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Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 6th May 2008
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Stephen Hammond

Withdrawn  243

Clause  54,  page  47,  line  33,  at end insert—

‘(4A)
In subsection (2)(b) after “permit”, insert “or has undertaken such training for

drivers of vehicles for the purpose of community transport as the Secretary of

State shall by order define.”.

(4B)
In subsection (2) after paragraph (c) insert—

“(d)
the driver is not employed by, nor is the vehicle owned by, an operator

whose annual turnover is more than £150,000 per annum, or such higher

amount as the Secretary of State may by order define.”’.

Clause Agreed to.

Clauses 55 and 56 Agreed to.

Stephen Hammond

Withdrawn  244

Clause  57,  page  49,  line  14,  leave out from ‘to’ to end of line 20 and insert ‘the

licence mentioned in subsection (1) above’.

Stephen Hammond

Not called  245

Clause  57,  page  49,  line  21,  leave out ‘conditions are’ and insert ‘condition is’.

Stephen Hammond

Not called  246

Clause  57,  page  49,  line  25,  leave out paragraph (b).

Stephen Hammond

Not called  253

Clause  57,  page  50,  line  8,  leave out from ‘to’ to ‘a’ in line 9 and insert ‘the licence

mentioned in subsection (5) above’.

Stephen Hammond

Not called  254

Clause  57,  page  50,  leave out lines 11 to 17.

Clause Agreed to.

Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

Withdrawn  260

Clause  58,  page  51,  line  25,  leave out from ‘and’ to end of line 27 and insert ‘to the

local traffic authority’.

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Clause Agreed to.

Stephen Hammond

Withdrawn  247

Clause  59,  page  53,  line  5,  leave out from ‘money’ to end of line 7.

Stephen Hammond

Withdrawn  248

Clause  59,  page  53,  line  30,  leave out from ‘to’ to ‘, and’ in line 31 and insert ‘the

appropriate local authority’.

Clause Agreed to.

Clause 60 Agreed to.

Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

Withdrawn  261

Clause  61,  page  54,  line  26,  at end insert—

‘(2)
After subsection (1)(vii) insert—

“(viia)
to require operators of public passenger services (within the

meaning of section 9A) to display within any vehicle or premises

used for providing those services information appropriate to

enable users of those services to make representations (including

complaints) about them to the Executive.

(viib)
as a result of any representations (including complaints) it has

received from users of public passenger services pursuant to

subsection (1)(viia), to make and publish recommendations or

representations in such manner and to such persons as the

Executive sees fit.”’.

Graham Stringer

Ian Stewart

Mr Clive Betts

Withdrawn  128

Clause  61,  page  55,  line  2,  after ‘under’, insert ‘section 10(1)(i) or’.

Graham Stringer

Ian Stewart

Mr Clive Betts

Not called  129

Clause  61,  page  55,  leave out line 8.

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Graham Stringer

Ian Stewart

Mr Clive Betts

Not called  130

Clause  61,  page  55,  line  10,  at end insert—

‘(7)
For subsection (1)(i) (power of PTE to carry passengers by road) substitute—

“(i)
in the event that a quality contract is terminated or local services

provided under it cease in whole or in part to be provided, to

carry passengers by road within, to and from that area for the

purpose of maintaining local services provided under the quality

contract for so long as is required to procure another person to

provide such services under the relevant quality contracts

scheme;”’.

Clause Agreed to.

Stephen Hammond

Not selected  249

Clause  62,  page  55,  line  17,  leave out ‘particular standard’ and insert ‘standard

equivalent to the minimum standard of other services within the relevant integrated

transport area’.

Clause Agreed to.

Stephen Hammond

Not selected  250

Clause  63,  page  55,  line  30,  leave out ‘particular standard’ and insert ‘standard

equivalent to the minimum standard of other services within the relevant area’.

Clause Agreed to.

Stephen Hammond

Not selected  251

Clause  64,  page  56,  line  3,  leave out ‘particular standard’ and insert ‘standard

equivalent to the minimum standard of other services within Wales’.

Clause Agreed to.

Stephen Hammond

Not selected  252

Page  10,  line  20,  leave out Clause 65.

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Clause Agreed to.

Stephen Hammond

Negatived on division  266

Clause  66,  page  56,  line  19,  leave out subsection (2).

Clause Agreed to.

Clause 67 Agreed to.

Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

Withdrawn  232

Clause  68,  page  57,  line  22,  leave out ‘by sub-committees with members’ and

insert ‘on a regional basis by persons’.

Stephen Hammond

Withdrawn  267

Clause  68,  page  57,  line  23,  at end insert—

‘(ea)
about the making of an annual report on the discharge of functions and

financial situation of the Committee to—

(i)
the Secretary of State,

(ii)
all local transport authorities,

(iii)
both Houses of Parliament, and

(iv)
such other person, if any, as the Secretary of State may

determine.’.

Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

Not called  233

Clause  68,  page  57,  line  39,  after ‘policies’, insert ‘, including regional transport

policies,’.

Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

Stephen Hammond

Jeremy Wright

Withdrawn  234

Clause  68,  page  58,  line  25,  at end insert—

‘(1A)
The Committee may consider representations (including complaints) made by or

on behalf of users of any public passenger transport services or facilities in

England and, where it appears to the Committee to be desirable, make and publish

recommendations or representations in respect of those services or facilities.’.

Stephen Hammond

Withdrawn  268

Clause  68,  page  58,  line  30,  leave out paragraph (a).

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Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

Not moved  235

Clause  68,  page  58,  line  30,  after ‘Committee’, insert ‘, including powers to require

operators of public passenger transport services to make available specified information

relating to the operation of those services and make provision for the sharing of that

information by the Committee with local transport authorities where the Committee

considers appropriate;’.

Stephen Hammond

Not called  269

Clause  68,  page  58,  line  33,  leave out paragraph (d).

Stephen Hammond

Withdrawn  270

Clause  68,  page  58,  line  43,  after ‘body’, insert ‘representative of the users of

public transport’.

Stephen Hammond

Not called  271

Clause  68,  page  59,  line  1,  after ‘body’, insert ‘representative of the users of public

transport’.

Stephen Hammond

Not called  272

Clause  68,  page  59,  line  13,  leave out subsection (9).

Clause Agreed to.

Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

Not called  236

Clause  69,  page  60,  line  9,  at end insert—

‘(1A)
The Secretary of State may by order confer on the Rail Passengers’ Council

powers to require operators of public passenger transport services to make

available specified information relating to the operation of those services and

make provision for the sharing of that information by the Council with local

transport authorities where the Council considers it appropriate.’.

Clause Agreed to.

Clauses 70 to 72 Agreed to.

Schedule 4 Agreed to.

[Adjourned till Thursday at 9.00 a.m.