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House of Commons

Thursday 22nd November 2007

Public Bill Committee

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Crossrail Bill

Note

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order to be

proposed by Mr Tom Harris.

Mr Tom Harris

To move, that if proceedings on the Crossrail Bill are not completed at this day’s

sitting, the Committee do meet—

(a) on Thursdays when the House is sitting at 9.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m., and

(b) on Tuesdays when the House is sitting at 10.30 a.m. and 4.00 p.m.

Mr Tom Harris

To move, That proceedings on the Bill be taken in the following order, namely, Clause

1; Schedule 1; Clause 2; Schedule 2; Clause 3; Schedule 3; Clause 4; Schedule 4; Clause

5; Schedule 5; Clause 6; Schedule 6; Clauses 7 to 10; Schedule 7; Clauses 11 to 15;

Schedule 8; Clause 16; Schedule 9; Clause 17; Schedule 10; Clauses 18 to 45; Schedule

11; Clause 46; Schedule 12; Clauses 47 and 48; Schedule 13; Clause 49; Schedule 14;

Clauses 50 to 57; Schedule 15; Clause 58; Schedule 16; Clauses 59 to 66; new Clauses,

new Schedules, remaining proceedings on the Bill.

Public Bill Committee: 22nd November 2007
48

Crossrail Bill, continued

Stephen Hammond

4

Clause  1,  page  2,  line  9,  at end insert ‘not exceeding three metres’.

Stephen Hammond

26

Schedule  2,  page  63,  line  39,  leave out from ‘arbitration’ to end of line 40.

Stephen Hammond

27

Schedule  2,  page  67,  line  7,  leave out from ‘arbitration’ to end of line 8.

Stephen Hammond

5

Clause  4,  page  2,  line  33,  leave out subsections (1) to (3).

Stephen Hammond

28

Schedule  5,  page  98,  line  25,  leave out ‘28’ and insert ‘56’.

Stephen Hammond

29

Schedule  5,  page  100,  line  26,  leave out ‘28’ and insert ‘56’.

Mr Tom Harris

1

Schedule  5,  page  101,  line  27,  leave out paragraph 6 and insert—

‘6
Section 13 of the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 (c. 56) (refusal to give

possession to acquiring authority) applies for the purposes of this Schedule as

if—

(a)
references to the acquiring authority were references to the nominated

undertaker,

(b)
references to compensation payable to the person refusing to give

possession were references to compensation payable under this

Schedule, and

(c)
in subsection (1) for “this Act” there were substituted “Schedule 5 to

the Crossrail Act 2008”.’.

Public Bill Committee: 22nd November 2007
49

Crossrail Bill, continued

Stephen Hammond

6

Clause  6,  page  3,  line  19,  leave out ‘Secretary of State’ and insert ‘nominated

undertaker’.

Stephen Hammond

7

Clause  7,  page  4,  line  14,  leave out ‘Secretary of State’ and insert ‘nominated

undertaker’.

Stephen Hammond

8

Clause  7,  page  4,  line  17,  at end insert ‘providing it is in within 50 metres of the

outer limits of deviation for the scheduled works’.

Stephen Hammond

9

Clause  8,  page  5,  line  41,  leave out subsection (4).

Stephen Hammond

10

Clause  8,  page  5,  line  44,  leave out subsections (2)(b) and (4)’ and insert

‘subsection (2)’.

Stephen Hammond

11

Clause  10,  page  7,  line  7,  at end insert—

‘(c)
the development falls within the limits of deviation for the scheduled

works.’.

Stephen Hammond

30

Schedule  7,  page  137,  line  14,  leave out ‘every relevant local authority which’.

Stephen Hammond

31

Schedule  7,  page  137,  line  15,  at beginning insert ‘every relevant local authority

which’.

Public Bill Committee: 22nd November 2007
50

Crossrail Bill, continued

Stephen Hammond

32

Schedule  7,  page  137,  line  19,  at beginning insert ‘every relevant local authority

which’.

Stephen Hammond

33

Schedule  7,  page  137,  line  19,  at end insert—

‘(c)
all such relevant persons or bodies as may be affected by making such

an order.’.

