Clause 19
Local Transport Bill [ Lords ]
4:00 pm
Clive Betts (Sheffield, Attercliffe, Labour)
On the hon. Gentleman’s theme of how he will kill off quality contracts before they begin, let me take up the point that the hon. Member for Lewes was trying to make before lunch. Amendment No. 50 removes proportionality and instead uses the words
“there are shown to be no adverse effects of the proposed scheme on operators or on persons living or working in the area”.
That must mean that if any person or operator experiences an adverse effect, it will rule out a quality contract and any of the benefits to any other person or operator—one adverse effect experienced by one person or operator would rule out the whole scheme.