Standing Committee Proceedings
Tuesday 14th December 2004
STANDING COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS
STANDING COMMITTEE A
RAILWAYS BILL
[FIRST AND SECOND SITTINGS]
Mr Tony McNulty
Agreed to on division
| (1) | during proceedings on the Railways Bill the Standing Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 9.25 a.m. on Tuesday 14th December) meet— |
| (a) | at 2.30 p.m. on Tuesday 14th December; and |
| (b) | at 9.25 a.m. and 2.30 p.m. on Thursday 16th December, Tuesday 11th January, Thursday 13th January and Tuesday 18th January; |
| (2) | the proceedings shall be taken in the order shown in the first column of the following Table below and shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the time specified in the second column of the Table. |
TABLE
| Proceedings | Time for conclusion of proceedings |
| Clause 1, Schedules 1 and 2, Clause 2, Schedule 3, Clauses 3 and 4, Schedule 4, Clause 5 | 11.25 a.m. on Thursday 16th December |
| Clauses 6 to 19, Schedule 5, Clauses 20 and 21, Schedule 6 | 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday 11th January |
| Clause 22, Schedule 7, Clauses 23 to 25, Schedule 8, Clauses 26 to 44 | 11.25 a.m. on Tuesday 18th January |
| Clause 45, Schedule 9, Clauses 46 to 52, Schedule 10, Clause 53, Schedule 11, Clauses 54 to 58, Schedules 12 and 13, Clause 59, new Clauses, new Schedules and any remaining proceedings on the Bill | 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday 18th January |
Mr David Wilshire
Withdrawn 14
| | Clause 1, page 1, line 8, leave out `may' and insert `must'. |
Mr David Wilshire
Not called 15
| | Clause 1, page 1, line 14, leave out paragraphs (a) to (c). |
Mr David Wilshire
Not selected 16
| | Clause 1, page 1, line 19, leave out `is' and insert `may or may not be'. |
Mr David Wilshire
Not called 17
| | Clause 1, page 2, line 7, at end insert `, and franchisees and passengers'. |
Mr David Wilshire
Withdrawn 18
| | Clause 1, page 2, line 14, after `Authority', insert `, provided proper compensation is paid'. |
Mr David Wilshire
Withdrawn 19
| | Clause 1, page 2, line 32, leave out `may' and insert `must'. |
| | Schedules 1 and 2 agreed to. |
Mr Simon Thomas
Not selected 66
| | Page 2, line 33, leave out Clause 2. |
Mr David Wilshire
Withdrawn 20
| | Schedule 3, page 80, line 10, after `a', insert `surface or underground'. |
Mr David Wilshire
Negatived on division 21
| | Schedule 3, page 80, line 18, leave out `negative' and insert `affirmative'. |
Mr David Wilshire
Withdrawn 22
| | Schedule 3, page 80, line 32, leave out `appropriate' and insert `necessary'. |
Mr Greg Knight
Mr Christopher Chope
Not called 42
| | Schedule 3, page 80, line 35, leave out paragraph 2. |
Mr David Wilshire
Not called 23
| | Schedule 3, page 80, line 36, leave out `appropriate' and insert `necessary'. |
Mr David Wilshire
Not called 24
| | Schedule 3, page 80, line 41, leave out `appropriate' and insert `necessary'. |
Mr David Wilshire
Not called 25
| | Schedule 3, page 81, line 1, leave out `appropriate' and insert `necessary'. |
Mr David Wilshire
Withdrawn 26
| | Schedule 3, page 82, line 11, leave out `may' and insert `must'. |
Mr David Wilshire
Not called 27
| | Schedule 3, page 82, line 12, leave out from `paragraph' to end of line 13. |
Mr David Wilshire
Negatived on division 28
| | Schedule 3, page 82, line 14, leave out `at such time' and insert `within three months of its completion'. |
Greg Knight
Mr Christopher Chope
Withdrawn 29
| | Clause 3, page 3, line 3, at end insert `for both passengers and freight customers.'. |
John Thurso
Dr John Pugh
Not called 7
| | Clause 3, page 3, line 4, at end insert `both passenger and rail freight'. |
Greg Knight
Mr Christopher Chope
Not called 30
| | Clause 3, page 3, line 4, at end insert `both passengers and freight.'. |
John Thurso
Dr John Pugh
Withdrawn 2
| | Clause 3, page 3, line 4, at end insert— |
| `(3A) | In subsection (1)(b) (duty of the ORR to promote the use of the railway network in Great Britain for the carriage of passengers and goods, and the development of that railway network, to the greatest extent that [it] considers economically practicable) at end add "and environmentally sustainable".'. |
Greg Knight
Mr Christopher Chope
Not called 31
| | Clause 3, page 3, line 4, after subsection (1) insert— |
| `(1A) | The Secretary of State shall have a duty to promote the use of the railway network for the carriage of passengers and goods, to secure the development of the network, and to contribute to the development of an integrated system of transport of passengers and goods.'. |
Greg Knight
Mr Christopher Chope
Not selected 32
| | Clause 3, page 3, line 4, at end insert— |
| `(1B) | The Secretary of State should formulate strategies in furtherance of his purposes and, in particular, one relating to services in various parts of England for the carriage of passengers and goods by rail by way of the Channel Tunnel.'. |
Mr Simon Thomas
Not selected 67
| | Clause 3, page 3, line 4, at end insert— |
| `(3A) | After subsection (1) insert— |
| "(1A) | The Secretary of State shall carry out his duties concerning railway services and infrastructure in accordance with the following purposes— |
| (a) | to promote the use of the railway network for the carriage of passengers and goods, |
| (b) | to secure the development of the railway network, and |
| (c) | to contribute to the development of an integrated system of transport of passengers and goods. |
| (1B) | In exercising his functions in accordance with this Act the Secretary of State shall act in the way best calculated— |
| (a) | to protect the interests of users of railway services, |
| (b) | to contribute to the achievement of sustainable development, |
| (c) | to promote efficiency and economy on the part of persons providing railway services, |
| (d) | to promote measures designed to facilitate the making by passengers of journeys which involve the use of the services of more than one passenger service operator (including, in particular, arrangements for the issue and use of through tickets), |
| (e) | to enable persons providing railway services to plan the future of their businesses with a reasonable degree of assurance. |
| (1C) | In exercising his functions in accordance with this Act the Secretary of State shall have regard to— |
| (a) | the need to protect all persons from dangers arising from the operation of railways, |
| (b) | the interests of persons who are disabled, and |
| (c) | the effect on the environment of activities connected with the provision of railway services.".'. |
Mr David Wilshire
Not selected 49
| | Clause 3, page 3, line 4, after subsection (1), insert— |
| `(1A) | The Secretary of State should formulate strategies in furtherance of his purposes and, in particular, one relating to services to Heathrow Airport.'. |
John Thurso
Dr John Pugh
Question proposed 1
| | Clause 3, page 3, line 34, at end insert— |
| `(7A) | After subsection (4) insert— |
| "(4A) | The Secretary of State shall also be under a duty, in exercising the functions assigned or transferred to him under or by virtue of this Part, to promote the renewal of franchise agreements to incumbent companies which have met the terms of their previous franchise agreement.".'. |
| | [Adjourned till Thursday at twenty five minutes past Nine o'clock. |
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