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House of Commons

Tuesday 22nd April 2008

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

Local Transport Bill [Lords]

[First and Second Sittings]

Ms Rosie Winterton

Agreed to

That—

(1)
the Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 10.30 a.m. on Tuesday

22nd April) meet—

(a)
at 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 22nd April;

(b)
at 9.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. on Thursday 24th April;

(c)
at 10.30 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 29th April;

(d)
at 10.30 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 6th May;

(e)
at 9.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. on Thursday 8th May;

(2)
the proceedings shall be taken in the following order: 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;

(3)
the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a

conclusion at 4.00 p.m. on Thursday 8th May.

Ms Rosie Winterton

Agreed to

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

Committee shall be reported to the House for publication.

Clause 1 Agreed to.

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Stephen Hammond

Negatived on division  17

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

Stephen Hammond

Not called  18

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

‘(za)
at least one commissioner;’.

Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

Not called  149

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

seven’.

Stephen Hammond

Negatived on division  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

Negatived on division  152

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

reappointment,’.

Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

Not selected  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

Withdrawn  20

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

Stephen Hammond

Not called  21

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

Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

Withdrawn  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,

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

information relates.’.

Clause Agreed to.

Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

Not called  151

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

of three years;’.

Stephen Hammond

Not called  22

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

Stephen Hammond

Not called  23

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

Stephen Hammond

Not called  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

Not called  25

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

Stephen Hammond

Withdrawn  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

Not called  147

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

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

local transport;’.

Ms Rosie Winterton

Agreed to  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.

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

subsection (1) above.”.’.

Stephen Hammond

Not called  27

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

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

Stephen Hammond

Not called  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

Not called  29

Clause  4,  page  6,  line  36,  leave out from ‘Wales’ to end of line 39.

Stephen Hammond

Not called  30

Clause  4,  page  7,  line  4,  leave out from ‘Wales’ to end of line 5.

Stephen Hammond

Not called  31

Clause  4,  page  7,  line  10,  leave out from ‘Wales’ to end of line 11.

Stephen Hammond

Not called  32

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

Stephen Hammond

Withdrawn  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.’.

Clause Agreed to.

Clause 5 Agreed to.

Stephen Hammond

Withdrawn  34

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

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Clause Agreed to.

Stephen Hammond

Withdrawn  35

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

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

Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

Negatived on division  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”.’.

Clause Agreed to.

Schedule 1 Agreed to on division.

Stephen Hammond

Negatived on division  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

Not called  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

Not selected  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

Withdrawn  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).’.

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Clause Agreed to.

[Adjourned till Thursday at 9.00 a.m.