Moved by
Baroness Neville-Rolfe
108: Clause 74, page 50, line 25, before “contracting” insert “relevant”
Member’s explanatory statement
This amendment and the other Government amendment to this clause would ensure that the House authorities are not required to seek the approval of a Minister of the Crown to terminate a contract with a supplier on the basis of national security.
109: Clause 74, page 50, line 32, at end insert—
“(2) In this section, a “relevant contracting authority” means a contracting authority other than—
(a) a Minister of the Crown or a government department,
(b) the Corporate Officer of the House of Commons, or
(c) the Corporate Officer of the House of Lords.”
Member’s explanatory statement
This amendment and the other Government amendment to this clause would ensure that the House authorities are not required to seek the approval of a Minister of the Crown to terminate a contract with a supplier on the basis of national security.