Sections 40-59
3 NOVEMBER 2005
40. Part 6 is not your department. Mr Troy
will speak on that. That goes all the way through to page 24 where
we get into non-contentious areas. That is Clause 34. Let us go
through to 37, 38 or let us call it Part 8. Those are either usual
or tidying up provisions which we will not labour the Committee
with unless the Committee want more detail.
(Mr Lester) Indeed.
41. CHAIRMAN: No, thank you.
42. MR CLARKSON: Does the Committee
have any questions?
43. CHAIRMAN: Any questions?
44. DAVID MUNDELL: I want to ask all
of the clauses where objection were removed or amended as requested
what would the Bill as left achieve, would it still be worthwhile
achieving the limited number of things?
(Mr Lester) We
would clearly have to consider that because effectively all the
Bill would leave us with is filming and although filming is very
important the question of whether we should go through the rest
of the parliamentary procedure is something we would have to take
advice on.
45. CHAIRMAN: Would you like to call
your next witness?
46. MR CLARKSON: Yes, thank you very
much.
47. CHAIRMAN: Thank you very much, Mr
Lester.
The witness withdrew
MR GORDON BELL, Sworn
Examined by MR CLARKSON
48. MR CLARKSON:
Mr Bell, please, who will speak on Clause 10 and do the same exercise.
It would be useful to have the black folder. You are Gordon Bell,
is that correct?
(Mr Bell) I am.
49. You are a parking engineer with the London
Borough of Richmond on Thames, with 20 years experience in parking
management and enforcement, elected council member in the British
parking association, a body represented companies public authorities
with an interest in parking and a member of the Institution of
Highways and Transportation?
(Mr Bell) That
is correct.
50. I am going to do exactly the same with
you, Mr Bell, I will ask you explain the clause or the clauses.
I think it is Tab 10 to explain it to the Committee what the problem
is.
51. CHAIRMAN: Which clause are we dealing
with at the moment?
52. MR CLARKSON: Ten and Tab 10 as well.
(Mr Bell) The intent
of this clause is to continue to enforce a ban on the overnight
parking of heavy vehicles, mainly commercial vehicles but buses
and coaches as well, which is in place at the moment in all of
London except the London Borough of Hounslow. The ban currently
applies through separate traffic management orders made by each
local authority and the ban operates in all areas except one between
6.30 at night and 8am the following day. The exception is the
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, where the ban also applies
all day Sunday.
53. Yes.
(Mr Bell) The purpose
of the Clause is to enable the authorities to continue to enforce
this ban with exactly the same controls, no additions whatsoever,
but without the need to place on every street within a control
area and indeed on each side of every street a sign which I think
you have as Photo 3.
54. Have you got the photographs there?
55. CHAIRMAN: Page 25.
(Mr Bell) I have
not got the copy.
56. I see. Page 27, would be the one you are
referring to.
57. MR CLARKSON: Take us through, would
you, from 25 forward, and use those illustrations to tell the
Committee what the point is.
(Mr Bell) The photograph
on page 25 is the sign that is placed on the entry into what is
effectively a controlled parking zone and the controlled parking
zone is the one that bans, in this case, commercial vehicles over
five tons maximum gross weight and that is indicated on the sign
and the times for control are on the bottom of the sign. Now,
generally, these signs are all the way around London because,
as I said, most of the London local authority areas have this
ban in place.
58. CHAIRMAN: So the proposal, just
to cut a long story short, is to retain the signs at the entrance
and on the reverse the signs at the exit to remove the need for
the third one.
59. MR CLARKSON: Spot on.
(Mr Bell) That
is absolutely right.
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