Moved by
Baroness Kramer
That this House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments 1 to 5.
1: After Clause 3, insert the following new Clause—
“Route strategies
(1) The Secretary of State must from time to time direct a strategic highways company to prepare proposals for the management and development of particular highways in respect of which the company is appointed (“a route strategy”).
(2) A route strategy must relate to such period as the Secretary of State may direct.
(3) The strategic highways company must—
(a) comply with a direction given to it under subsection (1), and
(b) publish the route strategy in such manner as the company considers appropriate.
(4) A direction under subsection (1) must be published by the Secretary of State in such manner as he or she considers appropriate.”
2: Clause 9, page 6, line 28, at end insert “, and
(c) the effect of directions and guidance given by the Secretary of State to a strategic highways company under this Part.”
3: Clause 9, page 6, line 42, at end insert—
“(8) The Secretary of State must lay a report published by the Office under this section before Parliament.”
4: Clause 9, page 6, line 42, at end insert—
“(9) In Part 2 (Office of Rail Regulation) of the Railways and Transport Safety
Act 2003, after section 15 insert—
“15A Change of name
(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for the body established by section 15 to be known by a different name.
(2) Regulations under this section may amend this Act or any other enactment, whenever passed or made.
(3) Regulations under this section are to be made by statutory instrument.
(4) A statutory instrument which contains regulations under this section is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.””
5 : After Clause 12, insert the following new Clause—
“Periodic reports by the Secretary of State
(1) The Secretary of State must from time to time prepare and publish reports on the manner in which a strategic highways company exercises its functions.
(2) The Secretary of State must lay a report prepared under subsection (1) before Parliament.”