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Consideration of Bill: 27th October 2008                

3437

 

Local Transport Bill [Lords], continued

 
 

scheme’.

 

Graham Stringer

 

Mr Clive Betts

 

Ian Stewart

 

Ms Angela C. Smith

 

Mr Paul Truswell

 

77

 

Page  21,  line  29  [Clause  23],  leave out ‘an application for approval has been

 

received’ and insert ‘the consultation board is considering a proposed scheme’.

 

Norman Baker

 

Mr John Leech

 

32

 

Page  21,  line  29  [Clause  23],  leave out ‘approval’ and insert ‘consideration’.

 

Graham Stringer

 

Mr Clive Betts

 

Ian Stewart

 

Ms Angela C. Smith

 

Mr Paul Truswell

 

78

 

Page  21,  line  32  [Clause  23],  leave out ‘application’ and insert ‘proposed scheme’.

 

Norman Baker

 

Mr John Leech

 

23

 

Page  21,  line  32  [Clause  23],  at end insert—

 

‘(e)    

provision that the role of the Approvals Board will be restricted to

 

verifying that the authority seeking approval has followed the proper

 

procedures for making a Quality Contract Scheme.’.

 

Graham Stringer

 

Mr Clive Betts

 

Ian Stewart

 

Ms Angela C. Smith

 

Mr Paul Truswell

 

79

 

Page  21,  line  34  [Clause  23],  leave out from ‘that’ to end of line 35 and insert ‘any

 

consultation board for England should normally give its response on any proposed

 

scheme.’.

 

Secretary Geoff Hoon

 

192

 

Page  21,  line  34  [Clause  23],  leave out ‘approvals board for England’ and insert

 

‘QCS board’.

 

Secretary Geoff Hoon

 

193

 

Page  21,  line  34  [Clause  23],  leave out from ‘normally’ to end of line 35 and insert

 

‘have published its report’.


 
 

Consideration of Bill: 27th October 2008                

3438

 

Local Transport Bill [Lords], continued

 
 

Norman Baker

 

Mr John Leech

 

33

 

Page  21,  line  35  [Clause  23],  leave out ‘approval’ and insert ‘consideration’.

 

Secretary Geoff Hoon

 

194

 

Page  21,  line  36  [Clause  23],  leave out ‘an approvals board for England’ and insert

 

‘a QCS board’.

 

Graham Stringer

 

Mr Clive Betts

 

Ian Stewart

 

Ms Angela C. Smith

 

Mr Paul Truswell

 

80

 

Page  21,  line  36  [Clause  23],  leave out ‘an approvals’ and insert ‘a consultation’.

 

Secretary Geoff Hoon

 

195

 

Page  21,  line  37  [Clause  23],  leave out from ‘to’ to end of line 38 and insert

 

‘publish its report within that time.’.

 

Norman Baker

 

Mr John Leech

 

34

 

Page  21,  line  37  [Clause  23],  leave out ‘reach its decision’ and insert ‘publish its

 

recommendations’.

 

Graham Stringer

 

Mr Clive Betts

 

Ian Stewart

 

Ms Angela C. Smith

 

Mr Paul Truswell

 

81

 

Page  21,  line  37  [Clause  23],  leave out ‘reach its decision’ and insert ‘give its

 

response’.

 

Graham Stringer

 

Mr Clive Betts

 

Ian Stewart

 

Ms Angela C. Smith

 

Mr Paul Truswell

 

82

 

Page  21,  line  37  [Clause  23],  leave out ‘on any application for approval’.

 

Norman Baker

 

Mr John Leech

 

35

 

Page  21,  line  38  [Clause  23],  leave out ‘approval’ and insert ‘consideration’.


 
 

Consideration of Bill: 27th October 2008                

3439

 

Local Transport Bill [Lords], continued

 
 

Graham Stringer

 

Mr Clive Betts

 

Ian Stewart

 

Ms Angela C. Smith

 

Mr Paul Truswell

 

83

 

Page  21,  line  38  [Clause  23],  leave out ‘approval’ and insert ‘a response’.

