Amendments proposed to the Transport Bill - continued House of Commons

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Mr Bernard Jenkin
Mr Robert Syms
Mr Peter Atkinson

376

Clause     66,     page     42,     line     17,     leave out 'CAA may' and insert 'Secretary of State shall make an order to'.

   

Dr Gavin Strang

366

Clause     66,     page     42,     line     23,     at end insert—

    '(1A) But the CAA may not apply charges in respect of classes of aircraft which were not subject to charges for air traffic services on 1st January 2000.'.


   

Mr Nick Raynsford

395

Clause     75,     page     47,     line     16,     leave out first 'General'.

   

Mr Don Foster
Mr Michael Moore

107

Page     47,     line     13,     leave out Clause 75.


   

Mr Nick Raynsford

396

Clause     76,     page     47,     line     20,     leave out from 'apply' to second 'the' in line 21 and insert 'shall be concurrent functions of the CAA and'.

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

397

Clause     76,     page     48,     line     8,     leave out from '(6)' to end of line 9 and insert 'or 51),'.

   

Mr Don Foster
Mr Michael Moore

108

Page     47,     line     20,     leave out Clause 76.


   

Mr Nick Raynsford

398

Clause     77,     page     48,     line     11,     leave out from 'section' to 'the' in line 13 and insert 'the 1973 Act functions are the functions mentioned in subsection (2) of section 76 which, by virtue of that section, are concurrent functions of the CAA and'.

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

399

Clause     77,     page     48,     line     14,     leave out 'transferred' and insert 'the 1973 Act'.

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

400

Clause     77,     page     48,     line     16,     leave out 'transferred' and insert 'the 1973 Act'.

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

401

Clause     77,     page     48,     line     17,     leave out 'transferred' and insert 'the 1973 Act'.

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

402

Clause     77,     page     48,     line     19,     leave out 'transferred' and insert 'the 1973 Act'.

   

Mr Don Foster
Mr Michael Moore

109

Page     48,     line     11,     leave out Clause 77.


   

Mr Bernard Jenkin
Mr Robert Syms
Mr Peter Atkinson

377

Clause     81,     page     49,     line     38,     after 'may', insert—

      '( ) give such directions of a general character to any licence holder and the CAA as to the performance of their functions as he thinks appropriate to give in the interests of national security;'.

   

Mr Bernard Jenkin
Mr Robert Syms
Mr Peter Atkinson

378

Clause     81,     page     51,     line     1,     leave out subsection (10).

   

Mr Bernard Jenkin
Mr Robert Syms
Mr Peter Atkinson

379

Clause     81,     page     51,     line     13, at end insert—

    '(11A) Nothing arising from the European Communities Act 1972 as amended shall limit the powers of the Secretary of State to give directions under this section.'.


   

Mr Nick Raynsford

403

Schedule     8,     page     170,     line     14,     leave out '(q)' and insert '(r)'.

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

404

Schedule     8,     page     170,     line     15,     leave out '(r)' and insert '(s)'.

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

405

Schedule     8,     page     170,     line     20,     leave out from 'functions' to end of line 21 and insert 'mentioned in subsection (3) of section 76 of the Transport Act 2000 which, by virtue of that section, are concurrent functions of the CAA and the Director General of Fair Trading.'.


NEW CLAUSE RELATING TO PART I

The transferee company: provisions (No. 2)

   

Mr Don Foster
Mr Michael Moore

NC3

To move the following Clause:—

    '(1) The single company granted a licence authorising it to provide air traffic services in respect of a managed area shall be—

      (a) an independent publicly-owned company,

      (b) a company which offers bonds for sale to investors,

      (c) a company that shall have the following duties—

          (i) to provide at all times a safe and orderly air traffic control system within the managed area,

          (ii) to plan efficiency improvements,

          (iii) to give to operators and owners of aircraft, owners and managers of aerodromes, persons travelling in aircraft and persons with rights in property carried in them the benefit of planned efficiency improvements, which may take the form of lower prices and improved quality,

          (iv) to achieve a commercial rate of return for the Crown,

          (v) to draw up a rolling five-year strategic plan incorporating financial, pricing and service quality objectives,

          (vi) to submit, on behalf of the board of the company, to annual meetings of stakeholders, the five year plan set out in sub-paragraph (iv).

