Amendments proposed to the Greater London Authority Bill - continued	House of Commons
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Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

877

Clause     163,     page     83,     line     13,     leave out 'guidance given by the Authority' and insert 'part of the plan under subsection (1) above'.

   

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

103

Clause     163,     page     83,     leave out line 15 and insert 'consult the Authority before making his final decision.'.

   

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

878

Clause     163,     page     83,     line     16,     leave out 'guidance may' and insert 'directions shall'.

   

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

879

Clause     163,     page     83,     line     19,     after 'Authority' insert 'or Transport for London'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

549

Page     82,     line     38,     leave out Clause 163.

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Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

880

Clause     164,     page     83,     leave out line 28.

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Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

560

Page     83,     line     32,     leave out Clause 165.

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Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

831

Clause     167,     page     84,     line     5,     after 'PPP' insert 'or public interest company'.

   

Mr Peter Brooke

414

Clause     167,     page     84,     line     10,     at end insert—

    '(3) The Secretary of State shall be under an obligation to provide a written report to each meeting of the Greater London Assembly on the progress of each candidate from PPP involving London's rail network'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

561

Clause     167,     page     84,     line     10,     at end insert—

    '(3) The Mayor, the Authority and Transport for London (each being for the purposes of this section a "competent body") shall have the overriding duty to involve a private enterprise in the discharge of their functions under this Part.

    (4) Before discharging any function under this Part, a competent body shall first consider whether that function may be discharged most efficiently by a private enterprise or private enterprises (whether with or without financial assistance or payment from the competent body), and preference over alternative courses of action shall be given wherever practicable to the discharge of functions through a private enterprise or private enterprises.

    (5) Where it appears to a competent body that the preference required by subsection (4) above is not practicable, that competent body shall next consider whether the function in question may be discharged through the mechanism of a joint venture with any private enterprise or private enterprises and preference over alternative courses of action remaining shall be given wherever practicable to the discharge of that function through the medium of a PPP agreement, or any other form of commercial contract or arrangement between the competent body and any private enterprise or private enterprises.

    (6) Where any competent body decides that either or both of the preferences required by subsections (4) and (5) above are not practicable it shall publish notice of the reasons for such decision in at least two newspapers circulating in the entire area of Greater London, and also publish such notice electronically in a form capable of access by members of the public.

    (7) In this section a "private enterprise" is any business (whether incorporated or not), organisation or association not owned by a public authority (including a competent body) or a company owned by a public authority.'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

765

Clause     167,     page     84,     line     10,     at end insert—

    '(3) The Mayor shall have the power to invite private sector bids for the operation of London Underground for periods not exceeding 30 years.

   

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

832

Clause     167,     page     84,     line     10,     at end insert—

    '(3) In this section "public interest company" means a company

(a) a majority of whose issued shares are held by or on behalf of any of the bodies or persons falling within paragraphs (i) to (iv) below:

    (i) any Minister of the Crown, Government department or other emanation of the Crown;

    (ii) any local authority;

    (iii) any metropolitan county passenger transport authority;

    (iv) any body corporate whose members are appointed by a Minister of the Crown, a Government department, a local authority or a metropolitan county passenger authority or by a body corporate whose members are so appointed;

(b) in which the majority of the voting rights are held by or on behalf of any of the bodies or persons in subsection (3)(a) above;

(c) a majority of whose board of directors can be appointed or removed by any of the bodies or persons in subsection (3)(a) above;

(d) in which the majority of the voting rights are controlled by any of the bodies or persons in subsection (3)(a) above, pursuant to an agreement with other persons; or

(e) a subsidiary of a company falling within subsections (a) to (d) above.

    (3A) The public interest company may borrow money for investing in transport in Greater London.'.

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

808

Page     84,     line     3,     leave out Clause 167.

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Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

833

Schedule     10,     page     172,     line     38,     at end insert "'public interest company" has the same meaning as in section 167 to this Act;'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

637

Schedule     10,     page     172,     line     43,     leave out 'Secretary of State' and insert 'Mayor'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

638

Schedule     10,     page     172,     line     43,     leave out 'regulations' and insert 'directions'.

   

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

834

Schedule     10,     page     172,     line     44,     after 'PPP', insert 'or public interest company'.

   

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

835

Schedule     10,     page     172,     line     47,     after 'PPP', insert 'or public interest company'.

   

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

100

Schedule     10,     page     172,     line     47,     at end insert—

'Review of PPP agreements

    2A.—(1) The Assembly shall review the operation of any PPP agreement two years after implementation.

    (2) The review under sub-paragraph (1) above shall, in the case of London Underground, consider the provision of London Underground services and proposed changes to these services.'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

639

Schedule     10,     page     173,     leave out lines 4 to 6.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

642

Schedule     10,     page     173,     line     12,     leave out 'Secretary of State' and insert 'Mayor'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

640

Schedule     10,     page     173,     line     16,     leave out 'the Secretary of State or'.

   

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

836

Schedule     10,     page     173,     line     18,     after 'PPP', insert 'or public interest company'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

641

Schedule     10,     page     173,     line     22,     leave out 'or a prescribed person'.

   

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

837

Schedule     10,     page     173,     line     26,     after 'PPP', insert 'or public interest'.

   

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

838

Schedule     10,     page     173,     line     27,     after 'PPP', insert 'or public interest'.

   

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

839

Schedule     10,     page     173,     line     28,     after 'PPP', insert 'or public interest company'.

   

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

840

Schedule     10,     page     173,     line     31,     after 'PPP', insert 'or public interest company'.

   

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

841

Schedule     10,     page     173,     line     32,     after 'PPP', insert 'or public interest company'.

   

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

842

Schedule     10,     page     173,     line     34,     after 'PPP', insert 'or public interest company'.

   

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

843

Schedule     10,     page     174,     line     4,     after 'PPP', insert 'or public interest company'.

Prepared 23 Feb 1999