Standing Committee Proceedings
Thursday 16th December 2004
STANDING COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS
STANDING COMMITTEE A
RAILWAYS BILL
[THIRD SITTING]
Mr Tony McNulty
Agreed to
That the Order of the Committee of 14th December be amended by the substitution of the following for paragrapah (1)(b)—
| "(b) | at 9.25 a.m. on Thursday 16th December; and |
| (c) | at 9.25 a.m. and 2.30 p.m. on Tuesday 11th January, Thursday 13th January and Tuesday 18th January;". |
Clause 3.
Negatived
| | Another Amendment (1) proposed, in page 3, line 34, at the end, to insert the words— |
| `(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.".'.—(John Thurso.) |
| | Question proposed, That the Amendment be made. |
John Thurso
Dr John Pugh
Withdrawn 3
| | 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 continue to operate any franchises currently under the management of the SRA.".'. |
John Thurso
Dr John Pugh
Not selected 4
| | Clause 3, page 3, line 34, at end insert— |
| `(7A) | After subsection (4) insert— |
| "(4B) | 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 allow train operators the ability to directly purchase their own rolling stock.".'. |
John Thurso
Dr John Pugh
Not called 6
| | Clause 3, page 3, line 34, at end insert— |
| `(7A) | After subsection (4) insert— |
| "(4B) | 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 ensure that local and regional authorities in England, and the devolved administrations of Scotland and Wales, implement where applicable rail freight infrastructure developments. |
| (4C) | 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 ensure that Network Rail ensure improvements in railway service performance for freight operating companies and their customers as well as rail passengers and train operating companies.".'. |
John Thurso
Dr John Pugh
Not selected 8
| | Clause 3, page 3, line 34, at end insert— |
| `(7A) | After subsection (4) insert— |
| "(4B) | 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, in consultation with Scottish Ministers and the National Assembly for Wales, to prepare and publish a strategy for the development of the railway network, and report to Parliament on an annual basis on (a) the operation of the railway over the previous year and (b) progress on the railway strategy, together with any proposed amendments to this strategy.".'. |
John Thurso
Dr John Pugh
Not selected 13
| | Clause 3, page 3, line 34, at end insert— |
| `(7A) | After subsection (4) insert— |
| "(4A) | The Secretary of State shall also under a duty, in exercising the functions assigned or transferred to him under or by virtue of this Part, to determine the allocation of Transport Investment Fund resources to best meet regional and national railway requirements defined in his strategy and the strategies of the Scottish Ministers and the National Assembly for Wales.".'. |
Mr Greg Knight
Mr Christopher Chope
Not selected 57
| | Clause 3, page 3, line 34, at end insert— |
| `(7a) | In subsection (4), after paragraph (g) insert— |
| "(h) | to ensure that rail network is of sufficient capacity and reliability as to provide effective and efficient freight services that support industry's current and future requirements and which comply with a national freight strategy formulated in the national economic interest.".'. |
John Thurso
Dr John Pugh
Not selected 68
| | 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 take forward the recommendations of the High Speed Line Study produced by W S Atkins plc for the Strategic Rail Authority.".'. |
Mr George Howarth
Withdrawn 56
| | Clause 3, page 4, line 12, at end insert— |
| "`(cc) | to have regard to the funds available to the Passenger Transport Executive for a passenger transport area in England for the purposes of its functions in relation to railways and railway services in that area.".'. |
Mr David Wilshire
Not selected 47
| | Clause 3, page 4, line 46, leave out `person giving it' and insert `Regulator'. |
Mr David Wilshire
Not selected 48
| | Clause 3, page 5, line 2, leave out `that person' and insert `the Regulator'. |
| | Clause 4 agreed to on division. |
Mr David Wilshire
Withdrawn 50
| | Schedule 4, page 88, line 26, at end insert `, which must be published within one month of their receipt'. |
Mr David Wilshire
Withdrawn 51
| | Schedule 4, page 90, line 22, at end insert— |
| `(k) | the suitability of the rolling stock for the type of service being provided.'. |
| | Schedule agreed to on division. |
John Thurso
Dr John Pugh
Withdrawn 9
| | Clause 5, page 5, line 34, leave out `may' and insert `must'. |
John Thurso
Dr John Pugh
Not called 10
| | Clause 5, page 5, line 35, after `to', insert `the development of'. |
John Thurso
Dr John Pugh
Not called 11
| | Clause 5, page 5, line 35, at end insert `and publish such a strategy annually'. |
Greg Knight
Mr Christopher Chope
Not called 33
| | Clause 5, page 5, line 39, at end insert `including members of the general public.'. |
Mr Greg Knight
Mr Christopher Chope
Not called 41
| | Clause 5, page 5, line 42, at end add— |
| `(5) | The Scottish Ministers shall be obliged to have regard to views and opinions expressed to them before confirming any adoption or revision of their strategy and, if any written suggestions or objections are received by them from any person, persons or body corporate from anywhere within the United Kingdom objecting to all or any part of their proposed strategy within 28 days of the announcement thereof, then the strategy adoption or changes shall be determined by the disputed strategy procedure and the Scottish Ministers shall refer the same to a Strategy Committee set up for this purpose for their consideration. |
| (6) | A Strategy Committee consisting of five members of the Scottish Parliament, no fewer than four elected members representing local authorities in Scotland and one Scottish Minister shall be established to determine the railway strategy for Scotland where the same is disputed. |
| (7) | In the event that the Scottish Ministers are unwilling to implement the decisions of the Strategy Committee, then the disputed railway strategy for Scotland shall be withdrawn.'. |
| | [Adjourned till Tuesday 11th January at 9.25 a.m. |
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