PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE
Wednesday 20 July 2005
Members present:
Mr David Clelland Mr John Leech Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson Mr Eric Martlew Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody Mr Lee Scott Clive Efford Mr Graham Stringer Mr Robert Goodwill Mr David Wilshire
Members disclosed their pecuniary interests pursuant to the resolution of the House of 13 July 1992. Details of the declarations are published in a separate Annex.
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody was called to the Chair.
Ordered, That members of the public be admitted during the examination of witnesses unless the Committee otherwise orders.
Draft Special Report [Government Response to Sixth Report of the Committee, Session 2004-05: The Performance of London Underground], proposed by the Chairman, brought up, read the first and second time, and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the First Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Special Report to the House.
Ordered, That the Government’s response to the Sixth Report from the Committee, Session 2004-05, be appended to the Report.—(The Chairman.)
Another draft Special Report [Government Response to Fourth Report of the Committee, Session 2004-05: The Departmental Annual Report 2004], proposed by the Chairman, brought up, read the first and second time, and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Second Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Special Report to the House.
Ordered, That the Government’s response to the Fourth Report from the Committee, Session 2004-05, be appended to the Report.—(The Chairman.)
The Committee’s programme of work (choice of inquiries). The Committee considered this matter.
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into Going for Gold: Delivering Excellent Transport for London’s 2012 Olympic Games; Financial Protection for Air Travellers; Parking Policy; and Train Fares and Ticketing.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 12 October at half-past Two o'clock. PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE
Wednesday 12 October 2005
Members present:
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody, in the Chair
Mr David Clelland Mr Robert Goodwill Mr Jeffery M. Donaldson Mr Lee Scott Clive Efford Mr David Wilshire
Draft Special Report [Government Response to Tenth Report of the Committee, Session 2004-05: Integrated Transport: the Future of Light Rail and Modern Trams in the United Kingdom], proposed by the Chairman, brought up, read the first and second time, and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Third Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Special Report to the House.
Ordered, That the Government’s response to the Tenth Report from the Committee, Session 2004-05, be appended to the Report.—(The Chairman.)
The Committee’s programme of work (choice of inquiries). The Committee considered this matter.
Resolved, That permission to allow publication of submissions to the Committee prior to publication of a report be refused.
Ordered, That Mr Vassilios M. Vavakos, Mr William James Tyson and Mr Drummond Robson be appointed as Specialist Advisers, to assist the Committee in its inquiry into Going for Gold: Delivering Excellent Transport for London’s 2012 Olympic Games.—(The Chairman.)
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into The Departmental Annual Report 2005; Transport Security; and The Work of the Civil Aviation Authority.
The Committee agreed the to the publication of press notices for the above inquiries.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 19 October at Ten o’clock. ______
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE
Wednesday 19 October 2005
Members present:
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody, in the Chair
Mr David Clelland Mr Eric Martlew Clive Efford Mr Lee Scott Mrs Louise Ellman Mr Graham Stringer Mr Robert Goodwill Mr David Wilshire Mr John Leech
Draft Special Report [Government Response to eighth Report of the Committee, Session 2004-05: Search and Rescue], proposed by the Chairman, brought up, read the first and second time, and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Fourth Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Special Report to the House.
Ordered, That the Government’s response to the Eighth Report from the Committee, Session 2004-05, be appended to the Report.—(The Chairman.)
Draft Special Report [Government Response to Fifth Report of the Committee, Session 2004-05: Rural Railways], proposed by the Chairman, brought up, read the first and second time, and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Fifth Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Special Report to the House.
Ordered, That the Government’s response to the Fifth Report from the Committee, Session 2004-05, be appended to the Report.—(The Chairman.)
The Chairman received the following letter from Rt Hon. Stephen Byers MP dated 17 October 2005:
With the permission of the Speaker I intend, later today, to make a personal statement to the House. It will concern the evidence I gave before your Select Committee at its hearing on 14 November 2001.
In my statement I will say that due to an inadvertent error I gave factually incorrect evidence to the Select Committee.
My reason for writing to you is to offer my sincere personal apologies to you as Chair of the Select Committee for the giving of factually inaccurate evidence to you Committee and to say that I deeply regret that this happened.
The Committee’s programme of work (choice of inquiries).
The Committee considered this matter.
Ordered, That Mr Christopher Tarry, Professor John Raine, Professor John Preston, and Professor Paul Wilkinson be appointed as Specialist Advisers, to assist the Committee in its inquiries into The Work of the Civil Aviation Authority, Parking Policy, Train Fares and Ticketing, and Transport Security respectively subject to interview by the Chairman and Clerk.—(The Chairman.)
