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(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 the area,

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

specified in the proposed continuation of the scheme,

(iv)
representatives of local groups representing disabled people,

and’.

Stephen Hammond

Not called  211

Clause  30,  page  27,  line  28,  at end insert—

‘(ca)
a statement of the evidence demonstrating how continuing the scheme by

means of a quality contracts scheme will provide a substantial

improvement to the relevant service or services in comparison to the

service or services that could be provided under a quality partnership

scheme;’.

Graham Stringer

Ian Stewart

Mr Clive Betts

Not moved  118

Clause  30,  page  27,  line  34,  leave out ‘which must not be more than a further 10

years’ and insert ‘which may be for a fixed period or until such time as the authority or

authorities that made the scheme determine that it should not remain in operation.’.

Stephen Hammond

Not called  212

Clause  30,  page  27,  line  35,  leave out ‘10 years’ and insert ‘six months’.

Graham Stringer

Ian Stewart

Mr Clive Betts

Not moved  115

Clause  30,  page  27,  leave out lines 36 to 38.

Stephen Hammond

Not selected  257

Clause  30,  page  27,  line  45,  at end insert—

‘(iii)
any estimated liabilities arising from legal action by relevant

operators as a direct result of the scheme’.

Stephen Hammond

Withdrawn  214

Clause  30,  page  27,  line  48,  at end insert—

‘(i)
a list of—

(i)
those people who have declared an objection to the continuation

of the scheme, and

(ii)
the objections declared by those people mentioned in (i).’.

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Graham Stringer

Ian Stewart

Mr Clive Betts

Not moved  119

Clause  30,  page  28,  line  2,  leave out ‘a proposal to make one’ and insert ‘the

making of a scheme’.

Graham Stringer

Ian Stewart

Mr Clive Betts

Not moved  120

Clause  30,  page  28,  line  20,  leave out from ‘until’ to end of line 21 and insert ‘the

authority or authorities decide whether or not to continue the scheme.’.

Graham Stringer

Ian Stewart

Mr Clive Betts

Not called  121

Clause  30,  page  28,  leave out lines 22 to 41.

Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

Not called  180

Clause  30,  page  28,  line  28,  leave out ‘approval’ and insert ‘consulting’.

Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

Not called  181

Clause  30,  page  28,  line  29,  leave out ‘section 126’ and insert ‘section 125A’.

Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

Not called  182

Clause  30,  page  28,  line  32,  leave out ‘approval’ and insert ‘consulting’.

Clause Agreed to.

Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

Not called  183

Clause  31,  page  28,  leave out line 45 and insert ‘Section 125A (consideration of

proposed scheme)’.

Stephen Hammond

Withdrawn  215

Clause  31,  page  28,  line  45,  leave out from ‘authority)’ to ‘applies’ in line 1 on

page 29.

Stephen Hammond

Not called  216

Clause  31,  page  29,  line  2,  leave out from ‘one’ to end of line 3.

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Stephen Hammond

Not called  217

Clause  31,  page  29,  line  4,  leave out subsection (2).

Stephen Hammond

Not called  218

Clause  31,  page  29,  line  14,  leave out subsections (3) to (10).

Graham Stringer

Ian Stewart

Mr Clive Betts

Not selected  122

Page  28,  line  42,  leave out Clause 31.

Clause Agreed to.

Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

Not called  184

Clause  32,  page  31,  line  20,  leave out ‘approval’ and insert ‘consulting’.

Graham Stringer

Ian Stewart

Mr Clive Betts

Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

Stephen Hammond

Not selected  123

Page  30,  line  29,  leave out Clause 32.

Clause Agreed to.

Stephen Hammond

Not called  219

Clause  33,  page  31,  line  27,  leave out paragraph (b).

Stephen Hammond

Not called  220

Clause  33,  page  31,  line  29,  after ‘England’, insert ‘and Wales’.

Stephen Hammond

Not called  221

Clause  33,  page  31,  line  31,  leave out ‘for England’.

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Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

Not called  185

Clause  33,  page  31,  line  31,  leave out from second ‘the’ to ‘applied’ in line 33, and

insert ‘authority proposing the continuation of the scheme’.

