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Graham Stringer

Ian Stewart

Mr Clive Betts

89

Clause  13,  page  14,  leave out lines 23 to 25.

Stephen Hammond

42

Clause  14,  page  14,  line  36,  leave out subsection (2).

Stephen Hammond

43

Clause  15,  page  15,  line  3,  leave out subsection (3).

Stephen Hammond

44

Clause  18,  page  16,  line  39,  leave out paragraph (a).

Graham Stringer

Ian Stewart

Mr Clive Betts

90

Clause  18,  page  17,  line  2,  leave out from ‘revised’ to end of line 3.

Stephen Hammond

45

Clause  18,  page  17,  line  8,  leave out paragraph (e).

Graham Stringer

Ian Stewart

Mr Clive Betts

91

Clause  18,  page  17,  leave out lines 8 to 12.

Graham Stringer

Ian Stewart

Mr Clive Betts

Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

94

Clause  18,  page  17,  line  9,  at end insert ‘on the basis that an “admissible objection”

will be restricted to matters dealing with the undermining of the commercial viability of

existing local services being operated in any part of the area to which the scheme would

relate,’.

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Graham Stringer

Ian Stewart

Mr Clive Betts

95

Clause  18,  page  17,  line  10,  at end insert ‘, provided that such provision specifies

that the meaning of “relevant operator” shall not include any person who does not operate

local services within any part of the area to which the scheme would relate,’.

Graham Stringer

Ian Stewart

Mr Clive Betts

92

Clause  18,  page  17,  line  11,  after ‘determination’, insert ‘by the authority or

authorities’.

Graham Stringer

Ian Stewart

Mr Clive Betts

93

Clause  18,  page  17,  line  12,  at end insert—

‘(f)	to the extent that such a determination is to be made by a person other

than the authority or authorities, for the notification of the authority or

authorities that an objector has purported to make an admissible

objection and for the authority or authorities to make representations

regarding that objection to the person making the determination,’.

Stephen Hammond

46

Clause  18,  page  17,  line  16,  leave out paragraph (b).

Ms Rosie Winterton

81

Clause  18,  page  17,  line  32,  at end insert—

‘( )	The provision that may be made by virtue of subsection (3)(g) includes provision

for and in connection with—

(a)	the appointment of a person (“an adjudicator”) to make such a

determination as is mentioned in that paragraph;

(b)	the appointment of a person (“an assessor”) to assist an adjudicator in

considering any question which appears to arise in relation to such a

determination;

(c)	the payment—

(i)	by the Secretary of State to an adjudicator, or

(ii)	by the Secretary of State or an adjudicator to an assessor,

of such remuneration as may be determined by or in accordance with the

regulations.’.

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Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

154

Clause  18,  page  17,  line  32,  at end add—

‘(6)	A statutory instrument containing regulations made under this section may not be

made unless a draft of the order has been laid before, and approved by a resolution

of, each House of Parliament.’.

Graham Stringer

Ian Stewart

Mr Clive Betts

96

Clause  19,  page  17,  line  40,  leave out ‘proposed’.

Stephen Hammond

47

Clause  19,  page  17,  line  40,  after ‘increase’, insert ‘of 10%’.

Graham Stringer

Ian Stewart

Mr Clive Betts

97

Clause  19,  page  17,  line  41,  leave out ‘proposed’.

Graham Stringer

Ian Stewart

Mr Clive Betts

98

Clause  19,  page  17,  line  43,  leave out ‘proposed’.

Graham Stringer

Ian Stewart

Mr Clive Betts

99

Clause  19,  page  17,  line  44,  leave out ‘proposed’.

Stephen Hammond

48

Clause  19,  page  17,  line  44,  after ‘relates’, insert ‘, which are substantially greater

than those that would pertain under a quality partnership scheme,’.

Graham Stringer

Ian Stewart

Mr Clive Betts

100

Clause  19,  page  17,  line  46,  leave out ‘proposed’.

Stephen Hammond

49

Clause  19,  page  17,  line  47,  after ‘authorities’, insert ‘substantially more than

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would a quality partnership scheme’.

Graham Stringer

Ian Stewart

Mr Clive Betts

101

Clause  19,  page  18,  line  1,  leave out ‘proposed’.

Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

155

Clause  19,  page  18,  line  2,  after ‘efficient’, insert ‘, environmentally sustainable’.

Stephen Hammond

50

Clause  19,  page  18,  line  4,  leave out from beginning to end of line 8 and insert—

‘(e)	there are shown to be no adverse effects of the proposed scheme on

operators or on persons living or working in the area to which the

proposed scheme relates.’.

Graham Stringer

Ian Stewart

Mr Clive Betts

102

Clause  19,  page  18,  line  4,  leave out ‘proposed’.

Graham Stringer

Ian Stewart

Mr Clive Betts

103

Clause  19,  page  18,  line  6,  leave out ‘proposed’.