Going for Gold: Delivering Excellent Transport for London’s 2012 Olympic Games:
Mr Owen Whalley, Service Head, Major Project Development, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Mr Neil Bullen, Manager, Transport Planning, London Borough of Waltham Forest, Ms Jane Mandlik, Highways Manager West, London Borough of Greenwich, Mr John Herman, Head of Regeneration and Infrastructure, London Borough of Newham, Mr Andrew Cunningham, Head of Streetscene, London Borough of Hackney, Mr Miles Butler, Director, Dorset County Council, and Mr Stephen Joseph, Deputy Chief Executive, Thames Gateway London Partnership, gave oral evidence.
Mr Paul Plummer, Director of Planning and Regeneration, and Ms Janet Goodland, Director of Network Development, Network Rail, Mr Rob Holden, Executive Chairman, London and Continental Railways Ltd., Mr Theo Steel, Project Director, One Railway, and Mr Paul Smith, Director, London Support, Association of Train Operating Companies Ltd., gave oral evidence.
Mr William Bee, Director for Wales, and Ms Natalie Salmon, Head of Access to Services and Transport, Disability Rights Commission, Mr Neil Betteridge, Chairman and Mr Graham Lawson, Chair, Personal Mobility and Local Authority Working Group, Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee, Mr Brian Cook, Chairman and Mr Tony Shields, London Transport Users Committee, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 26 October at Ten o’clock. ______
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE
Wednesday 26 October 2005
Members present:
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody, in the Chair
Mr David Clelland Mr John Leech Mrs Louise Ellman Mr Lee Scott Mr Robert Goodwill Mr Graham Stringer
Draft Special Report [Government Response to Second Report of the Committee, Session 2004-05: Tonnage Tax], proposed by the Chairman, brought up, read the first and second time, and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Sixth Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Special Report to the House.
Ordered, That the Government’s response to the Second Report from the Committee, Session 2004-05, be appended to the Report.—(The Chairman.)
Resolved, That the Committee do visit the Stratford Olympic sites in connection with its inquiry into Going for Gold: Delivering Excellent Transport for London’s 2012 Olympic Games. —(The Chairman.)
Going for Gold: Delivering Excellent Transport for London’s 2012 Olympic Games:
Mr Jim Sloman, former Chief Operating Officer, Sydney Olympic Games, gave oral evidence.
Mr Tim O’Toole, Managing Director, London Underground, and Mr Hugh Sumner, Director of Olympic Transport, Transport for London, gave oral evidence.
Mr Keith Mills, Deputy Chairman, and Mr Wilben Short, Senior Transport Adviser, London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 2 November at half-past Two o’clock. ______
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE
Wednesday 2 November 2005
Members present:
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody, in the Chair
Mr David Clelland Mr John Leech Mr Jeffery M. Donaldson Mr Eric Martlew Clive Efford Mr Lee Scott Mrs Louise Ellman Mr Graham Stringer Mr Robert Goodwill Mr David Wilshire
Draft Special Report [Government and the Civil Aviation Authority Responses to the Fifteenth Report of the Committee, Session 2003-04: Financial Protection for Air Travellers], proposed by the Chairman, brought up, read the first and second time, and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Seventh Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Special Report to the House.
Ordered, That the Government and Civil Aviation Authority responses to the Fifteenth Report from the Committee, Session 2003-04, be appended to the Report.— (The Chairman.)
Financial Protection for Air Travellers – follow up:
Ms Karen Buck MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, and Ms Sandra Webber, Head of Aviation, Civil Aviation Authority and Consumers Division, Department for Transport, Sir Roy McNulty, Chairman, and Mr Richard Jackson, Director of Consumer Protection, Civil Aviation Authority, gave oral evidence.
Transport Security:
Rt Hon. Alistair Darling MP, Secretary of State for Transport, Ms Niki Tompkinson, Director of Transport Security, and Mr John Grubb, Director of Maritime and Land Transport Security, Department for Transport, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 9 November at half-past Two o’clock. ______
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE
Wednesday 9 November 2005
Members present:
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody, in the Chair
Mr David Clelland Mr John Leech Clive Efford Mr Eric Martlew Mrs Louise Ellman Mr Lee Scott Mr Robert Goodwill Mr Graham Stringer
Resolved, That the Committee do visit Washington, New York and Madrid from 19 to 24 March 2006, in connection with its inquiry into Transport Security. —(The Chairman.)