 

Secretary Geoff Hoon

 

196

 

Page  21,  line  39  [Clause  23],  leave out from beginning to end of line 2 on page 22

 

and insert—

 

‘(5)    

If a QCS board does not publish its report within that time, the Commissioner

 

must immediately prepare a statement of—

 

(a)    

the reasons why the board has not published its report within that time;

 

(b)    

the action the board is taking to publish its report as soon as reasonably

 

practicable;

 

(c)    

the time within which it is expected that the board will publish its report.’.

 

Graham Stringer

 

Mr Clive Betts

 

Ian Stewart

 

Ms Angela C. Smith

 

Mr Paul Truswell

 

84

 

Page  21,  line  39  [Clause  23],  leave out ‘an approvals’ and insert ‘a consultation’.

 

Norman Baker

 

Mr John Leech

 

36

 

Page  21,  line  39  [Clause  23],  leave out ‘reach its decision’ and insert ‘publish its

 

recommendations’.

 

Graham Stringer

 

Mr Clive Betts

 

Ian Stewart

 

Ms Angela C. Smith

 

Mr Paul Truswell

 

85

 

Page  21,  line  39  [Clause  23],  leave out ‘reach its decision’ and insert ‘give its

 

response’.

 

Norman Baker

 

Mr John Leech

 

37

 

Page  21,  line  40  [Clause  23],  leave out ‘approval’ and insert ‘consideration’.

 

Norman Baker

 

Mr John Leech

 

38

 

Page  21,  line  42  [Clause  23],  leave out ‘reached its decision’ and insert ‘published

 

its recommendations’.


 
 

Consideration of Bill: 27th October 2008                

3440

 

Local Transport Bill [Lords], continued

 
 

Graham Stringer

 

Mr Clive Betts

 

Ian Stewart

 

Ms Angela C. Smith

 

Mr Paul Truswell

 

86

 

Page  21,  line  42  [Clause  23],  leave out ‘reached its decision’ and insert ‘given its

 

response’.

 

Norman Baker

 

Mr John Leech

 

39

 

Page  21,  line  44  [Clause  23],  leave out ‘reach a decision’ and insert ‘publish the

 

recommendations’.

 

Graham Stringer

 

Mr Clive Betts

 

Ian Stewart

 

Ms Angela C. Smith

 

Mr Paul Truswell

 

87

 

Page  21,  line  44  [Clause  23],  leave out ‘reach a decision’ and insert ‘give a

 

response’.

 


 

Norman Baker

 

Mr John Leech

 

40

 

Page  22,  line  1  [Clause  23],  leave out ‘reach its decision’ and insert ‘publish its

 

recommendations’.

 

Graham Stringer

 

Mr Clive Betts

 

Ian Stewart

 

Ms Angela C. Smith

 

Mr Paul Truswell

 

88

 

Page  22,  line  1  [Clause  23],  leave out ‘reach its decision’ and insert ‘give its

 

response’.

 

Secretary Geoff Hoon

 

197

 

Page  22,  line  7  [Clause  23],  leave out ‘that made the application for approval’ and

 

insert ‘proposing to make the scheme’.

 

Graham Stringer

 

Mr Clive Betts

 

Ian Stewart

 

Ms Angela C. Smith

 

Mr Paul Truswell

 

89

 

Page  22,  line  7  [Clause  23],  leave out ‘made the application for approval’ and

 

insert ‘is or are proposing the scheme’.


 
 

Consideration of Bill: 27th October 2008                

3441

 

Local Transport Bill [Lords], continued

 
 

Norman Baker

 

Mr John Leech

 

41

 

Page  22,  line  8  [Clause  23],  leave out ‘approval’ and insert ‘consideration’.

 

Secretary Geoff Hoon

 

198

 

Page  22,  line  10  [Clause  23],  after ‘a’, insert ‘QCS’.

 

Secretary Geoff Hoon

 

199

 

Page  22,  line  12  [Clause  23],  after ‘A’, insert ‘QCS’.

 

Norman Baker

 

Mr John Leech

 

42

 

Page  22  [Clause  23],  leave out lines 14 and 15 and insert ‘ “application for

 

consideration” means an application under section 125A for consideration of a quality

 

contracts scheme;’.

 

Secretary Geoff Hoon

 

Graham Stringer

 

Mr Clive Betts

 

Ian Stewart

 

Ms Angela C. Smith

 

Mr Paul Truswell

 

200

 

Page  22  [Clause  23],  leave out lines 14 and 15.

