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House of Commons

 
 

Thursday 22nd November 2007

 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

 

Crossrail Bill


 

[First and second Sittings]


 

Mr Tom Harris

 

Agreed to

 

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

 

Agreed to

 

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.

 


 

Stephen Hammond

 

Withdrawn  4

 

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

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Schedule 1 Agreed to.

 

Clause 2 Agreed to.

 



 
 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 22nd November 2007      

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Crossrail Bill, continued

 
 

Stephen Hammond

 

Withdrawn  26

 

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

 

Stephen Hammond

 

Not called  27

 

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

 

Schedule Agreed to.

 

Clause 3 Agreed to.

 

Schedule 3 Agreed to.

 


 

Stephen Hammond

 

Not selected  5

 

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

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Schedule 4 Agreed to.

 

Clause 5 Agreed to.

 


 

Stephen Hammond

 

Withdrawn  28

 

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

 

Stephen Hammond

 

Not called  29

 

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

 

Mr Tom Harris

 

Agreed to  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 Proceedings: 22nd November 2007      

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Crossrail Bill, continued

 
 

Schedule, as amended, Agreed to.

 


 

Stephen Hammond

 

Withdrawn  6

 

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

 

undertaker’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Schedule 6 Agreed to.

 


 

Stephen Hammond

 

Not called  7

 

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

 

undertaker’.

 

Stephen Hammond

 

Negatived on division  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’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Stephen Hammond

 

Withdrawn  9

 

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

 

Stephen Hammond

 

Not called  10

 

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

 

‘subsection (2)’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clause 9 Agreed to.

 


 

Stephen Hammond

 

Withdrawn  11

 

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

 

‘(c)    

the development falls within the limits of deviation for the scheduled

 

works.’.


 
 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 22nd November 2007      

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Crossrail Bill, continued

 
 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Stephen Hammond

 

Withdrawn  30

 

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

 

Stephen Hammond

 

Not called  31

 

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

 

which’.

 

Stephen Hammond

 

Not called  32

 

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

 

which’.

 

Stephen Hammond

 

Not called  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

 

Negatived on division  34

 

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

 

Stephen Hammond

 

Withdrawn  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

 

Not called  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.’.

 

Schedule Agreed to.

 


 

Stephen Hammond

 

Negatived on division  12

 

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

 

Clause Agreed to.


 
 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 22nd November 2007      

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Crossrail Bill, continued

 
 

Clause 12 Agreed to.

 


 

Stephen Hammond

 

Not selected  13

 

Page  9,  line  1,  leave out Clause 13.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clauses 14 and 15 Agreed to.

 

Schedule 8 Agreed to.

 

Clause 16 Agreed to.

 

Schedule 9 Agreed to.

 

Clause 17 Agreed to.

 

Schedule 10 Agreed to.

 


 

Stephen Hammond

 

Withdrawn  14

 

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

 

subsection (3)’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clause 19 Agreed to.

 


 

Stephen Hammond

 

Not selected  15

 

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

 

Stephen Hammond

 

Not selected  16

 

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

 

magistrates’ court’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 



 
 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 22nd November 2007      

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Crossrail Bill, continued

 
 

Stephen Hammond

 

Not selected  37

 

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

 

applies’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Stephen Hammond

 

Withdrawn  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.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Stephen Hammond

 

Withdrawn  39

 

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

 

requirements.’.

 

Stephen Hammond

 

Not called  40

 

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

 

Stephen Hammond

 

Withdrawn  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,’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Stephen Hammond

 

Negatived on division  42

 

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

 

‘( )    

such passenger groups as he considers appropriate.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clause 25 Agreed to.

 



 
 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 22nd November 2007      

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Crossrail Bill, continued

 
 

Stephen Hammond

 

Withdrawn  43

 

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

 

Office of Rail Regulation considers appropriate’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Stephen Hammond

 

Withdrawn  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

 

Withdrawn  45

 

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

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Stephen Hammond

 

Withdrawn  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.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Stephen Hammond

 

Not called  47

 

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

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

[Adjourned till Tuesday next at 10.30 a.m.


 
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