Stephen Hammond

34

Schedule  7,  page  148,  line  5,  leave out ‘6’ and insert ‘12’.

Stephen Hammond

35

Schedule  7,  page  161,  line  22,  at end insert ‘and any such other conservation body

that might be expected to have a particular interest in the site as it relates to their subject

of conservation.’.

Stephen Hammond

36

Schedule  7,  page  161,  line  23,  at end insert ‘and any such other conservation body

that might be expected to have a particular interest in the site as it relates to their subject

of conservation.’.

Stephen Hammond

12

Clause  11,  page  8,  line  3,  leave out subsections (2) and (3).

Stephen Hammond

13

Page  9,  line  1,  leave out Clause 13.

Stephen Hammond

14

Clause  18,  page  12,  line  7,  at end add ‘, and is subject to the conditions set out in

subsection (3)’.

Public Bill Committee: 22nd November 2007
51

Crossrail Bill, continued

Stephen Hammond

15

Clause  20,  page  13,  line  7,  leave out subsection (2).

Stephen Hammond

16

Clause  20,  page  13,  line  13,  leave out ‘the Secretary of State’ and insert ‘a

magistrates’ court’.

Stephen Hammond

37


Clause  21,  page  13,  leave out lines 29 and 30 and insert ‘section 82(2) of that Act

applies’.

Stephen Hammond

38


Clause  22,  page  14,  line  12,  at end insert ‘with the exception of any trains used to

transport construction material to sites being used in connection with the scheduled

works.’.

Stephen Hammond

39


Clause  23,  page  14,  line  22,  at end insert ‘and with regard to commercial freight

requirements.’.

Stephen Hammond

40


Clause  23,  page  14,  line  38,  leave out subsection (5).

Stephen Hammond

41


Clause  23,  page  15,  line  1,  after ‘may’, insert ‘, no later than 6 months after the

commencement of commercial services on the Crossrail network,’.

Public Bill Committee: 22nd November 2007
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Crossrail Bill, continued

Stephen Hammond

42


Clause  24,  page  15,  line  36,  at end insert—

‘( )
such passenger groups as he considers appropriate.’.

Stephen Hammond

43


Clause  26,  page  17,  line  19,  after ‘State’, insert ‘and such other persons as the

Office of Rail Regulation considers appropriate’.

Stephen Hammond

44


Clause  27,  page  17,  line  43,  at end insert—

‘( )
Where the Secretary of State makes no objection to the contract, he must indicate

who he has consulted in formulating his decision.’.

Stephen Hammond

45


Clause  27,  page  18,  line  7,  leave out subsections (7) to (9).

Stephen Hammond

46


Clause  28,  page  19,  line  2,  at end insert—

‘( )
Subsection (4) applies only where a compensatory arrangement has been reached,

which is enforceable by the Office of Rail Regulation.’.

Stephen Hammond

47


Clause  29,  page  20,  line  15,  after ‘State’, insert ‘and other interested parties’.

Stephen Hammond

49


Clause  30,  page  20,  line  37,  after ‘Regulation’, insert ‘and other interested parties’.

Public Bill Committee: 22nd November 2007
53

Crossrail Bill, continued

Stephen Hammond

50


Clause  30,  page  20,  line  40,  at end insert ‘which shall be subject to annulment in

pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.’.

Stephen Hammond

51


Clause  32,  page  22,  line  40,  at end insert—

‘( )
Any person who suffers loss by the directions under this section shall be entitled

to be compensated by the Secretary of State.’.

Stephen Hammond

17

Clause  33,  page  23,  line  22,  leave out subsections (6) to (8).

Stephen Hammond

18

Clause  34,  page  24,  line  5,  leave out ‘terminate the agreement’ and insert ‘instruct

the Office of Rail Regulation to review the agreement and to determine how to vary it in

light of those directions’.

Stephen Hammond

19

Clause  34,  page  24,  line  9,  leave out ‘Secretary of State has terminated the

franchise agreement’ and insert ‘Office of Rail Regulation has acted’.

Stephen Hammond

20

Page  24,  line  20,  leave out Clause 35.