Public Bill Committee: 23 November 2010

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Postal Services Bill, continued

Nia Griffith

Gordon Banks

57

Clause  30,  page  16,  leave out lines 8 and 9.

Mr Mike Weir

7

Clause  30,  page  16,  line  8,  leave out ‘Friday’ and insert ‘Saturday’.

Nia Griffith

Gordon Banks

58

Clause  30,  page  16,  line  14,  after ‘letters’, insert ‘and other postal packets’.

Nia Griffith

Gordon Banks

59

Clause  30,  page  16,  leave out lines 19 to 21.

Mr Mike Weir

8

Clause  30,  page  16,  line  20,  leave out ‘Friday’ and insert ‘Saturday’.

Nia Griffith

Gordon Banks

78

Clause  30,  page  16,  line  33,  at end insert—

‘Requirement 3A: Access to postal services via the Post Office Branches

Utilising a Post Office Company, a number of Post Office Brances consistent with

regulations to be laid before Parliament by the Secretary of State.’.

Mr Mike Weir

9

Clause  32,  page  18,  line  8,  leave out sub-paragraph (b).

Nia Griffith

Gordon Banks

79

Clause  32,  page  18,  line  9,  at end insert ‘and are so endorsed by regulation placed

before Parliament by the Secretary of State.’.

Nia Griffith

Gordon Banks

45

Clause  33,  page  18,  line  16,  after ‘may’, insert ‘after five years’.

Public Bill Committee: 23 November 2010

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Postal Services Bill, continued

Nia Griffith

Gordon Banks

60

Clause  33,  page  18,  line  18,  at end insert ‘paying particular regard to the needs of—

(a)	vulnerable consumers,

(b)	rural consumers,

(c)	small and medium enterprises.’.

Nia Griffith

Gordon Banks

61

Clause  33,  page  18,  line  21,  at end insert—

‘(2A)

When conducting any review OFCOM must consult—

(a)	consumer representatives, and

(b)	representatives of small and medium enterprises.’.

Nia Griffith

Gordon Banks

80

Clause  33,  page  18,  line  30,  at end insert ‘, providing the Secretary of State has

previously ensured that consultation has been undertaken with the devolved, territorial

bodies of Government as are appropriate to the provision.’.

Nia Griffith

Gordon Banks

81

Clause  34,  page  18,  line  38,  leave out ‘may designate one or more postal operators’

and insert ‘must designate a postal operator’.

Nia Griffith

Gordon Banks

82

Clause  34,  page  18,  line  40,  leave out subsection (2).

Nia Griffith

Gordon Banks

83

Clause  34,  page  18,  line  42,  leave out subsection (3).

Nia Griffith

Gordon Banks

84

Clause  34,  page  19,  line  6,  leave out subsection (4).

Nia Griffith

Gordon Banks

85

Clause  34,  page  19,  line  17,  leave out paragraph (b).

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Nia Griffith

Gordon Banks

86

Clause  34,  page  19,  line  20,  at end insert ‘, subject to the Secretary of State placing

these regulations before Parliament for approval.’.

Nia Griffith

Gordon Banks

51

Clause  35,  page  19,  line  35,  leave out ‘may impose a designated USP condition on

a universal service provider’ and insert ‘must impose a designated USP condition on all

designated universal service providers’.

Nia Griffith

Gordon Banks

87

Clause  35,  page  19,  line  39,  leave out ‘or part of a universal postal service’.

Mr Mike Weir

Nia Griffith

Gordon Banks

10

Clause  35,  page  19,  line  40,  leave out ‘or in a specified area of the United

Kingdom’.

Nia Griffith

Gordon Banks

89

Clause  35,  page  19,  line  44,  at end insert ‘including those provided by a Post Office

Company,’.

Nia Griffith

Gordon Banks

52

Clause  35,  page  20,  line  9,  leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘must’.

Nia Griffith

Gordon Banks

53

Clause  35,  page  20,  line  9,  leave out ‘only’.

Mr Mike Weir

11

Clause  35,  page  20,  line  16,  leave out ‘seek to’.

Nia Griffith

Gordon Banks

90

Clause  35,  page  20,  line  22,  at end insert ‘including the need for future investment

and service provision.’.

