Select Committee on Crossrail First Special Report


12  Annex A: Instructions

House of Commons Votes and Proceedings Tuesday 19th July 2005

2 Crossrail Bill,—Ordered, That S.O. 209(1) of the Standing Orders relating to Private Business (time for delivering notices, etc.) shall have effect in relation to the deposit of Petitions in connection with the Crossrail Bill on or before 16th September 2005 as if on a day on which the House does not sit deposit were required to be made between 11.00 a.m. and 3.00 p.m.—(The Chairman of Ways and Means.)

15 Crossrail Bill,—The Order of the day being read, for the Second Reading of the Crossrail Bill;

And a Motion being made, and the Question being put, That the Bill be now read a second time;

The House divided.

Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Ian Cawsey, Tony Cunningham: 394.

Tellers for the Noes, Andrew Rosindell, Mr Mark Lancaster: 24.

So the Question was agreed to. The Bill was accordingly read a second time.

16 Crossrail Bill [Money],—Her Majesty's Recommendation having been signified to the proposed Motion relating to Crossrail Bill [Money];

A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 52 (Money resolutions and ways and means resolutions in connection with bills), That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Crossrail Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of—

(a) any expenditure incurred by the Secretary of State in consequence of the Act, and

(b) any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable out of money so provided under any other enactment—(Mr Vernon Coaker):—It was agreed to.

17 Crossrail Bill [Ways and Means],—A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 52 (Money resolutions and ways and means resolutions in connection with bills), That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Crossrail Bill, it is expedient to authorise the making of provision about income tax, corporation tax, capital gains tax, stamp duty, stamp duty land tax and stamp duty reserve tax—(Mr Vernon Coaker):—It was agreed to.

18 Crossrail Bill [Select Committee],—A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Order [this day], That the Bill be committed to a Select Committee of ten Members to be nominated by the Committee of Selection.

That there shall stand referred to the Select Committee—

(a) any Petition against the Bill presented by being deposited in the Private Bill Office at any time not later than 16th September 2005, and

(b) any Petition which has been presented by being deposited in the Private Bill Office and in which the Petitioners complain of any amendment as proposed in the filled-up Bill or of any matter which has arisen during the progress of the Bill before the Select Committee, being a Petition in which the Petitioners pray to be heard by themselves, their Counsel or Agents.

That, notwithstanding the practice of the House that appearances on Petitions against an opposed Private Bill be required to be entered at the first meeting of the Select Committee on the Bill, in the case of any such Petitions as are mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) above on which appearances are not entered at that meeting, the Select Committee shall appoint a later day on which it will require appearances on those Petitions to be entered.

That any Petitioner whose Petition stands referred to the Select Committee shall, subject to the Rules and Orders of the House and to the Prayer of his Petition, be entitled to be heard by himself, his Counsel or Agents upon his Petition provided that it is prepared and signed in conformity with the Rules and Orders of the House, and the Member in charge of the Bill shall be entitled to be heard by his Counsel or Agents in favour of the Bill against that Petition.

That the Select Committee have power to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place and to report from day to day the Minutes of Evidence taken before it.

That three be the Quorum of the Select Committee—(Mr Vernon Coaker):—It was agreed to.

19 Crossrail Bill [Instruction],—A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Order [this day], That it be an Instruction to the Select Committee to which the Crossrail Bill is committed—

(a) that the Select Committee, without comment, report to the House for its consideration any issue relating to the environmental impact of the railway transport system for which the Bill provides that is raised in a Petition against the Bill, but which the Select Committee is prevented from considering by the practice of the House; and

(b) that, in applying the practice of the House, the Select Committee treat the principle of the Bill as including—

(i) the termini of the railway transport system for which the Bill provides, and

(ii) the provision of intermediate stations at Paddington, Bond Street, Tottenham Court Road, Farringdon, Liverpool Street, Whitechapel, the Isle of Dogs and Custom House—(Mr Vernon Coaker);

The House divided.

Tellers for the Ayes, Tony Cunningham, Mr Ian Cawsey: 311.