Stephen Hammond

51

Clause  19,  page  18,  line  8,  at end insert—

‘(2A)

In subsection (1)—

“economic” means that the cost of implementing the proposed scheme to

the local authority will be no greater than implementing the same services

under any other means;

“efficient” means that the proposed scheme will be no less efficient than if

the same services were implemented under any other means;

“effective” means that the proposed scheme will be no less effective than if

the same services were implemented under any other means.’.

Graham Stringer

Ian Stewart

Mr Clive Betts

104

Clause  19,  page  18,  line  9,  leave out subsection (3) and insert—

‘(3)	In subsection (2) omit paragraph (b).’.

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Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

194

Clause  19,  page  18,  line  9,  leave out subsection (3) and insert—

‘(3)	For subsection (2)(b) substitute—

“(b)	have consulted the appropriate consulting authority in

accordance with section 125A”’.

Stephen Hammond

52

Clause  19,  page  18,  line  19,  after ‘services’, insert ‘by 10%’.

Graham Stringer

Ian Stewart

Mr Clive Betts

105

Clause  20,  page  18,  line  24,  at end insert—

‘(1A)

For “proposed scheme”, wherever occurring, substitute “scheme”’.

Graham Stringer

Ian Stewart

Mr Clive Betts

106

Clause  20,  page  18,  leave out lines 25 to 27 and insert—

‘(2)	For subsection (1) substitute—

“(1)	Prior to making a quality contracts scheme the authority or authorities

must—”’.

Stephen Hammond

53

Clause  20,  page  18,  line  28,  leave out from ‘publish’ to ‘a’.

Stephen Hammond

54

Clause  20,  page  18,  line  31,  leave out ‘and’ and at end insert—

‘( )	supply a copy of that document to—

(i)	the chief fire officer for each fire area covering the whole or part

of that area,

(ii)	the head of the local ambulance service for each area covering

the whole or part of that area,

(iii)

all persons living within 150 metres of any part of the route as

specified in the proposed scheme,

(iv)	representatives of local groups representing disabled people,’.

Stephen Hammond

55

Clause  20,  page  18,  line  39,  leave out ‘reasons’ and insert ‘evidence indicating’.

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Stephen Hammond

56

Clause  20,  page  19,  line  7,  at end insert—

‘(iii)

any potential liability arising from future litigation,’.

Stephen Hammond

57

Clause  20,  page  19,  line  16,  at end insert—

‘(c)	an outline of the evidence of why the proposed scheme will provide a

substantial improvement to the relevant service or services in comparison

to the current service or services or the service or services that could be

provided under a quality partnership scheme.’.

Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

146

Clause  20,  page  19,  line  21,  at end insert—

‘(4A)

In subsection (3) after paragraph (f) insert—

“(g)	either operators of rail services which are provided within the authority’s

area or organisations appearing to the authority to be representative of

such operators,

(h)	any relevant rail infrastructure manager, and”.’.

Graham Stringer

Ian Stewart

Mr Clive Betts

107

Clause  21,  page  19,  line  29,  leave out ‘amended as follows’ and insert ‘omitted’.

Stephen Hammond

58

Clause  21,  page  19,  line  36,  leave out from ‘England’ to end of line 39 and insert

‘and Wales, an approvals board for England and Wales.’.

Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

195

Page  19,  line  28,  leave Clause 21.

Stephen Hammond

59

Clause  22,  page  20,  line  3,  after ‘England’, insert ‘and Wales’.

Stephen Hammond

60

Clause  22,  page  20,  line  4,  leave out ‘for England’.

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Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

156

Clause  22,  page  20,  line  9,  at end insert ‘, one of whom shall be a representative of

users of local transport.’.

Stephen Hammond

61

Clause  22,  page  20,  line  31,  leave out subsection (8).

Stephen Hammond

62

Clause  22,  page  20,  line  33,  at end insert—

‘( )	The Secretary of State shall at all times keep a panel of persons who may be

appointed under subsection 2(b).

( )	The panel shall consist of at least 15 persons.

( )	Membership of the panel shall be open to any person who is considered to have

relevant experience of the bus industry, passenger user groups or local transport

governance.

( )	The persons who are to be appointed under subsection 2(b) are those that the

Secretary of State considers most appropriate in all the circumstances of the

particular case.’.

Ms Rosie Winterton

2

Clause  22,  page  20,  line  38,  leave out subsection (2).

Graham Stringer

Ian Stewart

Mr Clive Betts

108

Page  20,  line  1,  leave out Clause 22.

Stephen Hammond

63

Clause  23,  page  21,  line  3,  after ‘England’, insert ‘Wales’.

Stephen Hammond

64

Clause  23,  page  21,  line  6,  leave out ‘for England’.

Stephen Hammond

65

Clause  23,  page  21,  line  9,  leave out from ‘The’ to end of line 10 and insert

‘regulations of the board shall include—’.

Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

157

Clause  23,  page  21,  line  11,  leave out ‘approval’ and insert ‘consideration’.

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