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House of Commons

Notices of Amendments

given up to and including

Friday 18th April 2008

New Amendments handed in are marked thus

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

Public Bill Committee

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Local Transport Bill [Lords]

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Note

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

proposed by Ms Rosie Winterton.

Ms Rosie Winterton

To move, That the Bill be considered in the following order, namely, Clauses 1 to 7;

Schedule1; Clauses 8 to 41; Schedule 2; Clause 42; Schedule 3; Clauses 43 to 72;

Schedule 4; Clauses 73 to 102; Schedule 5; Clauses 103 to 114; Schedule 6; Clauses 115

to 121; Schedule 7; Clauses 122 to 125; new Clauses; new Schedules; remaining

proceedings on the Bill.

Ms Rosie Winterton

To move, That, subject to the discretion of the Chairman, any written evidence received

by the Committee shall be reported to the House for publication.

Stephen Hammond

17

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  10,  after ‘For’, insert ‘each trafffic area constituted for’.

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Stephen Hammond

18

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  10,  at end insert—

‘(za)

at least one commissioner;’.

Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

149

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  12,  after ‘appropriate;’, insert ‘but to be no fewer than

seven’.

Stephen Hammond

19

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  15,  after ‘State’, insert ‘, following consultation with the

Senior Traffic Commissioner and such organisations representative of local government

as the Secretary of State thinks fit,’.

Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

152

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  15,  after ‘State’, insert ‘for a term of three years, subject to

reappointment,’.

Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

148

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  16,  at end insert—

‘(2A)

The Secretary of State shall have regard to the additional powers afforded to

Traffic Commissioners in this Act and provide adequate resources to allow them

to fulfil these functions.’.

Stephen Hammond

20

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  22,  leave out from ‘Wales’ to end of line 25.

Stephen Hammond

21

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  28,  leave out from ‘Area’ to end of line 31.

Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

150

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  31,  at end insert—

‘(3C)

The Traffic Commissioners shall jointly publish—

(a)	an annual report detailing their activities in the previous financial year,

and

(b)	information relating to expenses incurred by the Traffic Commissioners

in the previous financial year on an annual basis,

no later than three months after the end of the financial year to which the

information relates.’.

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Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

151

Clause  3,  page  3,  line  12,  leave out from ‘for’ to end of line 13 and insert ‘a term of

three years; but’.

Stephen Hammond

22

Clause  3,  page  3,  line  43,  leave out from ‘Wales’ to end of line 44.

Stephen Hammond

23

Clause  3,  page  4,  line  4,  leave out from ‘Wales’ to end of line 6.

Stephen Hammond

24

Clause  3,  page  4,  line  13,  leave out from ‘out’ to ‘as’ in line 15 and insert ‘such of

the functions of traffic commissioner for the Scottish Traffic Area’.

Stephen Hammond

25

Clause  3,  page  4,  line  19,  leave out ‘England and Wales’ and insert ‘Scotland’.

Stephen Hammond

26

Clause  3,  page  5,  line  33,  at end insert—

‘(g)	the Public Transport Users’ Committee and such organisations

representative of passengers as the senior traffic commissioner sees fit;’.

Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

147

Clause  3,  page  5,  line  33,  at end insert—

‘(g)	organisations appearing to the authority to be representative of users of

local transport;’.

Stephen Hammond

27

Clause  3,  page  5,  line  39,  leave out subsections (6) and (7).

Ms Rosie Winterton

1

Clause  3,  page  5,  leave out lines 39 to 43 and insert—

‘4D	Guidance to senior traffic commissioner by Secretary of State

(1)	The Secretary of State may give the senior traffic commissioner guidance as to

the exercise of any of the senior traffic commissioner’s functions.

(2)	The senior traffic commissioner must have regard to any guidance given under

subsection (1) above.”.’.

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Stephen Hammond

28

Clause  4,  page  6,  line  33,  at end insert—

‘(1A)

For each traffic area constituted for the purposes of this Act there shall be at least

one deputy traffic commissioner.’.

Stephen Hammond

29

Clause  4,  page  6,  line  37,  leave out paragraph (b).

Stephen Hammond

30

Clause  4,  page  7,  line  5,  leave out paragraph (b).

