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House of Commons

Tuesday 28th June 2005

Standing Committee Proceedings

Standing Committee F

Transport (Wales) Bill

Agreed to

Resolution of the Programming Sub-Committee

The Programming Sub-Committee appointed by the Speaker in respect of the Bill

agreed the following Resolution at its meeting on (Standing Order 83C):

That—

(1)
during proceedings on the Transport (Wales) Bill the Standing Committee

shall (in addition to its first meeting at 10.30 a.m. on Tuesday 28th June) meet

at 4.30 p.m. on Tuesday 28th June;

(2)
the proceedings shall be taken in the following order, namely, Clauses 1 to 3,

the Schedule, Clauses 4 to 17, new Clauses, new Schedules, remaining

proceedings on the Bill;

(3)
the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a

conclusion at 10 p.m. on Tuesday 28th June.

Bill Wiggin

Negatived on division  1

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  6,  leave out ‘to, from and’.

Clause Agreed to.

Bill Wiggin

Withdrawn  2

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  9,  leave out paragraph (c) and insert—

‘(c)
bodies which represent the interests of persons carrying out business in

Wales.’

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Transport (Wales) Bill, continued

Bill Wiggin

Not called  17

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  9,  at end add—

‘(d)
a number of bodies prescribed by regulations, including the network

operator, with an obligation to discuss the operational consequences of

proposed policies.’.

Bill Wiggin

Not called  22

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  12,  at end add—

‘(8)
In the case of an English authority raising an objection to the consultation

undertaken by the Assembly under subsection (5), the Secretary of State shall

have the right to adjudicate whether the Assembly should approve the Strategy.’.

Bill Wiggin

Not called  3

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  12,  at end insert—

‘(8)
Any priorities and future schemes set out in the Strategy must be developed with

regard to the funding available.’.

Clause and Clause 3 Agreed to.

Bill Wiggin

Withdrawn  15

Schedule  1,  page  9,  line  9,  after ‘Strategy’, insert ‘with regard to existing

undertakings and agreements with transport providers’.

Bill Wiggin

Withdrawn  24

Schedule  1,  page  10,  line  40,  leave out from ‘authority’ to end and insert ‘will be

subject to fines set out under (Local Transport authority: Wales - penalties).’.

Bill Wiggin

Not called  16

Schedule  1,  page  11,  line  11,  at end insert ‘and not solely on their website’.

Schedule Agreed to.

Bill Wiggin

Withdrawn  4

Clause  4,  page  2,  line  36,  at end add—

‘(7)
The National Assembly for Wales shall provide for the costs of the arrangements

for the discharge of joint functions.’.

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Transport (Wales) Bill, continued

Clause Agreed to.

Bill Wiggin

Withdrawn  5

Clause  5,  page  3,  line  23,  leave out subsection (5).

Bill Wiggin

Withdrawn  6

Clause  5,  page  3,  line  39,  at end insert—

‘(c)
the Secretary of State for Wales, the Secretary of State for Constitutional

Affairs and the Deputy Prime Minister.’.

Clause Agreed to.

Clause 6 Agreed to.

Bill Wiggin

Withdrawn  7

Clause  7,  page  4,  line  24,  leave out ‘and effectiveness’ and insert ‘, effectiveness

and sustainability’.

Bill Wiggin

Not called  8

Clause  7,  page  4,  line  27,  at end insert—

‘(d)
existing transport strategies outside Wales, the effect on other transport

services and the impact on the efficient operation of the transport network

across the UK.’.

Bill Wiggin

Withdrawn  9

Clause  7,  page  4,  line  30,  leave out subsection (4).

Clause Agreed to.

Clause 8 Agreed to.

Bill Wiggin

Not selected  10

Clause  9,  page  5,  line  42,  leave out subsection (3).

Clause Agreed to.

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Transport (Wales) Bill, continued

Bill Wiggin

Withdrawn  11

Clause  10,  page  6,  line  38,  leave out subsection (4).

Clause Agreed to.

Bill Wiggin

Withdrawn  13

Clause  11,  page  7,  line  7,  leave out subsection (2).

Bill Wiggin

Not selected  12

Page  6,  line  40,  leave out Clause 11.

Clause Agreed to.

Clause 12 Agreed to.

Bill Wiggin

Not called  19

Clause  13,  page  7,  line  18,  after ‘order’, insert ‘or regulations’.

Bill Wiggin

Not called  20

Clause  13,  page  7,  line  19,  after ‘order’, insert ‘or regulations’.

Bill Wiggin

Not called  21

Clause  13,  page  7,  line  20,  after ‘order’, insert ‘or regulations’.

Clause Agreed to.

Clause 14 Agreed to.

Bill Wiggin

Not selected  14

Page  7,  line  29,  leave out Clause 15.

Clause Agreed to on division.

Clauses 16 and 17 Agreed to.

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Transport (Wales) Bill, continued

new clause

Local transport authority: Wales - penalties

Bill Wiggin

Not called  nc1

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
The Assembly shall require any local transport authority whose area is in Wales,

to pay £100,000 to the Assembly when the following conditions have been met—

(a)
the authority has failed to submit a replacement local transport plan; and

(b)
the period for replacing the plan has expired.’.

Bill to be reported.