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House of Commons

 
 

Notices of Amendments

 

given on

 

Thursday 24 October 2013

 

For other Amendment(s) see the following page(s) of Supplement to Votes:

 

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Consideration of Bill


 

High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill, As Amended

 

Lilian Greenwood

 

4

 

Clause  1,  page  2,  line  1,  at end insert—

 

‘(4A)    

The Secretary of State must within six months bring forward specific measures to

 

mitigate the impact of construction work in the area around the planned terminus

 

at London Euston station.’.

 

Lilian Greenwood

 

5

 

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  15,  at end add—

 

‘(d)    

any underspend or overspend, measured against the annual budget for the

 

project as set out in the relevant Comprehensive Spending Review,

 

including details of any use of contingency funding, which may impact

 

on the project’s overall budget of £50.1 billion in 2011 prices (which

 

includes the cost of rolling stock).’.

 

Lilian Greenwood

 

6

 

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  24,  at end add—

 

‘(6)    

As soon as is reasonably practicable after preparatory spending ceases the

 

Secretary of State will place before Parliament a final financial report, setting out

 

all spending authorised by this legislation and including equivalent information

 

to that required under section 2(2).’.

 

Lilian Greenwood

 

7

 

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  15,  at end add—

 

‘(d)    

a skills audit of vocational qualifications gained during that year covering

 

those directly and indirectly employed by HS2 Ltd and companies

 

contracted to work on the preparation and construction of the network

 

and related activity, such as set out in section 1(3) and 1(4).’.


 
 

Notices of Amendments: 24 October 2013                  

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High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill, continued

 
 

Lilian Greenwood

 

8

 

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  15,  at end add—

 

‘(e)    

the number and value of contracts placed with—

 

(i)    

UK companies with fewer than 500 employees,

 

(ii)    

UK companies with more than 500 employees, and

 

(iii)    

non-UK companies.’.

 

Mrs Caroline Spelman

 

Frank Dobson

 

9

 

Clause  1,  page  2,  line  1,  at end add—

 

‘(4A)    

Any compensation scheme established under or operated in connection with this

 

Act shall provide for fair and generous compensation in relation to property and

 

businesses affected by construction compound areas or potential construction

 

compound areas connected with the network.

 

(4B)    

Any compensation scheme established under or operated in connection with this

 

Act shall—

 

(a)    

be based on an ownership rather than a residency requirement and

 

include reasonable provision in relation to co-owners;

 

(b)    

include a valuation procedure conducted by an independent body such as

 

the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, and an affordable appeal

 

procedure (not involving the Upper Tribunal of the Lands Chamber).

 

Mrs Caroline Spelman

 

Frank Dobson

 

10

 

Clause  1,  page  2,  line  1,  at end add ‘and

 

(d)    

implementing a scheme for the issuing of transferable bonds in respect of

 

affected properties, reflecting the difference between the blighted and

 

unblighted price.’.

 

Mrs Caroline Spelman

 

Frank Dobson

 

11

 

Clause  1,  page  2,  line  1,  at end add—

 

‘(d)    

in ensuring (which shall be a statutory duty of the Secretary of State) that

 

construction of the network and related infrastructure does not result in

 

any net loss of biodiversity, through steps such as avoidance, mitigation

 

and offsetting.’.

 

Mrs Cheryl Gillian

 

12

 

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  10,  after ‘Leeds’, leave out ‘and’.

 

Mrs Cheryl Gillian

 

13

 

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  11,  after ‘Manchester’, insert ‘and one or more towns or

 

cities in Scotland’.

 

Mrs Cheryl Gillian

 

14

 

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  12,  after ‘network’, insert ‘, and any newly constructed


 
 

Notices of Amendments: 24 October 2013                  

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High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill, continued

 
 

railway lines, roads, airports and light railways’.

 

Mrs Cheryl Gillian

 

15

 

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  13,  leave out ‘includes’ and insert ‘is restricted to’.

 

Mrs Cheryl Gillian

 

16

 

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  15,  at end add—

 

‘(d)    

all expenditure in all departments across Government on matters related

 

to the high speed railway transport network.’.

 


 
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