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	Report Stage Proceedings: 27th October 2008               827
	Local Transport Bill [Lords], continued
	scheme’.
	Graham Stringer
	Mr Clive Betts
	Ian Stewart
	Ms Angela C. Smith
	Mr Paul Truswell
		Not called  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
		Not called  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
		Not called  78
	Page  21,  line  32  [Clause  23],  leave out ‘application’ and insert ‘proposed scheme’.
	Norman Baker
	Mr John Leech
		Not called  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
		Not called  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
		Agreed to  192
	Page  21,  line  34  [Clause  23],  leave out ‘approvals board for England’ and insert
	‘QCS board’.
	Secretary Geoff Hoon
		Agreed to  193
	Page  21,  line  34  [Clause  23],  leave out from ‘normally’ to end of line 35 and insert
	‘have published its report’.
	Report Stage Proceedings: 27th October 2008               828
	Local Transport Bill [Lords], continued
	Norman Baker
	Mr John Leech
		Not called  33
	Page  21,  line  35  [Clause  23],  leave out ‘approval’ and insert ‘consideration’.
	Secretary Geoff Hoon
		Agreed to  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
		Not called  80
	Page  21,  line  36  [Clause  23],  leave out ‘an approvals’ and insert ‘a consultation’.
	Secretary Geoff Hoon
		Agreed to  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
		Not called  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
		Not called  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
		Not called  82
	Page  21,  line  37  [Clause  23],  leave out ‘on any application for approval’.
	Norman Baker
	Mr John Leech
		Not called  35
	Page  21,  line  38  [Clause  23],  leave out ‘approval’ and insert ‘consideration’.
	Report Stage Proceedings: 27th October 2008               829
	Local Transport Bill [Lords], continued
	Graham Stringer
	Mr Clive Betts
	Ian Stewart
	Ms Angela C. Smith
	Mr Paul Truswell
		Not called  83
	Page  21,  line  38  [Clause  23],  leave out ‘approval’ and insert ‘a response’.
	Secretary Geoff Hoon
		Agreed to  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
		Not called  84
	Page  21,  line  39  [Clause  23],  leave out ‘an approvals’ and insert ‘a consultation’.
	Norman Baker
	Mr John Leech
		Not called  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
		Not called  85
	Page  21,  line  39  [Clause  23],  leave out ‘reach its decision’ and insert ‘give its
	response’.
	Norman Baker
	Mr John Leech
		Not called  37
	Page  21,  line  40  [Clause  23],  leave out ‘approval’ and insert ‘consideration’.
	Norman Baker
	Mr John Leech
		Not called  38
	Page  21,  line  42  [Clause  23],  leave out ‘reached its decision’ and insert ‘published
	its recommendations’.
	Report Stage Proceedings: 27th October 2008               830
	Local Transport Bill [Lords], continued
	Graham Stringer
	Mr Clive Betts
	Ian Stewart
	Ms Angela C. Smith
	Mr Paul Truswell
		Not called  86
	Page  21,  line  42  [Clause  23],  leave out ‘reached its decision’ and insert ‘given its
	response’.
	Norman Baker
	Mr John Leech
		Not called  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
		Not called  87
	Page  21,  line  44  [Clause  23],  leave out ‘reach a decision’ and insert ‘give a
	response’.
	Norman Baker
	Mr John Leech
		Not called  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
		Not called  88
	Page  22,  line  1  [Clause  23],  leave out ‘reach its decision’ and insert ‘give its
	response’.
	Secretary Geoff Hoon
		Agreed to  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
		Not called  89
	Page  22,  line  7  [Clause  23],  leave out ‘made the application for approval’ and
	insert ‘is or are proposing the scheme’.
	Report Stage Proceedings: 27th October 2008               831
	Local Transport Bill [Lords], continued
	Norman Baker
	Mr John Leech
		Not called  41
	Page  22,  line  8  [Clause  23],  leave out ‘approval’ and insert ‘consideration’.
	Secretary Geoff Hoon
		Agreed to  198
	Page  22,  line  10  [Clause  23],  after ‘a’, insert ‘QCS’.
	Secretary Geoff Hoon
		Agreed to  199
	Page  22,  line  12  [Clause  23],  after ‘A’, insert ‘QCS’.
	Norman Baker
	Mr John Leech
		Not called  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
		Agreed to  200
	Page  22  [Clause  23],  leave out lines 14 and 15.
	Secretary Geoff Hoon
		Agreed to  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
		Agreed to  202
	Page  22  [Clause  23],  leave out lines 18 to 23.
	Secretary Geoff Hoon
	Norman Baker
	Mr John Leech
		Agreed to  203
	Page  22,  line  24,  leave out Clause 24.
	Graham Stringer
	Mr Clive Betts
	Ian Stewart
	Ms Angela C. Smith
	Mr Paul Truswell
		Not called  91
	Page  22,  line  26  [Clause  24],  leave out ‘approvals’ and insert ‘consultation’.
	Report Stage Proceedings: 27th October 2008               832
	Local Transport Bill [Lords], continued
	Graham Stringer
	Mr Clive Betts
	Ian Stewart
	Ms Angela C. Smith
	Mr Paul Truswell
		Not called  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
		Not called  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
		Agreed to  204
	Page  23,  line  38,  leave out Clause 25.
	Norman Baker
	Mr John Leech
		Not called  44
	Page  23,  line  40  [Clause  25],  leave out ‘applications for approval’ and insert
	‘Quality Contract schemes’.
	Norman Baker
	Mr John Leech
		Not called  45
	Page  24  [Clause  25],  leave out line 3 and insert ‘authority proposing to make the
	scheme’.
	Norman Baker
	Mr John Leech
		Not called  46
	Page  24,  line  5  [Clause  25],  leave out paragraph (a).
	Norman Baker
	Mr John Leech
		Not called  47
	Page  24,  line  28  [Clause  25],  leave out ‘, or to the approvals board for England,’.
	Report Stage Proceedings: 27th October 2008               833
	Local Transport Bill [Lords], continued
	Norman Baker
	Mr John Leech
		Not called  48
	Page  24,  line  34  [Clause  25],  leave out paragraph (b).
	Norman Baker
	Mr John Leech
		Not called  49
	Page  24,  line  40  [Clause  25],  leave out paragraph (e).
	Norman Baker
	Mr John Leech
		Not called  50
	Page  25,  line  3  [Clause  25],  leave out subsection (4).
	Norman Baker
	Mr John Leech
		Not called  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
		Not called  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
		Agreed to  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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