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

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

23

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

24

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

25

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


   

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

26

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

27

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

28

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


   

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

63

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


   

Mr Secretary Darling

14

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

1

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.'.


   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

38

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'.


   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

39

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'.


   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

40

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".


   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

41

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".


   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

42

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".


   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

43

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".


   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

44

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

45

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

   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

46

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".


   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

47

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".


   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

48

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

49

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


   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

50

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'.

   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

51

Page     32,     line     47     [Clause     31],     leave out 'and Wales'.


   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

52

Page     33,     line     21     [Clause     32],     at end insert—

      '(e) a report by the Rail Passengers' Council concerning the economic, social and environmental costs and benefits of the proposal.'.


   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

53

Page     34,     line     43     [Clause     33],     at end insert—

    '(1A)   A closure ratification notice applying specifically to passenger services shall not be construed as applying to freight services.'.


   

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn
Mr Kelvin Hopkins
Mr Robert N. Wareing
Alan Simpson
John Cryer

Frank CookMr Gwyn ProsserMrs Helen Clark
Mr Robert Marshall-AndrewsLynne JonesDr Gavin Strang
Mr Harry Barnes

5

Page     41,     line     38,     leave out Clause 39.

   

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

29

Page     41,     line     45     [Clause     39],     leave out from 'securing' to the end of line 2 on page 42 and insert 'either—

      (i) that making a quality contracts scheme is an appropriate way of securing that the transport needs of the potential users of a relevant railway service that has been or is to be reduced or discontinued are met; or

      (ii) that the operation of local services is more closely integrated with a relevant railway service where this contributes to meeting the transport needs of potential users of the relevant railway service.'.


   

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

30

Page     42,     line     49     [Clause     39],     at end insert '"railway" has its wider meaning for the purposes of the Railways Act 1993; and'.


   

Mr Secretary Darling

9

Page     48,     line     38     [Clause     44],     leave out 'Secretary of State' and insert 'appropriate authority'.

   

Mr Secretary Darling

10

Page     48,     line     42     [Clause     44],     leave out 'Secretary of State' and insert 'appropriate authority'.

 
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