Going for Gold: Delivering Excellent Transport for London’s 2012 Olympic Games:
Rt Hon Richard Caborn MP, Minister of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Ms Karen Buck MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, and Mr Ben Stafford, Team Leader 2012 Olympics, Department for Transport, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 16 November at half-past Two o’clock. ______PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE
Wednesday 16 November 2005
Members present:
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody, in the Chair
Mr David Clelland Mr John Leech Mr Jeffery M. Donaldson Mr Eric Martlew Clive Efford Mr Lee Scott Mrs Louise Ellman Mr Graham Stringer Mr Robert Goodwill
Resolved, That the Committee do visit the Civil Aviation Authority on 12 December 2005, in connection with its inquiry into The Work of the Civil Aviation Authority.— (The Chairman.)
Departmental Annual Report 2005:
Rt Hon Alistair Darling MP, Secretary of State for Transport and Mr David Rowlands, Permanent Secretary, Department for Transport, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 23 November at half-past Two o’clock. ______PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE
Wednesday 23 November 2005
Members present:
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody, in the Chair
Mr David Clelland Mr John Leech Clive Efford Mr Eric Martlew Mrs Louise Ellman Mr Lee Scott Mr Robert Goodwill
Draft Report (UK Transport Security – preliminary report)
(The Minutes of Proceedings relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the First Report from the Committee, HC 637 (2005-06) p. 18).
Resolved, That the Committee do visit the London Parking and Traffic Appeals Service on 6 December 2005, in connection with its inquiry into Parking Policy.— (The Chairman.)
Ordered, That Dr Peter Morrell and Mr Peter Vass be appointed as Specialist Advisers, to assist the Committee in its inquiry into The Work of the Civil Aviation Authority subject to interview by the Chairman and Clerk.—(The Chairman.)
Train Fares and Ticketing:
Mr Bob Crow, General Secretary, and Mr Ray Night, RMT Council of Executives Member, National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers, Mr Stephen Joseph OBE, Executive Director, and Mr David Woracker, Operational Research Analyst, Transport 2000, gave oral evidence.
Mr Brian Cooke, Chairman, and Mr John Cartledge, Deputy Chief Executive, London TravelWatch, Mr Colin Foxall, Chairman, and Mr Anthony Smith, Chief Executive, Rail Passengers’ Council, Mr Alan Meredith, Chairman, and Mr Stephen Abbott, Secretary, East Midlands Passenger Transport Users Forum, gave oral evidence.
Mr Chris Bolt, Chairman, and Mr Michael Beswick, Director of Rail Policy, Office of Rail Regulation, Mr Iain Coucher, Deputy Chief Executive, and Mr Robin Gisby, Director of Operations and Customer Service, Network Rail, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 30 November at half-past Two o’clock. ______PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE
Wednesday 30 November 2005
Members present:
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody, in the Chair
Mr David Clelland Mr John Leech Clive Efford Mr Lee Scott Mr Robert Goodwill Mr Graham Stringer
Train Fares and Ticketing:
Mr David Mapp, Commercial Director, and Mr Paul Smith, Director London, Association of Train Operating Companies, Mr Tony Collins, Chief Executive, and Mr Graham Leech, Executive Director Commercial, Virgin Trains, Mr Christopher Garnett, Chief Executive, GNER, gave oral evidence.
Mr Derek Twigg MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, and Mr Mark Smith, Manager, Fares and Ticketing and Passenger Benefits Team, Department for Transport, gave oral evidence.
Sir Rod Eddington, Government Specialist Adviser:
Sir Rod Eddington gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 7 December at half-past Two o’clock. ______PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE
Wednesday 7 December 2005
Members present:
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody, in the Chair
Clive Efford Mr Eric Martlew Mrs Louise Ellman Mr Graham Stringer
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into Piracy on the High Seas and The Work of the Department for Transport’s Executive Agencies – DVO Group and the Highways Agency.
Finding a Space for Parking Policy:
Mr Keith Banbury, Chief Executive, Ms Lynn Witham, Council Member, and Mr Peter Guest, Vice President, British Parking Association, Mr Bob Macnaughton, Chief Executive, and Mr Ian Kavanagh, On Street Director, National Car Parks Ltd., gave oral evidence.
Mr Nick Lester, Director, Transport, Environment and Planning, Association of London Government, Councillor Danny Chalkey, Cabinet Member for Economic Development and Transport, Wesminster Council, Councillor Andy Vaughan, Head of Street Management and Parking, Manchester City Council, and Councillor Richard Knasel, Economy and Transport, Winchester City Council, gave oral evidence.