 

Secretary Geoff Hoon

 

201

 

Page  22,  line  17  [Clause  23],  at end insert—

 

‘“report” means the report which the board is required to publish by virtue

 

of section 126AC(5).”.’.

 

Secretary Geoff Hoon

 

202

 

Page  22  [Clause  23],  leave out lines 18 to 23.

 

Secretary Geoff Hoon

 

Norman Baker

 

Mr John Leech

 

203

 

Page  22,  line  24,  leave out Clause 24.

 

Graham Stringer

 

Mr Clive Betts

 

Ian Stewart

 

Ms Angela C. Smith

 

Mr Paul Truswell

 

91

 

Page  22,  line  26  [Clause  24],  leave out ‘approvals’ and insert ‘consultation’.


 
 

Consideration of Bill: 27th October 2008                

3442

 

Local Transport Bill [Lords], continued

 
 

Graham Stringer

 

Mr Clive Betts

 

Ian Stewart

 

Ms Angela C. Smith

 

Mr Paul Truswell

 

92

 

Page  22  [Clause  24],  leave out lines 27 to 35.

 


 

Graham Stringer

 

Mr Clive Betts

 

Ian Stewart

 

Ms Angela C. Smith

 

Mr Paul Truswell

 

93

 

Page  23,  line  34  [Clause  24],  leave out ‘126C(8)’ and insert ‘126C(5)’.

 

Secretary Geoff Hoon

 

Graham Stringer

 

Mr Clive Betts

 

Ian Stewart

 

Ms Angela C. Smith

 

Mr Paul Truswell

 

204

 

Page  23,  line  38,  leave out Clause 25.

 

Norman Baker

 

Mr John Leech

 

44

 

Page  23,  line  40  [Clause  25],  leave out ‘applications for approval’ and insert

 

‘Quality Contract schemes’.

 


 

Norman Baker

 

Mr John Leech

 

45

 

Page  24  [Clause  25],  leave out line 3 and insert ‘authority proposing to make the

 

scheme’.

 

Norman Baker

 

Mr John Leech

 

46

 

Page  24,  line  5  [Clause  25],  leave out paragraph (a).

 

Norman Baker

 

Mr John Leech

 

47

 

Page  24,  line  28  [Clause  25],  leave out ‘, or to the approvals board for England,’.


 
 

Consideration of Bill: 27th October 2008                

3443

 

Local Transport Bill [Lords], continued

 
 

Norman Baker

 

Mr John Leech

 

48

 

Page  24,  line  34  [Clause  25],  leave out paragraph (b).

 

Norman Baker

 

Mr John Leech

 

49

 

Page  24,  line  40  [Clause  25],  leave out paragraph (e).

 


 

Norman Baker

 

Mr John Leech

 

50

 

Page  25,  line  3  [Clause  25],  leave out subsection (4).

 

Norman Baker

 

Mr John Leech

 

51

 

Page  25,  line  8  [Clause  25],  leave out ‘or (e)’.

 

Graham Stringer

 

Mr Clive Betts

 

Ian Stewart

 

Ms Angela C. Smith

 

Mr Paul Truswell

 

95

 

Page  25,  line  13  [Clause  26],  at end insert—

 

‘(1A)    

For the heading “Making of a scheme” substitute “Requirements of a quality

 

contracts scheme”.

 

(1B)    

Subsection (1) is omitted.’.

 

Secretary Geoff Hoon

 

205

 

Page  25  [Clause  26],  leave out lines 14 to 35 and insert—

 

‘(2)    

For subsection (1) (making of scheme to be not later than 6 months after approval

 

by appropriate national authority) substitute—

 

“(1)    

The authority or authorities who proposed the scheme may make it—

 

(a)    

in the case of a scheme for an area in England, in accordance

 

with the requirements of subsection (1A);

 

(b)    

in the case of a scheme for an area in Wales, in accordance with

 

the requirements of subsection (1B).

 

(1A)    

If the scheme is for an area in England, the authority or authorities who

 

proposed it—

 

(a)    

must not make the scheme until they publish a response prepared

 

by them to the report published by the QCS board under section

 

126AC(5) in relation to the scheme, but

 

(b)    

subject to that, may make the scheme at any time not later than 6

 

months after the publication of that report.


 
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