

Lords Committee stage

Committee: 4th sitting
25 February 2014
Lords
Committee: 3rd sitting
11 February 2014
Lords
Committee: 2nd sitting
5 February 2014
Lords
Committee: 1st sitting
3 February 2014
Lords

Lords Report stage

Report: 2nd sitting
26 March 2014
Lords
Report: 1st sitting
24 March 2014
Lords

Lords 3rd reading

2 April 2014
Lords

Commons Consideration of Lords amendments

29 April 2014
Commons

Royal Assent

14 May 2014

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Commons Programme motion

Programme motion
29 April 2014
Commons