Debate on bill on Tuesday, 12 December 2006, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Davies of Oldham. The answering member was Lord Hanningfield.

Concessionary Bus Travel Bill [HL]

Concessionary Bus Travel Bill (HL). Lords Second reading debate. Agreed to on question and Committed to a Grand Committee

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 687 c1453-77
Session: 2006-07
Department: Department for Transport
Legislative stage: Second reading
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Related items: Concessionary Bus Travel Bill (HL). Explanatory Notes HL Bill 13-EN also published
Monday, 27 November 2006
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Proceeding contributions: Lord Davies of Oldham | 687 c1455-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am more than grateful to my noble friend and await the fire-bolt still to come after tha...; Lord Bradshaw | 687 c1456-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we welcome the Bill, although we feel that the money has been spent in a rather careless w...; Lord Hogg of Cumbernauld | 687 c1457 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Lord’s doom-laden speech is depressing us here on the Back Benches. Does he not ...; Lord Bradshaw | 687 c1457-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, if the noble Lord will be a little patient, I shall come on to Scotland, but first I think...; Lord Bradshaw | 687 c1458-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Lord is quite right. That is the situation at the moment. Soon there will be sma...; Lord Low of Dalston | 687 c1459-62 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I imagine most of us in this House will welcome the Bill. It implements the Government’s c...; Baroness Quin | 687 c1462-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, welcome the Bill and this opportunity to comment on it. I also welcome the approac...; Lord Foulkes of Cumnock | 687 c1455 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I welcome what the Minister has said. We would have expected nothing less from this Minist...; Lord Davies of Oldham | 687 c1455 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I was coming to that. Of course we intend that to be the case. My noble friend will recogn...; Lord Bradshaw | 687 c1475-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, there are great difficulties with the funding of the present scheme. The noble Lord, Lord ...; Lord Davies of Oldham | 687 c1476-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Bradshaw, and glad that the noble Lord, Lord Hanning...; Lord Hanningfield | 687 c1471-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak on this small yet significant Bill and I am ...; Lord Davies of Oldham | 687 c1473-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken. Given the impressive array of local gove...; Baroness Scott of Needham Market | 687 c1468-71 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I join in with the general welcome offered to the Bill. I assure the Minister and the rest...; Lord Smith of Leigh | 687 c1466-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, like other noble Lords, I broadly welcome the Bill. By providing nationally the benefits o...; Earl of Mar and Kellie | 687 c1465-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this debate has been well informed, and perhaps subsequent speakers will be further inform...; Lord Davies of Oldham | 687 c1453-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that this Bill be now read a second time. Buses are the most widely used mo...; Lord Foulkes of Cumnock | 687 c1455 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, my noble friend will be aware that there is already a nationwide concessionary scheme in S...; Lord Foulkes of Cumnock | 687 c1458 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I assure the noble Lord that that is not the case. That is certainly the case in London, b...
Subjects: Disability Disadvantaged Companies Administration Bus services Buses Concessions Fares Finance Local government Pensioners Older people Public transport Passengers Travel Standards
Legislation: Concessionary Bus Travel Bill (HL) 2006-07
Link: View this Parliamentary proceeding on www.publications.parliament.uk

Concessionary Bus Travel Bill [HL]

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