Tellers for the Noes, Andrew Selous, Mr Henry Bellingham: 114.
House of Commons Votes and Proceedings Thursday 12th January 2006

Crossrail Bill [Instruction] (No. 2),—A Motion was made, and the Question being put, That it be a further Instruction to the Select Committee to which the Crossrail Bill is committed—

(1) that it have power to consider—

(a) the extension of permitted development under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 in relation to development which is the subject of environmental assessment in connection with the Bill;

(b) additional power to carry out works for the purpose of reinstating facilities whose operation or use is discontinued because of the exercise of powers conferred by the Bill;

(c) provision relating to the abstraction of water;

(d) alterations to the provision which is now made in the Bill regarding planning permission for development authorised by the Bill which consists of a work other than a scheduled work;

(e) alterations to the provision which is now made in the Bill regarding the application of provisions of the Bill to things authorised by an order under section 1 of the Transport and Works Act 1992;

(f) alterations to the provision which is now made in the Bill regarding any of the following—

(i) a crossover at Farringdon;

(ii) sidings at Westbourne Park;

(iii) diversion of the Moorgate Station Sewer;

(iv) a jetty and conveyor at West India Docks South;

(v) use of the River Lea for barge loading and holding areas;

(vi) realignment of the Docklands Light Railway at Custom House;

(vii) facilities for handling excavated materials at Manor Wharf;

(viii) a shaft at Eleanor Street;

(ix) diversion of the Hackney to Abbey Mills Sewer and the Wick Lane Sewer;

(x) a bridge over Hollow Hill Lane, Langley;

(g) realignment of the proposed running tunnel beneath Shorts Gardens, Camden;

(h) alterations to a ticket hall at the proposed Whitechapel Station;

(i) alterations to the provision which is now made in the Bill regarding approval in relation to highway accesses;

(j) alterations to the provision which is now made in the Bill regarding the acquisition of land at Basin Approach, Lowell Street and land at Billingsgate Market;

(k) alterations to the provision which is now made in the Bill regarding the creation and acquisition of easements or other rights over land;

(l) alterations to the table in paragraph 1 of Schedule 8 to the Bill (disapplication and modification of heritage controls), so far as relating to the City of Westminster, the City of London and the London Borough of Tower Hamlets;

(m) the inclusion of additional land within the limits of land to be acquired or used;

and, if it thinks fit, to make amendments to the Bill with respect to any of the matters mentioned above, and for connected purposes;

(2) that any Petition against Amendments to the Bill which the Select Committee to which the Crossrail Bill is committed is empowered to make shall be referred to that Select Committee if—

(a) it is presented by being deposited in the Private Bill Office not later than the end of the period of four weeks beginning with the day on which the first newspaper notice of the Amendments was published or, if that period includes any time during which the House is adjourned for more than four days, not later than five weeks beginning with that day, and

(b) it is one in which the Petitioners pray to be heard by themselves, their Counsel or Agents.

That these Orders be Standing Orders of the House.—(Mr Secretary Darling.)

The House divided.

Tellers for the Ayes, Gillian Merron, Mr Ian Cawsey: 390.

Tellers for the Noes, Mr Peter Kilfoyle, Mr George Howarth: 0.

So the Question was agreed to. It being two hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Motions relating to the Crossrail Bill, the Deputy Speaker put the Questions necessary to dispose of proceedings on the remaining Motions, pursuant to Order [19th December].

2 Crossrail Bill [Instruction] (No. 3),—Ordered, That it be a further Instruction to the Select Committee to which the Crossrail Bill is committed that, where a Petition against the Bill which stands referred to the Select Committee raises an issue regarding extension of the railway transport system for which the Bill provides—

(a) from Maidenhead to Reading, or

(b) from Abbey Wood to Ebbsfleet,

it may, if it thinks it appropriate to do so, hear the Petitioner and the Member in charge of the Bill on that issue for the purpose of reporting to the House whether there appears to be a case for such extension being the subject of an application for an order under the Transport and Works Act 1992.

That where the Select Committee to which the Crossrail Bill is committed decides under this instruction to hear the Petitioner and the Member in charge of the Bill on an issue, the Petitioner shall be entitled to be heard by himself, his Counsel or Agents and the Member in charge of the Bill shall be entitled to be heard by his Counsel or Agents.

That these Orders be Standing Orders of the House.—(Mr Frank Roy.)

