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House of Commons

Tuesday 29th April 2008

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

Local Transport Bill [Lords]

[Fifth and Sixth Sittings]

Graham Stringer

Ian Stewart

Mr Clive Betts

Negatived  96

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

Stephen Hammond

Negatived on division  47

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

Graham Stringer

Ian Stewart

Mr Clive Betts

Not called  97

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

Graham Stringer

Ian Stewart

Mr Clive Betts

Not called  98

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

Graham Stringer

Ian Stewart

Mr Clive Betts

Not called  99

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

Stephen Hammond

Negatived on division  48

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

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

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Graham Stringer

Ian Stewart

Mr Clive Betts

Not called  100

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

Stephen Hammond

Not called  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

Not called  101

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

Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

Withdrawn  155

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

Stephen Hammond

Not called  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

Not called  102

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

Graham Stringer

Ian Stewart

Mr Clive Betts

Not called  103

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

Stephen Hammond

Not called  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.’.

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Graham Stringer

Ian Stewart

Mr Clive Betts

Not moved  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

Not moved  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

Not called  52

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

Clause Agreed to.

Graham Stringer

Ian Stewart

Mr Clive Betts

Not selected  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

Not moved  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

Withdrawn  53

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

Stephen Hammond

Not called  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,

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(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

Negatived on division  55

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

Stephen Hammond

Not selected  56

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

‘(iii)
any potential liability arising from future litigation,’.

Stephen Hammond

Not called  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

Not called  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”.’.

Clause Agreed to.

Graham Stringer

Ian Stewart

Mr Clive Betts

Not moved  107

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

Stephen Hammond

Withdrawn  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

Not selected  195

Page  19,  line  28,  leave Clause 21.

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Clause Agreed to.

Stephen Hammond

Not called  59

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

Stephen Hammond

Not called  60

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

Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

Withdrawn  156

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

users of local transport.’.

Stephen Hammond

Withdrawn  61

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

Stephen Hammond

Not called  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

Agreed to  2

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

Graham Stringer

Ian Stewart

Mr Clive Betts

Not selected  108

Page  20,  line  1,  leave out Clause 22.

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

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Stephen Hammond

Not called  63

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

Stephen Hammond

Not called  64

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

Stephen Hammond

Withdrawn  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

Withdrawn  157

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

[Adjourned till Tuesday 6th May at 10.30 a.m.