Wednesday, 25 June 1980
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Order for Second Reading read.
Read the Third time and passed.
asked the Minister of Transport when he intends to bring in new provisions for road service licensing.
asked the Minister of Transport if he will discuss with his European Economic Community transport colleagues the gradual removal of the toll charges on motorways within the Community.
asked the Minister of Transport whether he is yet in a position to make a statement as to the projected Buntingford bypass on the trunk road A10 and the timetabling of the implementation of this...
asked the Minister of Transport what percentage of public expenditure by his Department in 1980–81 and 1981–82 will be spent on motorway construction; and what percentage on railway...
asked the Minister of Transport what progress has been made in the introduction of tachographs; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Minister of Transport what capital programmes for London Transport have been cut in the last 12 months.
asked the Minister of Transport if he will seek to introduce a new method of totting-up for traffic offences based on a points system.
asked the Minister of Transport what response he has received to his White Paper, "Policy for Roads, England 1980".
asked the Minister of Transport what has been the average percentage increase in public transport fares since May 1979.
asked the Minister of Transport what proposals he has to keep up the standards of maintenance of the roads in the light of the proposals of the White Paper on roads.
asked the Minister of Transport if he has received any proposals for private investment in Sealink.
asked the Minister of Transport if he will make a statement on his consideration of the future of the National Ports Council.
asked the Minister of Transport if he will take steps to improve safety for cyclists.
asked the Minister of Transport what is the ratio of vehicle excise duty to road expenditure in 1980–81.
asked the Minister of Transport if he will take steps to ensure that vehicle components, including those imported, conform to construction and use regulations; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Minister of Transport whether he will launch a campaign to publicise the changes in the law relating to car-sharing when the Transport Bill receives Royal Assent.
asked the Minister of Transport when he expects the stages of the M63 in Stockport now under construction to be completed.
asked the Minister for the Civil Service what is the latest figure of the total numbers of industrial and non-industrial civil servants, how this compares with 12 months before; and what is his...
asked the Minister for the Civil Service what is his estimate of the cash savings to be made annually in reducing the Civil Service from 700,000 to 630,000; and what will be the additional cost...
asked the Minister for the Civil Service what progress has been made with technology agreements within Government Departments so that best use can be made of computerised office equipment, modern...
asked the Minister for the Civil Service what is the current total of industrial and non-industrial civil servants employed by the Government.
Mr. Speaker, I should like to make a short business statement. After discussions through the usual channels, arrangements have now been made for consideration of the Lords amendments to the...
Mr. Harry Greenaway presented a Bill to amend the law with regard to the manner of disposal of the bodies of deceased persons; And the same was read the First time; and ordered to be read a...
Mr. Donald Dewar presented a Bill to enable more members to be appointed to the Scottish Solicitors Discipline Tribunal; to increase the amount of the maximum fine it may impose and empower the...
I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to amend the laws pertaining to Sunday trading; and for connected purposes. Three years ago I proposed a similar Bill to this, seeking to...
[22ND ALLOTTED DAY]—considered
Mr. Bruce Milan: I beg to move, That this House calls for urgent action by the Government to reverse the appalling rise in unemployment due to the failure of the Government's industrial and...
Ordered,That, at this day's sitting, the consideration of Lords Amendments to the Transport Bill may be proceeded with, though opposed, until any hour.—[Mr. Brooke.]
Lords amendments considered.
Lords amendment: No. 1, in page 3. line 27, leave out subsection (5).
Lords amendment: No. 41, in page 27, line 26, at end insert (1) Subject to subsection (2), a local education authority may— (a) use a school bus, when it is being used to provide free...
Lords amendment: No. 7 in page 6, line 10, leave out "Subject to subsection (7)".
Lords amendment: No. 11, in page 14, line 16, leave out "stage carriage".
Lords amendment: No. 16, after clause 14, in page 15, line 23, at end insert— (1) Subject to subsection (3) the duties of public passenger transport operators under the provisions mentioned...
Lords amendment: No. 19, in page 17, leave out lines 16 to 18 and insert— ( ) If the person to whom written notice of a prohibition is given under subsection (3) as being the person in...
Lords amendment: No. 30, in page 22, line 8, leave out subsection (2).
Lords amendment: No. 32, after clause 22, in page 23, line 16, at end insert— (1) Where a vehicle is being used in circumstances such that a PSV operator's licence is required, there shall...
Lords amendment: No. 33, in page 23, line 27, leave out from first "of" to end of line 33 and insert— "(a) any relevant conviction of the holder; and(b) any relevant conviction of any...
Lords amendment: No. 35, in page 24, line 13, leave out "passengers" and insert occupants of the public service vehicle
Lords amendment: No. 37, in page 27, line 15, at end insert— In this subsection 'local authority' means— (i) in relation to England and Wales, any local authority within the meaning...
Lords amendment: No. 38, after clause 26, in pare 27, line 26, at end insert— (1) An appeal lies at the instance of any of the persons mentioned in subsection (2) on any point of law...
Lords amendment: No. 39, after clause 26, in page 27, line 26, at end insert— (1) Provision may be made by regulations for modifying the provisions of this Part, and any other statutory...
Lords amendment: No. 40, in page 27, line 26, at end insert— (1) A road service licence or PSV operator's licence is not assignable or, subject to the following provisions of this section,...
Lords amendment: No. 42, after clause 26, in page 27, line 26, at end insert— (1) In subsection (1) of section 1 of the Minibus Act 1977 (exemption of certain vehicles from requirements...
Lords amendment: No. 54, page 33, line 11, at end insert— ( ) Where the running of public service vehicles is restricted or prohibted by any provision contained in— (a) a local Act...
Lords amendments Nos 55 and 56 agreed to.
Lords amendment: No. 86, before clause 52, in page 48, line 33, at end insert— J. At the end of section 148 of the Road Traffic Act 1972 (avoidance of certain exceptions to policies or...
Lords amendment: No. 89, after clause 53, in page 49, line 37, at end insert— K—(1) There shall not, in any part of England and Wales outside the metropolitan police district and the...
Lords amendment: No. 90, after clause 55, in page 50, line 11, at end insert— L. The Railways and Coastal Shipping Committee established under section 150 of the Transport Act 1968 is...
Lords amendments Nos. 91 to 94 agreed to.
Lords amendment: No. 97, in page 52, line 14, at end insert— except where the local authorities concerned have approved the arrangements under which the journey is made as designed to meet...
Lords amendment: No. 98, in page 55, line 11, leave out paragraph 1 and insert— 1.—(I) in determining whether an individual is of good repute, traffic commissioners shall have regard...
Lords amendments Nos. 106 to 108 agreed to.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Boscawen.]
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