Amendments proposed to the Railways Bill, As Amended - continued	House of Commons
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Mr Ian Davidson

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Page     12,     line     2     [Clause     13],     at end insert 'in England'.

   

Mr Graham Stringer
Mr David Clelland
Mr Clive Betts
Mr Tom Harris

22

Page     12,     line     10     [Clause     13],     at end insert—

    '(1A)   An Executive that has been consulted under paragraphs (a) or (b) of subsection (1) in relation to a franchise agreement where the services to be provided under the agreement are or include services for the carriage of passengers by railway within the passenger transport area of that Executive may before the expiry of a period of 60 days following the date on which that consultation began, make a statement to the Secretary of State specifying—

(a)

the services for the carriage of passengers by railway which the Passenger Transport Authority for the area in question considers it appropriate to secure to meet any public transport requirements within that area, so far as relating to the provision of services of the same description as those to be provided under the franchise agreement in question;

(b)	any minimum level of quality to which any services so specified are to be provided;

(c)	any requirements with respect to the fares to be charged to persons using any services so specified; and

(d)	any minimum level of quality with respect to the operation of any station within the area in question which may be required by any such franchise agreement.

    (1B)   Where a Passenger Transport Executive for an area in England submit a statement under subsection (1A), the Secretary of State shall ensure that the services, and any minimum levels of quality or requirements with respect to fares, specified in that statement are provided for in any franchise agreement into which he may enter in respect of the services in which the Executive have an interest.

    (1C)   The Secretary of State need not do anything under subsection (1B) if or to the extent that it would—

(a)	have an adverse effect on the provision of services for the carriage of passengers or goods by railway (whether inside or outside the area in question); or

(b)

increase the amount of any expenditure of the Secretary of State in respect of railways under agreements or any other arrangements entered into with any franchise operator, any franchisee, or any servant, agent or independent contractor of a franchise operator or franchisee, and the Secretary of State considers that the Executive would not fund that increased expenditure.'.

   

Mr Graham Stringer
Mr David Clelland
Mr Clive Betts
Mr Tom Harris

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Page     12,     line     16     [Clause     13],     at end insert—

    '(2A)   Where a Passenger Transport Executive for an area in England submit a statement under subsection (1A), the Executive shall be a party to any franchise agreement in respect of any services specified in the statement.'.

   

Mr Graham Stringer
Mr David Clelland
Mr Clive Betts
Mr Tom Harris

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Page     12,     line     41     [Clause     13],     leave out 'the agreement is approved by the Secretary of State' and insert 'one of the conditions in subsection (5A) is met.

    (5A)   The conditions referred to in subsection (5) are—

(a)	that the agreement is not for the purposes relating to or connected with the provision of—

(i)	services for the carriage of passengers by railway; or

(ii)	station services provided for purposes connected with any such services;

(b)	that the agreement relates exclusively to the grant of permission for a person to use a railway facility where a Passenger Transport Executive is the facility owner of the person granted permission; and

(c)	the agreement is approved by the Secretary of State.'.

   

Mr Graham Stringer
Mr David Clelland
Mr Clive Betts
Mr Tom Harris

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Page     12,     line     43     [Clause     13],     leave out '(5) and insert '(5A)'.

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Mr Graham Stringer
Mr David Clelland
Mr Clive Harris
Mr Tom Betts

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Page     13,     line     12     [Clause     13],     at end insert—

    '(8A)   If the Secretary of State considers it desirable to do so in relation to any franchise agreement in respect of services for the carriage of passengers by railway he may give a direction to the Passenger Transport Executive or Executives for the area or areas concerned provided that any one or more of subsections (1A), (1B) or (2A), or any part of any one of those subsections, shall not have effect with respect to that franchise agreement.'.

   

Mr Graham Stringer
Mr David Clelland
Mr Clive Harris
Mr Tom Betts

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Page     13,     line     17     [Clause     13],     at end insert 'except that in the case of subsection (1A) it is a reference only to a service for the carriage of passengers by railway between places in that area'.

