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Local Transport Bill [HL] Bill

moved Amendment No. 15: 15: Clause 12, page 14, line 7, after ““descriptions,”” insert ““or for tickets or travel permits of a particular type,”” The noble Lord said: The amendment also relates to Clause 12. New subsection (6A) states: "““The standard of services which may be specified in a scheme may also include requirements as to the maximum fares that may be charged for particular journeys, or for journeys of particular descriptions””." The amendment proposes to add the words, "““or for tickets or travel permits of a particular type””." Unless my noble friend is going to tell me otherwise, the current wording seems to specify maximum single and return fares, but only, it seems, in statutory quality partnership schemes as that is the part of the Bill in which it appears. The amendment would allow a much broader range of tickets to be specified, including, for example, period tickets such as day, weekly or monthly tickets. Such tickets are increasingly popular and in their multi-modal forms certainly help to promote integrated public transport. The amendment seeks to extend the range of fares and tickets covered by this subsection. If my noble friend is not able to go along with the amendment—and I await with interest what he has to say—I hope he will explain fully the reasons for that and why the Government believe that what is in the clause is adequate. I beg to move.