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Stephen Hammond

253

Clause  57,  page  50,  line  8,  leave out from ‘to’ to ‘a’ in line 9 and insert ‘the licence

mentioned in subsection (5) above’.

Stephen Hammond

254

Clause  57,  page  50,  leave out lines 11 to 17.

Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

260

Clause  58,  page  51,  line  25,  leave out from ‘and’ to end of line 27 and insert ‘to the

local traffic authority’.

Stephen Hammond

247

Clause  59,  page  53,  line  5,  leave out from ‘money’ to end of line 7.

Stephen Hammond

248

Clause  59,  page  53,  line  30,  leave out from ‘to’ to ‘, and’ in line 31 and insert ‘the

appropriate local authority’.

Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

261

Clause  61,  page  54,  line  26,  at end insert—

‘(2)	After subsection (1)(vii) insert—

“(viia)

to require operators of public passenger services (within the

meaning of section 9A) to display within any vehicle or premises

used for providing those services information appropriate to

enable users of those services to make representations (including

complaints) about them to the Executive.

(viib)

as a result of any representations (including complaints) it has

received from users of public passenger services pursuant to

subsection (1)(viia), to make and publish recommendations or

representations in such manner and to such persons as the

Executive sees fit.”’.

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Graham Stringer

Ian Stewart

Mr Clive Betts

128

Clause  61,  page  55,  line  2,  after ‘under’, insert ‘section 10(1)(i) or’.

Graham Stringer

Ian Stewart

Mr Clive Betts

129

Clause  61,  page  55,  leave out line 8.

Graham Stringer

Ian Stewart

Mr Clive Betts

130

Clause  61,  page  55,  line  10,  at end insert—

‘(7)	For subsection (1)(i) (power of PTE to carry passengers by road) substitute—

“(i)	in the event that a quality contract is terminated or local services

provided under it cease in whole or in part to be provided, to

carry passengers by road within, to and from that area for the

purpose of maintaining local services provided under the quality

contract for so long as is required to procure another person to

provide such services under the relevant quality contracts

scheme;”’.

Stephen Hammond

249

Clause  62,  page  55,  line  17,  leave out ‘particular standard’ and insert ‘standard

equivalent to the minimum standard of other services within the relevant integrated

transport area’.

Stephen Hammond

250

Clause  63,  page  55,  line  30,  leave out ‘particular standard’ and insert ‘standard

equivalent to the minimum standard of other services within the relevant area’.

Stephen Hammond

251

Clause  64,  page  56,  line  3,  leave out ‘particular standard’ and insert ‘standard

equivalent to the minimum standard of other services within Wales’.

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Stephen Hammond

252

Page  10,  line  20,  leave out Clause 65.

Stephen Hammond

266

Clause  66,  page  56,  line  19,  leave out subsection (2).

Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

232

Clause  68,  page  57,  line  22,  leave out ‘by sub-committees with members’ and

insert ‘on a regional basis by persons’.

Stephen Hammond

267

Clause  68,  page  57,  line  23,  at end insert—

‘(ea)

about the making of an annual report on the discharge of functions and

financial situation of the Committee to—

(i)	the Secretary of State,

(ii)	all local transport authorities,

(iii)

both Houses of Parliament, and

(iv)	such other person, if any, as the Secretary of State may

determine.’.

Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

233

Clause  68,  page  57,  line  39,  after ‘policies’, insert ‘, including regional transport

policies,’.

Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

Stephen Hammond

Jeremy Wright

234

Clause  68,  page  58,  line  25,  at end insert—

‘(1A)

The Committee may consider representations (including complaints) made by or

on behalf of users of any public passenger transport services or facilities in

England and, where it appears to the Committee to be desirable, make and publish

recommendations or representations in respect of those services or facilities.’.

Stephen Hammond

268

Clause  68,  page  58,  line  30,  leave out paragraph (a).

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Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

235

Clause  68,  page  58,  line  30,  after ‘Committee’, insert ‘, including powers to require

operators of public passenger transport services to make available specified information

relating to the operation of those services and make provision for the sharing of that

information by the Committee with local transport authorities where the Committee

considers appropriate;’.

Stephen Hammond

269

Clause  68,  page  58,  line  33,  leave out paragraph (d).

Stephen Hammond

270

Clause  68,  page  58,  line  43,  after ‘body’, insert ‘representative of the users of

public transport’.

Stephen Hammond

271

Clause  68,  page  59,  line  1,  after ‘body’, insert ‘representative of the users of public

transport’.

Stephen Hammond

272

Clause  68,  page  59,  line  13,  leave out subsection (9).

Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

236

Clause  69,  page  60,  line  9,  at end insert—

‘(1A)

The Secretary of State may by order confer on the Rail Passengers’ Council

powers to require operators of public passenger transport services to make

available specified information relating to the operation of those services and

make provision for the sharing of that information by the Council with local

transport authorities where the Council considers it appropriate.’.

Stephen Hammond

273

Clause  73,  page  64,  line  6,  at end insert—

‘(2A)

An order may be made only if all of the constituent councils of the proposed ITA

have approved the scheme by means of—

(a)	a resolution, and

(b)	a public referendum.’.

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Graham Stringer

9

Clause  73,  page  64,  leave out lines 29 to 32 and insert ‘that all members of an ITA shall

be elected by a ballot of all the electors within the boundary of the proposed integrated

transport area.’.

Stephen Hammond

274

Clause  73,  page  64,  line  29,  leave out ‘for a majority of’.

Stephen Hammond

275

Clause  73,  page  64,  line  32,  at end insert ‘, and

(c)	for those members to be appointed from among the members of the

different political parties represented in the constituent councils, in such

numbers as to be proportionate to the representation of political parties

on those councils’.

Stephen Hammond

276

Clause  73,  page  64,  line  38,  leave out ‘and’ and insert—

‘(aa)

the Public Transport Users’ Committee for England,

(ab)	the Rail Passengers’ Council, and’.

Graham Stringer

10

Clause  73,  page  64,  line  40,  at end insert—

‘(10A)

Where all of the constituent councils of a proposed integrated transport area agree

a resolution opposing the designation of the area as an integrated transport area

the Secretary of State shall not make an order under this section.’.

Graham Stringer

11

Clause  73,  page  64,  line  40,  at end insert—

‘(10A)

The Secretary of State shall not make an order under this section if one or more

of the constituent councils of a proposed integrated transport area opposed the

designation of the area as an integrated transport area.’.

Graham Stringer

12

Clause  73,  page  64,  line  40,  at end insert—

‘(10A)

Where a majority of the constituent councils of a proposed integrated transport

area agree a resolution opposing the designation of the area as an integrated

transport area, the Secretary of State shall not make an order under this section.’.

Graham Stringer

13

Clause  73,  page  64,  line  45,  at end insert—

‘(11A)

The Secretary of State shall not make an order under this section unless a

referendum of all electors within the boundaries of a proposed integrated

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transport area has been held and a majority of electors are in favour of the

establishment of an integrated transport area.’.

Stephen Hammond

277

Clause  74,  page  65,  line  25,  leave out ‘and’.

Stephen Hammond

278

Clause  74,  page  65,  line  26,  at end insert ‘and

(c)	the cost effectiveness of providing transport within the area,’.

Stephen Hammond

279

Clause  75,  page  66,  line  10,  at end insert ‘and

(c)	the cost effectiveness of providing transport within the area.’.

Stephen Hammond

280

Clause  75,  page  66,  line  28,  at end insert ‘and

(c)	the cost effectiveness of providing transport within the area.’.

Graham Stringer

Ian Stewart

Mr Clive Betts

131

Clause  76,  page  66,  line  31,  leave out ‘one’ and insert ‘two’.

Graham Stringer

Ian Stewart

Mr Clive Betts

132

Clause  76,  page  66,  line  31,  after ‘may’, insert ‘in conjunction with the relevant

ITA,’.

Graham Stringer

Ian Stewart

Mr Clive Betts

133

Clause  76,  page  66,  leave out line 34.

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Graham Stringer

Ian Stewart

Mr Clive Betts

134

Clause  76,  page  67,  line  3,  leave out ‘one’ and insert ‘two’.

Stephen Hammond

281

Clause  76,  page  67,  line  7,  leave out ‘or’.

Stephen Hammond

282

Clause  76,  page  67,  line  8,  at end insert ‘and

(c)	the cost effectiveness of providing transport within the area,’.

Graham Stringer

Ian Stewart

Mr Clive Betts

135

Clause  77,  page  67,  line  14,  after ‘direct’, insert ‘an ITA, or’.

Graham Stringer

Ian Stewart

Mr Clive Betts

136

Clause  77,  page  67,  line  14,  leave out ‘one’ and insert ‘two’.

Graham Stringer

Ian Stewart

Mr Clive Betts

137

Clause  77,  page  67,  line  15,  after ‘description)’, insert ‘, in conjunction with the

relevant ITA,’.

Graham Stringer

Ian Stewart

Mr Clive Betts

138

Clause  77,  page  67,  leave out line 18.

Stephen Hammond

283

Clause  77,  page  67,  line  33,  leave out ‘or’.

Stephen Hammond

284

Clause  77,  page  67,  line  34,  at end insert ‘and

(c)	the cost effectiveness of providing transport within the area,’.

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