Richard Caborn (Minister of State (Sport), Department for Culture, Media & Sport; Sheffield Central, Labour)

I beg to move amendment No. 34, in page 9, line 11, at end insert

', or

(iii) any objection sent under sub-paragraph (ii) has been withdrawn in writing, or

(iv) the Secretary of State, having considered any objection sent under sub-paragraph (ii), has approved the exercise of the function.'.

David Amess (Southend West, Conservative)

With this it will be convenient to discuss Government amendment No. 35.

Richard Caborn (Minister of State (Sport), Department for Culture, Media & Sport; Sheffield Central, Labour)

Clause 11 requires local traffic, highway and street authorities to notify the ODA when exercising a function that might affect Olympic transport. It then has 30 days to raise an objection.

The Bill, as drafted, allows the ODA to reverse the effect of actions that have been notified, but it does not allow the ODA to act where an action has been notified but consent has not yet been given, or where actions are taken in spite of ODA objections. We do not want the ODA's objections to be ignored. Amendment No. 34 therefore ensures that it will be able to act in all these situations.

Amendment No. 35 allows for dispute resolution. It will enable the ODA to withdraw its objections or, failing that, it will allow the Secretary of State to overrule the ODA after due consideration of any objections.

Amendment agreed to.

Amendment made: No. 35, in page 9, line 21, leave out from 'done' to 'subsection' in line 23 and insert 'in contravention of'.—[Mr. Caborn.]

Clause 11, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill.

Clause 12 ordered to stand part of the Bill.