Vote Bundle Text (990211-07)

Amendments proposed to the Greater London Authority Bill - continued	House of Commons

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Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

515

*Clause 138, page 72, line 42, at end insert—

'(2A) Transport for London shall not submit any report to the Authority which does not have the written approval of its contents from at least seven of the Public Directors (as that term is defined in section 132 above).'

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

512

*Clause 138, page 72, leave out lines 43 to 45 and insert—

'(3) The report made under this section in respect of any financial year shall include the following information:

(a) financial statements prepared on the basis of generally accepted principles of accounting;

(b) the report of external auditors on those financial statements;

(c) detailed statistics relating to the efficiency and reliability of the discharge of its functions by Transport for London including (but not limited to)

(i) the number of days during the financial year in which any public passenger transport service was disrupted by any industrial dispute (whether official or otherwise);

(ii) the number of cancellations of proposed journeys during the financial year by any public passenger transport service;

(iii) the number of routes formerly operated by public passenger transport services closed during the financial year; and

(iv) a table disclosing the remuneration of all senior staff employed by or officers of Transport for London compiled to the same standards as would apply to a company whose shares were listed on the London Stock Exchange.

(4) The report required by this section shall be available to the public at no charge and also published electronically in a form capable of access by members of the general public.

(5) A summary of the matters referred to in subsection (3) above shall also be published in at least two newspapers circulating in the entire area of Greater London.'.

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

513

*Clause 138, page 72, line 46, at end insert—

'(4) The Assembly shall have the duty to appoint and fix the remuneration of the external auditors of Transport for London'.

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

514

*Clause 138, page 72, line 46, at end insert—

'(4) The Assembly shall in public session discuss and vote on the report submitted to it by Transport for London. If such report does not receive the support of two thirds of the members of the Assembly then it shall be unlawful for the Authority or any other person or body to authorise funding for the financial year following the year to which the report in question relates at a level which is greater than the Authority or that person or body provided during the financial year to which the report relates until such time as two thirds of the members of the Assembly voting in public session have approved the report or a revised report.'.

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

518

*Clause 139, page 73, leave out lines 4 to 9 and insert 'between the Authority and Transport for London'.

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

516

*Clause 139, page 73, leave out lines 11 to 14.

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

519

*Clause 140, page 73, leave out line 24.

Mr Richard Ottaway

Mr John M. Taylor

520

*Clause 140, page 73, line 24, at end insert 'where the proceeds of such disposal or grant are not expended or to be expended within twelve months of the disposal or grant as capital sums to improve the provision of public passenger transport services in Greater London.

(1A) In the event of a breach of subsection (1) above the disposal or grant in question shall be deemed to have been void ab initio; and Transport for London shall return to the other party or parties involved the proceeds of the disposal or grant, together with interest thereon at a commercial rate and due compensation for all reasonable incidental costs and expenses of any person or persons adversely affected thereby.'.

Mr Richard Ottaway

Mr John M. Taylor

521

*Clause 140, page 73, leave out lines 30 to 32.

Mr Richard Ottaway

Mr John M. Taylor

522

*Clause 140, page 73, line 36, at end insert—

'(6) No disposal or grant within subsection (1) above shall take place without a report by an independent valuer that such disposal or grant is taking place for a price which is not manifestly less than would be received on a disposal or grant in the open market.'.

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

517

*Page 73, line 19, leave out Clause 140.

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

523

*Clause 141, page 73, line 38, leave out 'subsidiary of Transport for London' and insert 'company in which Transport for London holds an interest'.

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

524

*Clause 141, page 74, line 4, after 'to' insert ', or the entering into of any loan agreement with,'.

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

525

*Clause 141, page 74, line 5, leave out 'subsidiary of Transport for London' and insert 'company in which Transport for London holds an interest'.

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

526

*Clause 143, page 74, line 10, leave out 'vest' and insert 'vested'.

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

527

*Clause 144, page 74, line 21, at end insert—

'(1A) Nothing in section 142 or 143, or in any repeal made by this Act, shall take effect to grant immunity from legal proceedings or any other proceedings whether of a public or private nature against any person as an officer, employee or agent of London Regional Transport, and where any right of action or grounds for the commencement of any proceedings against or investigation into such a person arose prior to the abolition of London Regional Transport such right or grounds shall remain valid after the abolitionof London Regional Transport, notwithstanding that no steps have been taken to commence any proceedings by the date on which London Regional Transport ceases to exist and in particular, any grounds for disciplinary or other proceedings against any such person by London Regional Transport may be acted upon by Transport for London.'.

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

529

*Clause 147, page 75, line 31, at end insert—

'(4) This section shall be interpreted subject to section 152 below.'.

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

528

*Page 75, line 24, leave out Clause 147.

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

530

*Clause 148, page 75, line 33, after 'determine', insert 'after consultation with the London borough councils and the Common Council'.

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

531

*Clause 148, page 75, line 34, after 'safe,' insert 'profitable,'.

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

532

*Clause 148, page 76, leave out line 3 and insert—

'(a) by companies in which Transport for London holds an interest, or'.

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

533

*Clause 148, page 76, line 6, leave out 'provide or'.

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

534

*Clause 149, page 76, line 21, leave out '(a)'.

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

535

*Clause 149, page 76, line 21, leave out from 'service' to end of line 23.

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

536

*Clause 150, page 76, line 25, leave out 'of its subsidiaries' and insert 'company in which Transport for London holds an interest'.

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

537

*Clause 150, page 76, leave out line 38.

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

538

*Clause 150, page 76, line 38, after 'committee', insert—

'(a) the emergency services,

(b) local interested groups of transport users, including the disabled,

(d) local voluntary organisations,

(e) persons likely to be affected by the proposal, '.

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

539

*Clause 150, page 77, line 5, at end insert—

'(e) the frequency of operation'.

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

540

*Clause 150, page 77, line 9, at end insert ', or

(c) are reasonably proximate to the route in question or to any of the places mentioned in subsection 3(b) to (d) above that the proposal would have a significant impact, whether positive or negative, on transport provision and road use in their area.'.