Public Bill Committee: 23 November 2010

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Postal Services Bill, continued

Nia Griffith

Gordon Banks

54

Clause  35,  page  20,  line  23,  leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘must’.

Nia Griffith

Gordon Banks

91

Clause  35,  page  20,  line  24,  leave out subsection (7).

Nia Griffith

Gordon Banks

92

Clause  36,  page  20,  line  38,  at end insert—

‘(c)	to publish annually an independently audited performance report

concerning each of the devolved government territories.’.

Nia Griffith

Gordon Banks

93

Clause  36,  page  20,  line  43,  leave out from ‘accuracy’ to end of line 45.

Nia Griffith

Gordon Banks

95

Clause  37,  page  21,  line  37,  at end insert—

‘(4A)

Any USP access condition must—

(a)	be commercially negotiated, and

(b)	not undermine the universal service.’.

Nia Griffith

Gordon Banks

94

Clause  37,  page  22,  line  5,  at end insert ‘, including the cost of meeting the

universal service over that network or part of that network.’.

Nia Griffith

Gordon Banks

70

Clause  38,  page  22,  line  33,  leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘must’.

Public Bill Committee: 23 November 2010

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Postal Services Bill, continued

Nia Griffith

Gordon Banks

62

Clause  46,  page  28,  line  36,  leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘must’.

Nia Griffith

Gordon Banks

50

Clause  47,  page  29,  line  22,  leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘must’.

Nia Griffith

Gordon Banks

63

Clause  49,  page  30,  line  33,  leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘must’.

Nia Griffith

Gordon Banks

64

Clause  50,  page  31,  line  34,  leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘must’.

Nia Griffith

Gordon Banks

65

Clause  50,  page  31,  line  35,  leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘must’.

Nia Griffith

Gordon Banks

66

Clause  50,  page  31,  line  45,  leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘must’.

Nia Griffith

Gordon Banks

55

Schedule  8,  page  90,  line  21,  leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘must’.

Public Bill Committee: 23 November 2010

65

Postal Services Bill, continued

Nia Griffith

Gordon Banks

67

Schedule  9,  page  99,  line  18,  leave out ‘Except as mentioned below,’.

Nia Griffith

Gordon Banks

68

Schedule  9,  page  99,  leave out lines 24 to 29.

Nia Griffith

Gordon Banks

69

Schedule  12,  page  128,  line  13,  at end insert ‘unless it can be identified that the

packet was incorrectly priced by—

(a)	the postal operator, or

(b)	the access point provider.’.

Nia Griffith

Gordon Banks

46

Schedule  12,  page  136,  line  28,  after ‘consult’, insert ‘and have regard to the

opinion of’.

Nia Griffith

Gordon Banks

47

Schedule  12,  page  136,  line  29,  leave out ‘it has’ and insert ‘that have been’.

New Clauses

Royal Mail Holdings plc to be wholly owned by the Crown

Nia Griffith

Gordon Banks

NC1

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)	Royal Mail Holdings plc is wholly owned by the Crown.

(2)	The restrictions on dealings are outlined in sections 65 to 67 of the Postal Services

Act 2000.’.

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Government to retain majority shareholding in Royal Mail Holdings plc and subsidiaries

Nia Griffith

Gordon Banks

NC2

To move the following Clause:—

‘The Government must retain a majority of shareholdings in Royal Mail Holdings

plc and its relevant subsidiaries.’.

Guarantee of inter-business agreement

Nia Griffith

Gordon Banks

NC3

To move the following Clause:—

‘Prior to any sale or transfer of a post office company an agreement must be

secured to guarantee the inter-business agreement between Post Office Ltd and

Royal Mail for a period of at least 10 years.’.

Guarantee of inter-business agreement (No 2)

Nia Griffith

Gordon Banks

NC4

To move the following Clause:—

‘Prior to any sale or transfer of a post office company an agreement must be

secured to guarantee the inter-business agreement between Post Office Ltd and

Royal Mail for a period of at least 15 years.’.

Restriction on universal service provider disposals

Mr Mike Weir

NC5

To move the following Clause:—

‘Any company providing a universal postal service must, prior to selling any part

of its business to another entity, first report its intention to OFCOM who must

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Revised 23 November 2010