Stephen Hammond

31

Clause  4,  page  7,  line  11,  leave out paragraph (b).

Stephen Hammond

32

Clause  4,  page  7,  line  14,  leave out subsection (6).

Stephen Hammond

33

Clause  4,  page  7,  line  15,  at end insert—

‘(7)	Paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the PPVA 1981 (grounds for dismissal), as amended

by this section, shall apply to deputy traffic commissioners.’.

Stephen Hammond

34

Clause  6,  page  9,  line  17,  leave out paragraph (a).

Stephen Hammond

35

Clause  7,  page  9,  line  36,  at end insert—

‘(1A)

In subsection 108(1) leave out “and economic”.’.

Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

145

Clause  7,  page  9,  line  36,  at end insert—

‘(1A)

In section 108 (local transport plans), subsection (1)(a), after “efficient”, insert

“environmentally sustainable”.’.

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Stephen Hammond

36

Clause  8,  page  10,  line  31,  at end insert—

‘(c)	to have regard to any relevant plans and strategies published by any

relevant rail infrastructure manager.’.

Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

153

Clause  8,  page  10,  line  31,  at end insert—

‘(c)	to reduce aggregate emissions of greenhouse gases from local transport

activities, taking Government targets as defined in legislation and

guidance as a minimum.’.

Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

197

Clause  8,  page  10,  line  31,  at end insert—

‘(c)	to have regard to any extant government policies on rural proofing’.

Mr Greg Knight

5

Clause  8,  page  10,  line  33,  at end add—

‘(2ZD)

Where, due to exceptional local circumstances, a local transport authority wishes

to implement policies which are in whole or in part at variance with the duties

mentioned in subsection (2ZB) they shall be entitled to proceed without regard to

the guidelines after issuing a public statement of “special local circumstances”

setting out the factors which the local transport authority regard as being of

sufficient importance to override the duties mentioned in subsection (2ZB).’.

Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

144

Clause  9,  page  11,  line  11,  after ‘authority’, insert ‘shall review their plan at least

once every five years and’.

Stephen Hammond

37

Clause  9,  page  11,  line  11,  at end insert—

‘( )	The authority must give one year’s notice of the date on which it intends to

replace its plan.’.

Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

196

Clause  9,  page  11,  line  23,  after ‘any)’, insert ‘and representatives of town and

parish councils in the county’.

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Stephen Hammond

38

Clause  9,  page  11,  line  23,  at end insert—

‘(c)	plans and strategies published by any relevant rail infrastructure

manager.’.

Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

142

Clause  9,  page  11,  line  23,  at end insert—

‘(c)	operators of bus services which are provided within the authority’s area

or organisations appearing to the authority to be representative of such

operators,

(d)	operators of rail services which are provided within the authority’s area

or organisations appearing to the authority to be representative of such

operators,

(e)	any relevant rail infrastructure manager,

(f)	organisations appearing to the authority to be representative of users of

local transport.’.

Stephen Hammond

39

Clause  9,  page  11,  line  39,  at end insert—

‘(d)	plans and strategies published by any relevant rail infrastructure

manager.’.

Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

143

Clause  9,  page  11,  line  39,  at end insert—

‘(d)	operators of bus services which are provided within the authority’s area

or organisations appearing to the authority to be representative of such

operators,

(e)	operators of rail services which are provided within the authority’s area

or organisations appearing to the authority to be representative of such

operators,

(f)	any relevant rail infrastructure manager,

(g)	organisations appearing to the authority to be representative of users of

local transport.’.

Graham Stringer

6

Clause  12,  page  12,  line  31,  leave out subsection (2).

Graham Stringer

7

Clause  12,  page  13,  line  9,  at end insert—

‘(2B)

An Integrated Transport Authority shall consult the councils for the metropolitan

districts comprised in the area on its proposals for the local transport plan.’.

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Graham Stringer

8

Clause  12,  page  13,  line  9,  at end insert—

‘(2B)

If a majority of the councils for the metropolitan districts comprised in the area

agree a resolution opposing the local transport plan, the plan shall not have

effect.’.

Stephen Hammond

40

Clause  13,  page  13,  line  25,  leave out subsection (3).

Stephen Hammond

41

Clause  13,  page  13,  line  30,  leave out subsection (4).

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.

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