House of Commons Votes and Proceedings - Tuesday 31st October 2006

Crossrail Bill [Instruction] (No. 4),—Ordered, That it be a further Instruction to the Select Committee to which the Crossrail Bill is committed in the next Session—

(1) that it have power to consider—

(a) provision in connection with the reinstatement of facilities whose operation or use is discontinued because of the exercise of power conferred by the Bill;

(b) provision in connection with agreements relating to temporary possession and use of land subject to compulsory acquisition;

(c) provision in connection with prohibitions of or restrictions on the use of land imposed for purposes connected with Crossrail;

(d) alterations to the provision which is now made in the Bill regarding works at West Drayton Yard, London Borough of Hillingdon;

(e) works at Old Oak Common Depot, Ilford Depot and North Pole Depot, including realignment of the railway between Old Oak Common and Ladbroke Grove;

(f) realignment of the railway between Westbourne Park and Royal Oak;

(g) the footbridge at Westbourne Park;

(h) the lowering of Eastbourne Terrace and Chilworth Street, City of Westminster;

(i) alterations to the provision which is now made in the Bill regarding the acquisition of land at Hanover Square, City of Westminster;

(j) extension of the limits of deviation at Hanover Square, City of Westminster and at Charterhouse Square, Lindsey Street, Hayne Street and Long Lane, City of London;

(k) an additional ticket hall and other works at Bond Street Station;

(l) the construction of the works at Tottenham Court Road Station;

(m) alterations to the provision which is now made in the Bill regarding a shaft at Fox and Knot Street, London Borough of Islington;

(n) an additional ticket hall and enhancement of the existing ticket hall at Liverpool Street Station;

(o) the vertical alignment of the running tunnel beneath Stepney Green, London Borough of Tower Hamlets;

(p) a train reversing facility at West Ham;

(q) a barge loading facility at Instone Wharf, London Boroughs of Newham and Tower Hamlets, including a conveyor for construction purposes;

(r) alterations to the proposed Isle of Dogs Station;

(s) alterations to the tables in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule No. 8 to the Bill (disapplication and modification of heritage controls);

and, if it thinks fit, to make amendments to the Bill with respect to any of the matters mentioned above, and for connected purposes;

(2) that any Petition against Amendments to the Bill which the Select Committee mentioned in paragraph (1) above is empowered by that paragraph to make shall be referred to that Select Committee if—

(a) it is presented by being deposited in the Private Bill Office not later than the end of the period of four weeks beginning with the day on which the first newspaper notice of the Amendments was published or, if that period includes any time during which the House is adjourned, or prorogued, for more than four days, not later than five weeks beginning with that day, and

(b) it is one in which the Petitioners pray to be heard by themselves, their Counsel or Agents;

(3) that, in its application to Amendments of which the first newspaper notice is published after the date of this Instruction, paragraph 2(a) of Instruction (No. 2) [12th January] shall have effect with the insertion after 'is adjourned' of ', or prorogued,'.

That these Orders be Standing Orders of the House.—(Mr Tom Harris.)

House of Commons Votes and Proceedings Wednesday 25th April 2007

5 Crossrail Bill [Instruction] (No. 5),—Ordered, That it be a further Instruction to the Select Committee to which the Crossrail Bill is committed—

(1) that it have power to consider—

(a) the provision of a station at Woolwich, in the London Borough of Greenwich;

(b) realignment of the running tunnels at or in the vicinity of the proposed Woolwich Station;

(c) works associated with the realignment mentioned in paragraph (b) above:

and, if it thinks fit, to make amendments to the Bill with respect to any of the matters mentioned above, and for connected purposes;

(2) that any Petition against Amendments to the Bill which the Select Committee to which the Crossrail Bill is committed is empowered by paragraph (1) above to make shall be referred to that Select Committee if—

(a) it is presented by being deposited in the Private Bill Office not later than the end of the period of four weeks beginning with the day on which the first newspaper notice of the Amendments was published or, if that period ends on a day on which the House does not sit, not later than the fifth day on which the House next sits, and

(b) it is one in which the Petitioners pray to be heard by themselves, their Counsel or Agents.

(3) that, in their application to Amendments of which the first newspaper notice is published after the date of this Instruction, paragraph 2(a) of Instruction (No. 2) [12th January 2006] and paragraph 2(a) of Instruction (No. 4) [31st October 2006] shall have effect as if for the words from 'that period' to the end there were substituted 'ends on a day on which the House does not sit, not later than the fifth day on which the House next sits'.

That these Orders be Standing Orders of the House.—(Mr Tom Harris.)


 
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