    (2) The annual meeting of the company shall have the duty to consider, and if the meeting thinks fit, to approve, the strategic plan, and to establish performance objectives and to monitor the performance of the company.

    (3) The Secretary of State shall appoint auditors who shall have the duty of reporting to the annual meeting of the company on management performance relative to the objectives set at previous meetings.'.


   

Mr Bernard Jenkin
Mr Robert Syms
Mr Peter Atkinson

11

Clause     92,     page     55,     line     4,     leave out 'must' and insert 'may'.

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

415

*Clause     92,     page     55,     line     4,     leave out 'develop and implement' and insert—

      '(a) develop'.

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

416

*Clause     92,     page     55,     line     6,     at end insert ', and

      (b) carry out their functions so as to implement those policies.'.

   

Mr Bernard Jenkin
Mr Robert Syms
Mr Peter Atkinson

12

Clause     92,     page     55,     line     11,     at end insert—

    '( ) The policies mentioned in subsection (1) must include policies for improving safety for all road users and pedestrians.'.

   

Mr Bernard Jenkin
Mr Robert Syms
Mr Peter Atkinson

13

Clause     92,     page     55,     line     12,     leave out 'must' and insert 'may'.


   

Mr Bernard Jenkin
Mr Robert Syms
Mr Peter Atkinson

14

Clause     93,     page     55,     line     21,     leave out 'must' and insert 'may'.

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

417

*Clause     93,     page     55,     line     22,     at end insert 'and alter it if they consider it appropriate to do so.'.

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

418

*Clause     93,     page     55,     line     23,     leave out subsections (2) and (3) and insert—

    '(2) The authority must replace the plan not later than five years after the date on which it was made.'.

   

Mr Bernard Jenkin
Mr Robert Syms
Mr Peter Atkinson

15

Clause     93,     page     55,     line     23,     leave out 'must' and insert 'may'.

   

Mr Bernard Jenkin
Mr Robert Syms
Mr Peter Atkinson

16

Clause     93,     page     55,     line     28,     leave out 'must' and insert 'may'.

   

Mr Don Foster
Mr Michael Moore

382

Clause     93,     page     55,     line     35,     at end insert—

    '( ) The plan must demonstrate the steps a local transport authority will take, year by year during the five year duration of the plan, to achieve greater integration of the transport facilities and services to, from and within its area.'.

   

Mr Bernard Jenkin
Mr Robert Syms
Mr Peter Atkinson

17

Clause     93,     page     56,     line     1,     leave out subsection (6).

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

419

*Clause     93,     page     56,     line     5,     leave out 'replacement or alteration' and insert 'alteration or replacement'.


   

Mr Bernard Jenkin
Mr Robert Syms
Mr Peter Atkinson

380

Clause     94,     page     56,     line     9,     leave out 'bus' and insert 'transport'.

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

420

*Clause     94,     page     56,     line     24,     leave out 'formulating' and insert 'developing'.

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

421

*Clause     94,     page     56,     line     28,     leave out from 'any' to end of line 31 and insert 'functions of theirs as a local education authority or any social services functions (within the meaning of the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970) of theirs.'.

   

Mr Bernard Jenkin
Mr Robert Syms
Mr Peter Atkinson

381

Clause     94,     page     56,     line     36,     at end insert—

    '(5A) Each local transport authority may prepare an equivalent document concerning—

      (a) walking strategy,

      (b) cycling strategy,

      (c) car strategy,

      (d) freight strategy.'.


   

Mr Nick Raynsford

422

*Clause     95,     page     56,     line     39,     after 'authority,' insert 'every metropolitan district council (except, if the authority is a Passenger Transport Authority for a passenger transport area, a council for a metropolitan district comprised in the area)'.

 
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