Mr Mike Link, Assistant Head, Highways and Transport, West Sussex County Council, Institution of Highways and Transportation, Mr John Elliot, Secretary, TAG Transportation Committee, and Mr Seamus Adams, Assistant Director of Transportation, London Borough of Hackney, Technical Advisers Group, and Mr Tom Franklin, Chief Executive, Living Streets, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 14 December at half-past Two o’clock. ______PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE
Wednesday 14 December 2005
Members present:
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody, in the Chair
Mr Jeffery M. Donaldson Mr Eric Martlew Clive Efford Mr Lee Scott Mrs Louise Ellman Mr Graham Stringer Mr Robert Goodwill
Finding a Space for Parking Policy:
Mr Edmund King, Executive Director, RAC Foundation, Mr Paul Watters, Head of Roads and Transport Policy, AA Motoring Trust, Mr Chris Welsh, General Manager Campaigns, Freight Transport Association, and Mr Mike Bracey, Chairman, Brewery Logistics Group, gave oral evidence.
Ms Caroline Shepard, Chief Adjudicator for England and Wales, National Parking Adjudication Service, and Mr Martin Wood, Chief Adjudicator for London, London Parking and Traffic Appeals Service, gave oral evidence.
Ms Karen Buck MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, and Mr Mike Talbot, Head of Traffic Management Division, Department for Transport, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 11 January at half-past Two o’clock. ______PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE
Wednesday 11 January 2006
Members present:
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody, in the Chair
Mr David Clelland Mr John Leech Clive Efford Mr Lee Scott Mrs Louise Ellman Mr Graham Stringer Mr Robert Goodwill Mr David Wilshire
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into the British Transport Police as part of its inquiry into Transport Security.—(The Chairman.)
Resolved, That the Committee do visit Thames House on 1 March 2006 and Transec on 2 March 2006, in connection with its inquiry into Transport Security.—(The Chairman.)
Resolved, That the note of the visit to the Civil Aviation Authority on 12 December 2005 be annexed to the Committee’s report on The Work of the Civil Aviation Authority.—(The Chairman.)
Resolved, That the note of the visits to Stratford on 17 October and 7 November 2005 and Mr David Clelland’s note of his visit to Athens on 14 November 2005 be annexed to the Committee’s report on Going for Gold: Delivering Excellent Transport for London’s 2012 Olympic Games.—(The Chairman.)
The Work of the Civil Aviation Authority:
Sir Roy McNulty, Chairman, Mr John Arscott, Group Director of Airspace Policy, Mr Michael Bell, Group Director of Safety Regulation, and Dr Harry Bush, Group Director of Economic Regulation, the Civil Aviation Authority, gave oral evidence.
Mr John Eagles, Technical Chairman, Executive Committee, Association of Licensed Aircraft Engineers Committee, Captain Mervyn Granshaw, Chairman, British Air Line Pilots Association, and Mr David Luxton, National Secretary, Prospect, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 18 January at half-past Two o’clock. ______PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE
Wednesday 18 January 2006
Members present:
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody, in the Chair
Mr David Clelland Mr Eric Martlew Mr Jeffrey M Donaldson Mr Lee Scott Clive Efford Mr Graham Stringer Mrs Louise Ellman Mr David Wilshire Mr Robert Goodwill
Resolved, That the Committee do visit Paddington Station on 24 January 2006 and Tube Lines on 16 February 2006, in connection with its inquiry into Transport Security.—(The Chairman.)
The Work of the Civil Aviation Authority:
Mr Keith Jowett, Chief Executive, Airport Operators Association, Ms Rowena Burns, Director, Group Strategy, Manchester Airports Group, Mr Ian Hall, Director, Operations, National Air Traffic Services Ltd, and Mr Mike Toms, Director, Planning and Regulatory Affairs, BAA plc, gave oral evidence.
Mr Roger Wilshire, Director, Operations, British Air Transport Association, Mr Andrew Cahn, Director, Government and Industry Affairs, British Airways, Mr Michael O’Leary, Chief Executive, Ryanair, Mr Richard Churchill-Coleman, Group Legal Council, TUI UK, and Mr Barry Humphreys, Director, External Affairs and Route Development, Virgin Atlantic, gave oral evidence.
Mr Martin Robinson, Chief Executive, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, Mr Mark Wilson, Chief Executive, British Business and General Aviation Association, Mr Paul Draper, Chairman, PPL / IR Europe, GA Alliance, and Mr Mike Steeden, Director, Civil Air Transport, Society of British Aerospace Companies, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 25 January at half-past Two o’clock. ______PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE
Wednesday 25 January 2006
Members present:
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody, in the Chair
Mr Jeffrey M Donaldson Mr John Leech Clive Efford Mr Eric Martlew Mrs Louise Ellman Mr Graham Stringer Mr Robert Goodwill
Draft Report (Financial Protection for Air Travellers: Second Report Abandoning Effective Protection)
(The Minutes of Proceedings relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Secondt Report from the Committee, HC 636 (2005-06) p. ??).
