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Bill: Private Defence Authorisation (PDA) Act of 4390
Details
Submitted by[?]: New Liberal Party of Hutori
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: October 4391
Description[?]:
| This bill would maintain national defense industries, but allow private defence companies to compete with the public provider for government contracts. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: The state owns all defence industries.
Current: Defence industries are privately owned but subsidised by the state.
Proposed: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 03:35:47, May 10, 2018 CET | From | New Liberal Party of Hutori | To | Debating the Private Defence Authorisation (PDA) Act of 4390 |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, The cost of R&D and military ordinance purchasing is too high. Let us introduce competition by allowing defence industries to privatise and compete for government contracts. If a defense contractor can build an aircraft carrier for the Royal Hutori Navy quicker and cheaper than the state, do we not owe it to the taxpayer to get the best deal possible? Pavel Jucewicz MP for Aylesbury South Government Defence Minister |
| Date | 04:07:46, May 10, 2018 CET | From | Liberal Party of Hutori | To | Debating the Private Defence Authorisation (PDA) Act of 4390 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, We applaud the New Liberal Party for putting forward this bill to parliament. The taxpayer is simply paying too much for our current defence industries which are not giving us the competitive advantage due to a lack of competition and over-priced. We must privatise this industry to ensure the Hutori military can acquire the best possible equipment. Kathlyn Montgomery MP for Arana Deputy Leader of the Reform Party |
| Date | 05:15:19, May 10, 2018 CET | From | Hutori Party | To | Debating the Private Defence Authorisation (PDA) Act of 4390 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, We echo the comments of the Reform Party. We believe that this bill is a step in the right direction. We are glad at least 1 party in the government coalition is using some common sense when it comes to fiscal responsibility and realizing that some things are better off in the private sector. Pascale Rousseau MP for Anslem Centre Leader of the Official Opposition |
| Date | 05:28:41, May 10, 2018 CET | From | Ultrackian Communist Party | To | Debating the Private Defence Authorisation (PDA) Act of 4390 |
| Message | Mr Speaker I can not support this bill, it will raise the cost of the military dramatically and vastly hamper our quality, I am fine with there being a private option but there must be a public option as well, until that is changed I must vote no |
| Date | 05:39:41, May 10, 2018 CET | From | Liberal Party of Hutori | To | Debating the Private Defence Authorisation (PDA) Act of 4390 |
| Message | Mr Speaker Clearly the Ultrackian Socialist Party has never looked in a economics textbook. Privatisation of this industry will decrease the costs not increase it due to it becoming competitive. I would advise the USP to reconsider their stance, rather than shouting to "increase taxes" as their so called solution to solving the budget. Let me make this clear, you increase the taxes, we will have no businesses invest in our country alongside high levels of tax evasion. Kathlyn Montgomery MP for Arana Deputy Leader of the National Reform Party |
| Date | 05:45:57, May 10, 2018 CET | From | New Liberal Party of Hutori | To | Debating the Private Defence Authorisation (PDA) Act of 4390 |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, Would the former Conservative Royalist Leader and his party support the bill if it were to read as follows? "The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries." Would the UItrackian Socialists support the bill with the above language? Pavel Jucewicz MP for Aylesbury South Government Defence Minister |
| Date | 06:23:03, May 10, 2018 CET | From | Liberal Party of Hutori | To | Debating the Private Defence Authorisation (PDA) Act of 4390 |
| Message | Mr Speaker The National Reform Party will support if the bill were to be worded either way. However I would appreciate in the future to be consulted like other parties have been. Tarina Rowland MP for Arana South Defence Spokesperson for the National Reform Party |
| Date | 07:04:17, May 10, 2018 CET | From | New Liberal Party of Hutori | To | Debating the Private Defence Authorisation (PDA) Act of 4390 |
| Message | Mr Speaker The New Liberals will not consult the Reform Party on any issue until they eliminate from their policy platform the forced removal of the Mashacara from Hutori shores. Russell Selwyn MP for Sutton East Parliamentary Leader of the New Liberals |
| Date | 13:02:07, May 10, 2018 CET | From |  Liberal Party of Hutori | To | Debating the Private Defence Authorisation (PDA) Act of 4390 |
| Message | Mr. Speaker While I can not speak on behalf of my more Conservative colleagues my caucus would gladly support the private and public option. Government controlled defence companies keeps the private sector honest while the private sector allows greater flexibility and innovation to better equip and modernize our armed forces. We fully support that compromise option Patrick Blackpaw Opposition Defence Critic MP for Tremaine Owise Hutorian Royal Army, General (ret.) |
| Date | 14:53:07, May 10, 2018 CET | From | New Liberal Party of Hutori | To | Debating the Private Defence Authorisation (PDA) Act of 4390 |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, We have updated the bill language to include the preferred policy position of our friends, the USPH, the Reformers, and the Progressive Royalists. We also hope that this incremental step will gain the support of the Conservative Royalists. We move to bring the bill to the floor for a vote. Pavel Jucewicz MP for Aylesbury South Government Defence Minister |
| Date | 19:49:59, May 10, 2018 CET | From | Hutori Party | To | Debating the Private Defence Authorisation (PDA) Act of 4390 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, While the Conservative Caucus would prefer complete privatization, we will support the updated bill. Brett Martin MP for Wrightstown Opposition Justice Critic Chairman of the Conservative Caucus of the Royalist Party |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 268 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 134 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 3 |
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