Clause 59
Local Transport Bill [Lords]
6:15 pm
Stephen Hammond (Shadow Minister, Transport; Wimbledon, Conservative)
I am always open to persuasion if the argument is full of good reason. I am prepared to accept that the traffic commissioner should have a range of tools available to him, although I prefer the reinvestment in local bus services. I can see that he may wish to direct free travel or whatever, but the question remains that there may be an unintended consequence of people trying to use that free travel even though he did not intend them to do so. None the less, we will not go to the stake on this one. I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment.