Ms Nusrat Ghani
MP for Sussex Weald · Conservative · United Kingdom
“Before we come to the urgent question, I must say how disappointing it is that the Government were not forthcoming with a proactive ministerial statement on this matter. The disruption to aviation and the impact on many constituents has been considerable.”
“The point of order and its content are not a matter for the Chair. I have not been notified of any Minister coming forward at this point, but I have only just come into the Chair. If the hon.”
“(3) Regulations under section 14Z45B must provide that, where an out-of-hospital service is to be provided to a patient, the integrated care board must— (a) offer the patient a choice of at least two providers capable of providing the service, which may include NHS bodies and independent sector providers approved to provide that service u…”
“(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the relevant requirements are— (a) that the special educational provision set out in section F of an EHC plan meets the needs identified by an EHC needs assessment; (b) that ICBs can be required to provide such special educational provision; (c) that ICBs must provide such special educational provis…”
“(3) The Charter must— (a) set out the fundamental principles and responsibilities for assessing whether a data sharing partnership is in the interest of the public and the NHS; (b) include the primary goal of protecting people’s privacy and their data from exploitation, while promoting trust in data systems and the handling of health data…”
“(2) Arrangements under subsection (1) must, so far as reasonably practicable, provide for— (a) general practitioners, dentists, pharmacists and other relevant primary care professionals to work together as part of integrated local primary care teams; (b) the sharing of relevant patient information between those professionals through secur…”
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“(3) The Secretary of State must publish a report containing an assessment under this section within 12 months beginning on the day on which this Act is passed.” This new clause would require the Secretary of State to undertake an assessment of the potential benefits of constructing a new passing loop at Tisbury. New clause 43— Provision of food and drink — “(1) Great British Railways has a duty to provide food and drink on all qualifying GBR services. (2) A GBR service is a qualifying service if it has a journey time of at least one hour from the station from which the service first departs to the station at which it terminates.”
“(2) A report under this section must include recommendations to Great British Railways for any actions to increase the contribution of rail to the goals in paragraphs (1)(a) and (1)(b).” This new clause would require the Secretary of State to report to Parliament annually on the contribution of UK rail to net zero and climate change goals. New clause 42— Assessment of passing loop at Tisbury — “(1) The Secretary of State must undertake an assessment of the potential benefits of constructing a passing loop at Tisbury on the West of England line. (2) The assessment must consider the potential benefits to— (a) reliability of services on, and (b) capacity of West of England line railway services that pass through Tisbury.”
“New clause 41— Contribution of rail to environmental targets: report — “(1) Within twelve months beginning on the day on which this Act is passed, and before the end of each period of twelve months thereafter, the Secretary of State must lay before Parliament a Report on the contribution of rail and rail travel in the UK to the reduction of global greenhouse gas emissions to net zero at a rate consistent with— (a) meeting the UK carbon account target for 2050, as provided for in section 1 of the Climate Change Act 2008; (b) limiting the global mean temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial levels, as defined by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate change.”
“(4) Great British Railways and the Secretary of State must consider provision of— (a) infrastructure, (b) rolling stock (c) services, and (d) any further investment necessary for the purpose of meeting the duty under this section.” This new clause would put a duty on GBR and the Secretary of State to ensure that rail services respond proportionately to any permanent or seasonal increases in population in areas.”
“New clause 40— Population change: railway services — “(1) Great British Railways and the Secretary of State have a duty to provide railway services for an area or at a station proportionate to any increase in population of the area served by that station. (2) For the purposes of this section, a population increase includes any change in residency of an area that is either— (a) permanent, or (b) seasonal. (3) In this section ‘seasonal’ means any period, or periods, of at least seven days where in the opinion of Great British Railways it is reasonably predictable that the population of an area will increase relative to the population during any time that is not the period in question.”
“(4) Regulations under this section are subject to the affirmative resolution procedure.” This new clause would require the Secretary of State to mandate the use of the same ticketing machine across all Great British Railways passenger service stations, introduce a minimum number of accessible ticket machines per station and offer the same ticketing options across the network for passengers and tourists. New clause 39— Passengers’ Council Board — “(1) The Secretary of State must appoint a board of the Passengers’ Council. (2) The persons appointed to the board by the Secretary of State must include a minimum of two disabled persons.” This new clause would ensure representation of disabled people on the Board of the Passengers’ Council.”
“New clause 38— Accessible ticket machines — “(1) The Secretary of State must by regulations make provision about the accessibility of ticket machines in all stations used by Great British Railways passenger services. (2) Regulations made under this section must provide that all stations used by Great British Railways passenger services have at least one ticket machine that meets necessary accessibility requirements for wheelchair users. (3) Regulations made under this section must provide that all ticket machines— (a) offer all ticket types available across all Great British Railways passenger services; (b) have the same user interface; (c) include accessibility options for passengers with sight or hearing loss; and (d) include the same language options as ticket machines operated by Transport for London.”
“(6) Within one year following the making of regulations under subsection (5), and once per year thereafter, the Secretary of State must publish a report on— (a) the extent to which Great British Rail has met the duty under such regulations; (b) where the duty is not being met, any proposed changes to Great British Rail services to better allow the duty to be met. (7) Regulations under this section are subject to the affirmative resolution procedure.” This new clause would require the Secretary of State to undertake a public consultation and the regular reporting and monitoring of train frequency to ensure timetabling reflects the needs of local communities.”
“(3) The Secretary of State must publish a report on the outcome of the consultation under subsection (1) within one year beginning on the day on which this Act is passed. (4) The report under subsection (3) must— (a) propose a frequency of rail services that will meet local need; (b) include proposals for continuous engagement with local communities about the frequency of rail services for those communities. (5) Before the end of the period of six months beginning on the day on which a report under subsection (3) is published, the Secretary of State must by regulations provide for a duty on Great British Railways to provide the frequency of train services as set out in that report (‘the duty’).”
“(4) ‘armed forces’ as set out in subsection (2) means any of His Majesty’s forces (within the meaning of the Armed Forces Act 2006).” This new clause would require the Secretary of State to make a travel fee exemption for journeys to and from Remembrance Sunday events for armed forces personnel, armed forces veterans and one representative of a deceased armed forces member across all Great British Railways passenger services. New clause 37— Train frequency duty — “(1) The Secretary of State must undertake a public consultation on the frequency of Great British Rail services. (2) The consultation under subsection (1) must consider the appropriate frequency of train services to ensure services meet local need.”
“New clause 36— Remembrance Sunday ticket fare exemption — “(1) The Secretary of State must make regulations which require Great British Railways to provide a scheme enabling persons under subsection (2) to travel for free on railway passenger services to and from events that commemorate Remembrance Sunday. (2) Regulations under this section must include a person who— (a) is a member of the armed forces; (b) has been a member of the armed forces; or (c) is a widow, widower, or one direct family member of any member of the armed forces who has died in the course of their service. (3) Regulations under this section must apply the provision of paragraph (2)(c) in such a way that one person is entitled to free travel for each member of the armed forces to which that paragraph applies.”
“(2) The rail strategy prepared under section 15 must— (a) identify Ely Junction as a capacity constraint of national strategic importance for freight and passenger services, and (b) set out how the Secretary of State will work with Great British Railways and other relevant bodies to address that constraint. (3) Within twelve months beginning on the day on which this Act is passed, the Secretary of State must lay before Parliament a report on progress towards resolving capacity constraints at Ely Junction.” This new clause would require the Secretary of State, when setting the rail freight target and preparing the statutory rail strategy, to treat Ely Junction as a nationally significant capacity constraint and to report to Parliament on progress in addressing it.”
“(2) The report under subsection (1) must consider the impact of mutual and co-operative corporate structures on employee engagement and governance. (3) The report must be laid before each House of Parliament within six months of this Act being passed.” This new clause requires GBR to explore and consider mutual and cooperative corporate structures with regards to employee engagement and governance. New clause 35— Duty to consider capacity at Ely Junction — “(1) In exercising functions under section 17 (rail freight target) and section 15 (rail strategy), the Secretary of State must have regard to the need to increase capacity at Ely Junction.”
“(5) No regulations may be made by the Secretary of State under this section unless they have been laid in draft before, and approved by, both Houses of Parliament. (6) On the same day that the regulations specified in subsection (3) are laid before Parliament, the Secretary of State must also publish a statement of rail funding detailing the additional funding to the Welsh Consolidated Fund that will be made by His Majesty's Government as a result of rail devolution. (7) This section comes into force on the day this Act receives Royal Assent.” New clause 34— Mutual and co-operative structures — “(1) Great British Railways must publish a report on the potential benefits to passenger railways services of mutual and co-operative corporate structures.”
“(2) In Section E2 (Rail Transport), omit paragraph 117. (3) Within two years of this Act receiving Royal Assent, the Secretary of State must lay before both Houses of Parliament regulations providing for the transfer of functions relating to rail services in Wales to Welsh Ministers. (4) The functions transferred under subsection (3) must include, but are not limited to, responsibility for— (a) railway infrastructure in Wales; (b) the specification, provision and regulation of railway passenger services in Wales; (c) the development, publication and implementation of a Welsh Rail Strategy; (d) the funding, planning, delivery and maintenance of rail enhancement and renewal projects in Wales; and (e) the regulation of access, capacity, charging and performance arrangements for rail infrastructure in Wales.”
“(2) A report under subsection (1) must consider— (a) capacity of the rail network, (b) the potential need for new lines or services, (c) level crossings, and (d) the accessibility of the rail network. (3) The report must be laid before Parliament prior to a decision being made on the application. (4) In this section, ‘nationally significant infrastructure project’ has the meaning given in section 14 of the Planning Act 2008.” This new clause requires the Secretary of State to review provision of rail infrastructure and services before an application for a nationally significant infrastructure project can be approved, to ensure the rail network remains able to meet the needs of passengers. New clause 33— Rail devolution: Wales — “(1) Schedule 7A of the Government of Wales Act 2006 is amended as follows.”
“(3) Regulations under this section must specify the framework for any compensation under subsection 1(c). (4) Regulations under this section are subject to the affirmative resolution procedure.” This new clause sets out requirements for Great British Railways to ensure any planned changes to passenger services are only made with due consideration of its objectives and following communication with stakeholders. New clause 32— Nationally significant infrastructure projects — “(1) An application for a nationally significant infrastructure project may not be proceeded with unless the Secretary of State has published a report on the impact of the project on rail infrastructure and services.”
“New clause 31— Service changes: consultation — “(1) Before making any planned changes to passenger services, Great British Railways must— (a) publish a statement on the compatibility of the changes with— (i) its functions under Section 1; (ii) its regard to strategies under Section 16; (b) publish notice of the impact of the changes on any station or routes; (c) make provision for compensation claims for passengers affected by the changes; (d) consult— (i) local stakeholders, (ii) passenger groups, and (iii) groups representing those with accessibility requirements about those changes. (2) In this section, ‘service changes’ has such meaning as the Secretary of State must by regulations specify, provided that it includes changes to rail— (a) timetables; (b) routes; (c) service capacity.”
“(5) Any report under subsection (4) must be laid before both Houses of Parliament.” This new clause mandates that Great British Railways publish an accessibility strategy every ten years to monitor and improve accessibility across the rail network, and that GBR reports annually on its progress against the accessibility strategy.”
“New clause 30— Accessible rail strategy — “(1) Within 12 months of the passing of this Act and before the end of each subsequent period of 10 years, Great British Railways must publish a strategy on accessible rail. (2) Each strategy under subsection (1) must set out required services standards for stations operated by Great British Railways. (3) Services standards under section (2) must include targets for the— (a) percentage of stations with step free access, (b) number of days per year on which lifts at each station are operational, (c) number of stations at which passenger assistance is available. (4) Before the end of 12 months beginning with the publication of a strategy under subsection (1), and before the end of every subsequent 12 months, Great British Railways must publish a report on performance against the strategy.”
“(2) Before the end of 12 months of the passing of this Act and every subsequent 12 months, the Secretary of State must lay before both Houses of Parliament an annual report on any direction that has been taken under subsection (1). (3) The report must include— (a) an assessment of expected transport disruption resulting from— (i) maintenance; (ii) construction; (iii) any other work; related to railways infrastructure operated by Great British Railways and ancillary services. (4) The report must be laid before both Houses of Parliament.” This new clause gives the Secretary of State the power to direct GBR to co-operate with transport authorities to ensure the effective operation of transport networks and to reduce disruption.”
“(2) A discounted season ticket under this section— (a) must cost no less than a third of the price of the full-price season ticket provided by Great British Railways, and (b) may be limited to allow travel only between the holder of the season ticket’s residence and recognised educational institution. (3) ‘recognised educational institution’ means any body under the Education (Recognised Bodies) (England) Order 2020.” New clause 29— Duty to co-operate — “(1) The Secretary of State may direct Great British Railways to co-operate with transport authorities and other specified persons where such cooperation would— (a) reduce transport disruption, and (b) ensure the effective operation of transport networks.”
“(3) Regulations under this section are subject to the affirmative resolution procedure.” This new clause would provide that employees of GBR, or those transferred into GBR, can continue to access the Railways Pension Scheme or a pension scheme providing equivalent benefit. New clause 28— Season ticket discount — “(1) Great British Railways must provide a scheme enabling persons who are— (a) under the age of 25, and (b) enrolled in full-time education at a recognised educational institution to access a discounted season ticket for travel on railway passenger services provided by participants in the scheme.”
“(2) Regulations made under subsection (1) must— (a) provide that any person who— (i) is an active Member of the Railway Pension Scheme, (ii) joined that section of the Railways Pension Scheme after 4 November 1993, and (iii) becomes an employee of GBR through arrangements made under this Act, remains a member of the Railway Pension Scheme under terms and benefits that are no less favourable than those terms and benefits received by the person prior to the passing of this Act; (b) provide that persons employed by GBR are eligible to join either— (i) the Railway Pension Scheme, or (ii) any other scheme, provided that the terms and benefits of that scheme are equivalent to the Railway Pension Scheme.”
“(2) A scheme made under this section must in particular include provision that is the same as, or similar to, the provision made by the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/246).” This new clause is consequential on Amendment 64 and enables for the transfer of employees to GBR from Network Rail and DfT-operated franchises. New clause 27— Pension schemes — “(1) Within three months of this Act receiving Royal Assent, the Secretary of State must make regulations relating to active members of the Railway Pension Scheme who joined the scheme after 4 November 1993.”
“(9) Regulations under this section are subject to the affirmative procedure.” This new clause requires the Secretary of State to establish a new national passengers group made up of representatives of regional passenger organisations and requires that the group is represented on a GBR national board. New clause 26— Transfer of employees to GBR — “(1) For the purpose of meeting GBR’s function in section 3(1)(i) of this Act, the Secretary of State must make one or more schemes under which persons who hold employment for— (a) Network Rail, (b) any franchise operated by DfT Operated Ltd, or (c) any franchise operated by a rail company under a contract with the Department for Transport, become employees of GBR.”
“(6) Any national board established to govern or oversee Great British Railways must comprise at least one-third representatives of this national passenger organisation, including a proportionate representation of disabled passengers. (7) Any representative of the group to which subsection (6) applies— (a) must be elected to that post by a basic majority of members of the group, and (b) may vote on any decision made by that board. (8) Regulations under this section must create a National Accessibility Panel as part of the national passengers’ organisation, with a majority of disabled people, to serve in an expert advisory and supervisory capacity to the national passengers group and the national GBR board.”
“(2) The purposes of the group under subsection (1) are to— (a) facilitate engagement with regional passenger organisations on national rail proposals, (b) act as a body that the Secretary of State and GBR must consult on national rail proposals, and (c) provide oversight and scrutiny to the regulatory work of the Passengers’ Council. (3) Regulations under this section must provide for the governance of the group, including that members of the group must elect a chair and officers, under arrangements made by the Secretary of State. (4) The Secretary of State must take all reasonable steps to ensure that officers elected under subsection (3) include a proportionate representation of groups protected under the Equality Act 2010. (5) The Secretary of State must assess and publish an annual report on any steps taken under subsection (4).”
“(10) Regulations under this section are subject to the affirmative procedure.” This new clause requires the Secretary of State to establish regional passengers groups in each region in which GBR operates, with the purpose of representing passengers' interests and putting forward passengers' expertise. New clause 25— National passengers group — “(1) The Secretary of State must, by regulations, establish a national passengers group (‘the group’), comprising representatives of each regional passenger organisation under section [Regional railway services passenger organisations].”
“(7) No less than one-third of any regional board established to govern or oversee Great British Railways must comprise representatives of regional passenger organisations, including a proportionate representation of disabled passengers. (8) Any representative to which subsection (7) applies— (a) must be elected to that post by a basic majority of members of the organisation, and (b) may vote on any decision made by that board. (9) Regulations under this section must create a disabled people’s committee as part of each regional passenger organisation, with a majority of disabled people, to serve in an expert advisory and supervisory capacity to the regional passengers organisation and the GBR regions.”
“(3) The purpose of each regional passenger organisation is to represent passenger interests, including representation of passengers’ expertise to management boards of GBR regions. (4) Regulations under this section must provide for the governance of each regional passenger organisation, including that members of each organisation must elect a chair and officers, under arrangements made by the Secretary of State. (5) The Secretary of State must take all reasonable steps to ensure that officers elected under subsection (4) include a proportionate representation of groups protected under the Equality Act 2010. (6) The Secretary of State must assess and publish an annual report on any steps taken under subsection (5).”
“(5) Arrangements under paragraph (3)(e) must include consultation throughout the development, implementation, and review of the strategy, including involvement in design and delivery of any activity proposed by the strategy.” This new clause would require the Secretary of State to prepare a ten-year railway accessibility strategy, within one year of the passage of the Bill. New clause 24— Regional railway services passenger organisations — “(1) The Secretary of State must, by regulations, establish a passenger organisation for each region in which Great British Railways operates (‘GBR regions’). (2) Any user of railway services who is resident in, or who regularly uses services within, a region may join the regional passenger organisation established under subsection (1) for that region.”
“(3) The strategy must include— (a) a timetable and programme of works for delivering permanent step-free access at all stations and to all platforms; (b) measures for ensuring accessible rolling stock, interchange, and station facilities; (c) an assessment of costs and funding requirements to meet the purposes of paragraphs (a) and (b); (d) a plan for monitoring progress against any goals set in the strategy, including through annual reporting to Parliament; and (e) arrangements for consultation with such disabled persons’ organisations and other persons as the Secretary of State may designate. (4) The strategy must not consider any reasonable adjustment for disabled persons as a substitute for the provision of permanent step-free access at all stations and to all platforms.”
“New clause 23— Accessibility strategy for the railway network — “(1) Within one year beginning on the day on which this Act is passed, the Secretary of State must publish and lay before Parliament an accessibility strategy for the railway network (‘the strategy’). (2) The purpose of the strategy is to describe how the railway will be made accessible for all passengers by the end of the period of ten years beginning on the day on which the strategy is published, having particular regard to disabled persons.”
“New clause 22— Duty to provide step-free access — “(1) Within six months beginning on the day on which this Act is passed, the Secretary of State has a duty to approve such works as are necessary to enable step-free access to all platforms at qualifying stations served by any GBR passenger service. (2) In this section, a station is a qualifying station if— (a) in any given year, at least one million passengers— (i) start a rail journey, (ii) end a rail journey, or (iii) transfer between passenger train services at the station; and (b) on the day on which this Act is passed, there is not step-free access to all platforms at the station.” This new clause requires the Secretary of State to approve work on ensuring stations serving more than one million passengers a year are step-free.”
“(2) Any scheme under this section must— (a) include provision that is the same as, or similar to, provision made by the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/246); (b) provide that open access employees may become employees of GBR in the event that their employer ceases to operate. (3) Paragraph 2(b) applies regardless of whether GBR has taken over operation of any services previously run by the employer of those open access employees.” This new clause would enable employees of open access operators to transfer to GBR under TUPE should those operators cease to run services.”
“New clause 20— Duty to integrate across modes of transport — “In exercising any of their functions under this Act, the Secretary of State and Great British Railways must seek to promote the integration of railway passenger services with— (a) bus and coach services, (b) tram and light rail, and (c) micromobility.” This new clause puts a duty on Great British Railways and the Secretary of State to promote the multimodal transport integration with rail. New clause 21— Transfer schemes relating to open access operators — “(1) The Secretary of State must make one or more schemes under which persons who are employees of open access operators (‘open access employees’) may become employees of GBR.”
“(2) Regulations under this section may designate which terms and conditions for staff working on the railways require— (a) consultation prior to agreement, or (b) can be imposed without consultation. (3) Any industrial disputes about arrangements under subsection (2) must be referred to a dispute resolution process. (4) Any findings of a dispute resolution process under subsection (3) must be accepted and actioned in full including— (a) any enforcement action to be taken; (b) any award of the dispute resolution by all parties. (5) Regulations under this section are subject to the affirmative procedure.” This new clause would allow the Secretary of State to define which railway workforce terms and conditions can be imposed, and which must be agreed, and for any that must be agreed, to refer disputes to binding dispute resolution.”
“New clause 18— Railway services: safeguarding accreditation scheme — “(1) The Secretary of State must by regulations ensure that all operators of passenger railway services participate in a recognised safeguarding accreditation scheme. (2) Any scheme under subsection (1) must be recognised by— (a) the British Transport Police, or (b) any other authority determined as suitable by the Secretary of State. (3) Regulations under this section are subject to the affirmative procedure.” This new clause requires all rail service operators to engage with a nationally recognised safeguarding scheme. New clause 19— Railway workforce: dispute resolution — “(1) The Secretary of State must by regulations make provision about railway workforce terms and conditions and dispute resolution.”
“(2) A decision is within this subsection if— (a) it relates to railway passenger services or railway infrastructure, and (b) in the opinion of Great British Railways, making that decision would have a significant effect on the economy of any area or on persons living, working or travelling in that area. (3) In this section ‘certain Members of Parliament’ means any Member of the House of Commons who represents a parliamentary constituency that includes any part of an area as described in subsection (2)(b).” This new clause would require Great British Railways (GBR) to consult MPs whose constituencies include areas likely to be affected by decisions made by GBR relating to passenger services or railway infrastructure.”
“(4) In subsection (3), relevant transport authorities means— (a) Scottish Ministers; (b) Welsh Ministers; (c) in England— (i) any— (a) mayoral strategic authority, (b) combined authority, or (c) combined county authority with responsibility for rail transport or integration of services with rail transport, and (ii) in relation to Greater London, the Mayor of London.” This new clause would require GBR to establish a department to look at options to reopen closed lines, or add new stations to existing lines, to increase service to underserved and unserved places. New clause 17— Duty to consult certain Members of Parliament — “(1) Great British Railways must consult certain Members of Parliament before making a decision within subsection (2).”
“New clause 16— Reopening of services to underserved areas — “(1) Great British Railways must establish a department for the purpose of identifying areas underserved and unserved by railway services. (2) In meeting its purpose, the department must consider— (a) options to restore and reopen any lines closed after March 1963, and (b) the potential to add stations onto existing lines. (3) The department must cooperate with relevant transport authorities.”
“New clause 15— Travel facilities for rail staff — “(1) Great British Railways must, following consultation with such trade unions as the Secretary of State may specify, provide free and discounted travel to persons who are— (a) employed by GBR; (b) employed by a subsidiary of GBR; (c) employed by a company owned by GBR; (d) employed by a company contracted to provide a service to GBR; (e) employed by a company licensed to operate railway services on GBR infrastructure; (f) employed by a railway services company owned by Scottish Ministers, Welsh Ministers or a devolved transport authority; (g) employed by a company that is subcontracted to provide rail services to a rail company owned by Scottish Ministers, Welsh Ministers or a devolved transport authority; or (h) any other person as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.” This new clause would require the creation of an industry wide concessionary travel scheme for rail staff, and a requirement for that scheme to be consulted with the trade unions.”
“New clause 14— Passenger growth target — “(1) The Secretary of State must set and publish a target to increase passenger numbers in Great Britain. (2) The Secretary of State— (a) must keep the target under review, and (b) may revise or replace it. (3) If the Secretary of State revises or replaces the target, the Secretary of State must publish the revised or replacement target. (4) Great British Railways must, when exercising its statutory functions, have regard to— (a) the target set by the Secretary of State under this section, and (b) any strategy or policy of the Scottish Ministers relating to the growth of passenger numbers in Scotland.” This new clause requires the Secretary of State to set a passenger growth target.”
“New clause 13— Investment in rural areas in Wales — “(1) Within six months of the passing of this Act, the Secretary of State must prepare and publish a strategy (‘the strategy’) to increase levels of investment in railway infrastructure enhancement in rural areas in Wales. (2) The Secretary of State may revise or replace the strategy. (3) The Secretary of State must consult the Welsh Ministers when preparing the strategy. (4) The Secretary of State must receive the consent of the Welsh Ministers before publishing, revising or replacing the strategy.” This New Clause would require the Secretary of State to publish a strategy on improving railway infrastructure enhancement investment in rural areas of Wales.”
“New clause 12— Welsh rail funding report and strategy — “(1) Within one year of the passing of this Act, the Secretary of State must lay before Parliament a report setting out— (a) an estimate of the cost of unfulfilled rail infrastructure enhancement and renewal need in Wales since 1 April 2000; (b) a strategy to fulfil any need identified under paragraph (a). (2) A report under subsection (1) must include a definition of “unfulfilled rail infrastructure enhancement and renewal”.” This new clause requires a review of funding, including as needed to make up for rail infrastructure not developed since 2000.”
“New clause 11— Safe bicycle storage at railway stations — “(1) Great British Railways and all passenger railway service operators have a duty to provide sufficient safe bicycle storage facilities at all stations that they operate. (2) In this section ‘safe bicycle storage’ means cycle lockers or cycle hangers. (3) For the purposes of this section, safe bicycle storage is sufficient if each railway station has— (a) at least one safe bicycle storage facility on or adjacent to its premises, and (b) at least one additional safe bicycle storage facility for every 30 vehicle parking spaces at the station.” This new clause would require every station to have safe bike storage in place for passengers.”
“(5) Regulations under subsection (3) must come into force— (a) on a date no later than three years after the passing of this Act, or (b) on a date agreed between the Secretary of State and the Welsh Ministers, whichever is the earlier. (6) Regulations under this section must make provision about funding for the Welsh Ministers relating to the functions transferred to them under subsection (4). (7) Within one year of the passing of this Act, the Secretary of State must lay before Parliament a report setting out the level of funding to be provided under subsection (6). (8) Regulations in this section are subject to the affirmative resolution procedure.” This new clause devolves rail in Wales to the Welsh Government and makes provision about the devolution of commensurate funding.”
“New clause 10— Devolution of rail to Wales — “(1) Schedule 7A of the Government of Wales Act 2006 is amended according to subsection (2). (2) In section E2 (Rail Transport), omit paragraph 117. (3) Before the end of the period specified in subsection (5), the Secretary of State must by regulations provide for the transfer of functions relating to rail in Wales to Welsh Ministers. (4) The functions transferred under subsection (3) must include, but are not limited to— (a) the management of rail infrastructure; (b) the operation and funding of rail infrastructure; (c) the planning, funding and management of maintenance, enhancement and renewal of rail infrastructure; (d) the regulation of capacity, access, charging and performance arrangements of rail infrastructure; and (e) the integration of passenger services with rail infrastructure.”
“(7) Where the Board has not approved a decision taken by, or direction given by, the Secretary of State to Great British Railways— (a) the Board must notify the Secretary of State that it has not approved the decision or direction, and its reasons for not doing so; (b) the Secretary of State may proceed to make any such direction or decision provided that, in their opinion, it is necessary to do so. (8) Where subsection (7)(b) applies, the Secretary of State must publish a statement setting out reasons for proceeding with the direction or decision.” This new clause would require the creation of a GBR Board, constituted of relevant internal and external stakeholders and regulatory bodies, which the Secretary of State would have to consult on major decisions and changes.”