Graham Stringer

Ian Stewart

Mr Clive Betts

Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

Not selected  124

Page  31,  line  22,  leave out Clause 33.

Clause Agreed to.

Graham Stringer

Ian Stewart

Mr Clive Betts

Not moved  125

Clause  34,  page  32,  line  12,  leave out subsection (4) and insert—

‘(4)
In subsection (5) (approval required for variation or revocation) omit paragraph

(a)’.

Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

Not called  186

Clause  34,  page  32,  line  13,  leave out paragraph (a) and insert—

‘(a)

‘(a)
for paragraph (a) substitute—

“(a)
requires the consideration of the scheme by the

consulting authority which published recommendations

on the scheme in accordance with section 125A, and”.’.

Clause Agreed to.

Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

Not called  187

Clause  35,  page  33,  line  19,  leave out paragraph (c).

Graham Stringer

Ian Stewart

Mr Clive Betts

Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

Not selected  126

Page  32,  line  26,  leave out Clause 35.

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Clause Agreed to.

Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

Not called  188

Clause  36,  page  33,  line  24,  at end insert—

‘(2A)
In subsection (1)(b) for “approval” substitute “consideration”’.

Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

Not called  189

Clause  36,  page  33,  line  27,  at end insert—

‘(aa)
in paragraph (e) for “approval” substitute “consideration”’.

Stephen Hammond

Withdrawn  222

Clause  36,  page  33,  line  28,  leave out paragraph (b).

Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

Not called  190

Clause  36,  page  33,  line  32,  at end add—

‘(4)
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.’.

Clause Agreed to.

Clause 37 Agreed to.

Stephen Hammond

Withdrawn  223

Clause  38,  page  34,  line  8,   after  ‘authority’,  insert  ‘,  the  Senior  Traffic

Commissioner, and the Public Transport Users’ Committee’.

Clause Agreed to.

Stephen Hammond

Withdrawn  224

Clause  39,  page  35,  line  22,  leave out from first ‘is’ to end.

Clause Agreed to.

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Clause 40 Agreed to.

Stephen Hammond

Withdrawn  231

Clause  41,  page  36,  line  13,  at end insert—

‘(c)
agreements between two or more local bus operators relating to bus

services.’.

Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

Withdrawn  258

Clause  41,  page  36,  line  20,  after ‘area’, insert ‘including actions to ease

congestion on a highway network.’.

Clause Agreed to.

Schedule 2 Agreed to.

Clause 42 Agreed to.

Schedule 3 Agreed to.

Stephen Hammond

Withdrawn  225

Clause  43,  page  38,  line  14,  leave out subsection (5).

Stephen Hammond

Not called  226

Clause  43,  page  38,  line  18,  leave out ‘that question’ and insert ‘whether to accept

the application’.

Stephen Hammond

Not called  227

Clause  43,  page  38,  line  19,  leave out ‘those representations’ and insert ‘any

relevant representations made by a relevant authority or a relevant operator’.

Stephen Hammond

Not called  228

Clause  43,  page  38,  line  25,  leave out subsection (7).

Stephen Hammond

Not called  229

Clause  43,  page  38,  line  28,  leave out ‘If subsection (7) above does not apply,’.

Stephen Hammond

Not called  230

Clause  43,  page  38,  line  29,  at end insert—

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‘(za)
accept the application;’.

Clause Agreed to.

Stephen Hammond

Withdrawn  239

Clause  44,  page  40,  line  20,  leave out subsection (3).

Stephen Hammond

Not called  240

Clause  44,  page  40,  line  23,  at end insert ‘and the appropriate approval authority’.

Stephen Hammond

Not called  241

Clause  44,  page  40,  line  24,  leave out subsections (5) and (6) and insert—

‘(5)
The traffic commissioner shall decide whether to accept or reject the

application.’.

Clause Agreed to.

Clauses 45 and 46 Agreed to.

Stephen Hammond

Withdrawn  242

Clause  47,  page  41,  line  26,  leave out subsection (2).

Clause Agreed to.

Clauses 48 to 50 Agreed to.

Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

Withdrawn  259

Clause  51,  page  45,  line  6,  leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘shall’.

Clause Agreed to.

Clauses 52 and 53 Agreed to.