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House of Commons

Tuesday 29th April 2008

Public Bill Committee

New Amendments handed in are marked thus

Other Amendments not tabled within the required notice period are marked thus

Local Transport Bill [Lords]

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Note

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order of the

Committee [22nd April 2008].

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’.

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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

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’.

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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).’.

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—”’.

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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’.

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’.

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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’.

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).

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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’.

Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

158

Clause  23,  page  21,  line  16,  leave out ‘approval’ and insert ‘consideration’.

Stephen Hammond

66

Clause  23,  page  21,  line  20,  leave out from ‘which’ to ‘any’ in line 21.

Stephen Hammond

67

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

Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

159

Clause  23,  page  21,  line  22,  leave out ‘approval’ and insert ‘consideration’.

Stephen Hammond

68

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

Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

160

Clause  23,  page  21,  line  24,  leave out ‘reach its decision’ and insert ‘publish its

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recommendations’.

Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

161

Clause  23,  page  21,  line  25,  leave out ‘approval’ and insert ‘consideration’.

Stephen Hammond

69

Clause  23,  page  21,  line  26,  leave out ‘for England’.

Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

162

Clause  23,  page  21,  line  26,  leave out ‘reach its decision’ and insert ‘publish its

recommendations’.

Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

163

Clause  23,  page  21,  line  27,  leave out ‘approval’ and insert ‘consideration’.

Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

164

Clause  23,  page  21,  line  29,  leave out ‘reached its decision’ and insert ‘published

its recommendations’.

Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

165

Clause  23,  page  21,  line  31,  leave out ‘reach its decision’ and insert ‘publish its

recommendations’.

Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

166

Clause  23,  page  21,  line  33,  leave out ‘reach its decision’ and insert ‘publish its

recommendations’.

Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

167

Clause  23,  page  21,  line  40,  leave out ‘approval’ and insert ‘consideration’.

Stephen Hammond

70

Clause  23,  page  21,  line  41,  leave out subsections (7) and (8).

Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

168

Clause  23,  page  22,  leave out lines 1 and 2 and insert ‘“application for consideration”

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