   

Mr Graham Stringer
Mr David Clelland
Mr Clive Betts
Mr Tom Harris

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Page     13,     line     43     [Clause     14],     leave out paragraph (a).

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Mr Greg Knight
Mr Tim Yeo
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Mark Field
Mr David Wilshire

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*Page     15,     line     14     [Clause     15],     leave out 'places outside Greater London' and insert 'from a main line terminus in Greater London.'.

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Mr Secretary Darling

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Page     16,     line     3     [Clause     17],     at end insert—

    '( )   In sub-paragraph (1) (which imposes a maximum of fifteen on the number of members appointed by the Mayor), for "fifteen" substitute "seventeen".

    ( )   In sub-paragraph (2) (which imposes a maximum of fourteen on the number so appointed where the Mayor is himself a member), for "fourteen" substitute "sixteen".'.

   

Mr Greg Knight
Mr Mark Field
Mr Christopher Chope

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Page     16,     line     10     [Clause     17],     at end insert—

    '(2B)   Those members of Transport for London appointed under sub-paragraph (2A) shall both ordinarily be resident within the London Transport Users Committee (LTUC) boundary but outside the Greater London Authority (GLA) boundary.'.

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Mr Elfyn Llwyd

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Page     21,     line     2     [Clause     22],     at end insert—

'(aa)

in relation to a proposal relating to services all of which are Wales-only services, means the National Assembly for Wales; and'.

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Mr Elfyn Llwyd

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Page     22,     line     9     [Clause     23],     at end insert—

'(aa)

in relation to a proposal relating to services all of which are Wales-only services, means the National Assembly for Wales; and'.

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Mr Elfyn Llwyd

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Page     23,     line     28     [Clause 24],     at end insert—

"(aa)

in relation to a proposal relating to services all of which are

(i)	Wales-only services, or

(ii)	relevant cross-border services,

means the National Assembly for Wales; and".

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Mr Elfyn Llwyd

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Page     24,     line     47     [Clause 25],     at end insert—

"(aa)

in relation to a proposal relating to one or more services each of which is—

(i)	a Wales-only service, or

(ii)	a cross-border service in relation to which so much of the funding as is provided by a railway funding authority is funding provided by the National Assembly for Wales,

means the National Assembly for Wales; and".

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Mr Elfyn Llwyd

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Page     26,     line     36     [Clause 26],     at end insert—

"(aa)

in relation to a proposal relating to a network or part of a network that is wholly in Wales, means the National Assembly for Wales; and".

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Mr Elfyn Llwyd

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Page     28,     line     2     [Clause 27],     at end insert—

"(aa)

in relation to a proposal relating to a network or part of a network that is wholly in Wales, means the National Assembly for Wales; and".

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Mr Elfyn Llwyd

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Page     29,     line     15     [Clause 28],     at end insert—

"(aa)

in relation to a proposal relating to a network or part of a network that is wholly in Wales, means the National Assembly for Wales; and".

   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

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Page     29,     line     17     [Clause 28],     leave out "and Wales".

   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

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Page     29,     line     18     [Clause 28],     leave out "that is partly in England and Wales and partly in Scotland, and insert—

       "one part of which is in either England, Wales, or Scotland and another part of which is in either England, Wales or Scotland".

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Mr Elfyn Llwyd

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Page     30,     line     30     [Clause 29],     at end insert—

"(aa)

in relation to a proposal relating to a station or part of a station that is wholly in Wales, means the National Assembly for Wales; and".

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Mr Elfyn Llwyd

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Page     31,     line     36     [Clause 30],     at end insert—

"(aa)

in relation to a proposal relating to a station or part of a station that is wholly in Wales, means the National Assembly for Wales; and".

   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

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Page     31,     line     38     [Clause     30],     leave out 'and Wales'.

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Mr Elfyn Llwyd

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Page     32,     line     45     [Clause     31],     at end insert—

'"(aa)

in relation to a proposal relating to a station or part of a station that is wholly in Wales, means the National Assembly for Wales; and'.

Prepared 25 Jan 2005