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into Traffic Policing and Technology: getting the balance right.—(The Chairman.)
The Work of the Civil Aviation Authority:
Mr Keith Mans, Chief Executive, Royal Aeronautical Society, Professor Callum Thomas, Centre for Air Transport and the Environment, Manchester Metropolitan University; Mr David Starkie, Senior Associate, Case Associates, and Dr Graham Braithwaite, Director of Safety and Accident Investigation Centre, Department of Air Transport, Cranfield University, gave oral evidence.
Dr Mark Thatcher, Reader in Public Administration and Policy, London School of Economics, and Mr Rick Haythornwaite, Chairman, Better Regulation Commission, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 1 February at half-past Two o’clock. ______PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE
Wednesday 1 February 2006
Members present:
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody, in the Chair
Mr Jeffrey M Donaldson Mr John Leech Clive Efford Mr Lee Scott Mrs Louise Ellman Mr Graham Stringer Mr Robert Goodwill Mr David Wilshire
Ordered, That Mr Robert Gifford be appointed as Specialist Adviser, to assist the Committee in its inquiry into Traffic Policing and Technology: getting the balance right.—(The Chairman.)
Resolved, That the Committee agree to the wording and publication of a press release in connection with its inquiry into Financial Protection for Air Travellers: Second Report Abandoning Effective Protection.—(The Chairman.)
Resolved, That the Committee do hold a press conference at Stratford International station in connection with the report of its inquiry into Going for Gold: Delivering Excellent Transport for London’s 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.—(The Chairman.)
The Work of the Civil Aviation Authority:
Mr Paul Hamblin, Head of Policy, Transport and Natural Resources, Campaign to Protect Rural England, Mr Lonek Wojtulewicz, Head of Planning, Planning Group, Environment and Heritage Community Services Department, Leicestershire County Council, and Councillor Ruth Cadbury, Lead Executive Member for Aviation Issues, London Borough of Hounslow, gave oral evidence.
Ms Karen Buck MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport, and Mr David McMillan, Director, Aviation Policy, Department for Transport, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 8 February at half-past Two o’clock. ______PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE
Wednesday 8 February 2006
Members present:
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody, in the Chair
Mr David Clelland Mr Eric Martlew Clive Efford Mr Lee Scott Mrs Louise Ellman Mr Graham Stringer Mr Robert Goodwill
The Work of the Department for Transport’s Executive Agencies – Driver and Vehicle Operator Group and the Highways Agency:
Mr Stephen Hickey, Director General Driver and Vehicle Operator Group, Department for Transport, Miss Rosemary Thew, Chief Executive, Driving Standards Agency, Mr Clive Bennett, Chief Executive, Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, Mr Paul Markwick, Chief Executive, Vehicle Certification Agency, and Mr Stephen Tetlow, Chief Executive, Vehicle and Operator Services Agency, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 15 February at half-past Two o’clock. ______PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE
Wednesday 15 February 2006
Members present:
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody, in the Chair
Mr David Clelland Mr John Leech Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson Mr Lee Scott Clive Efford Mr Graham Stringer Mrs Louise Ellman
Mr Robert Gifford, Specialist Adviser, appointed to assist the Committee with its inquiry into ‘Traffic Policing and Technology: getting the balance right’ declared the following interest: I am the Executive Director of PACTS which produced a report ‘Policing Road Risk: Enforcement, Technologies and Road Safety’ for which I acted as editor-in-chief and which makes a number of recommendations on issues of police use of technology.
The Work of the Department for Transport’s Executive Agencies – Driver and Vehicle Operator Group and the Highways Agency:
Mr Archie Robertson, Chief Executive, and Mr Mel Zuydam, Finance Director, the Highways Agency, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 1 March at half-past Two o’clock. ______PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE
Wednesday 8 March 2006
Members present:
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody, in the Chair
Clive Efford Mr John Leech Mrs Louise Ellman Mr Eric Martlew Mr Robert Goodwill Mr Graham Stringer
Draft Report (Going for Gold: Transport for London’s 2012 Olympic Games)
(The Minutes of Proceedings relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Third Report from the Committee, HC 588 (2005-06) p. 90).
Draft Special Report [Government Response to the Ninth Report of the Committee, Session 2004-05: on European Community Competence and Transport], proposed by the Chairman, brought up, read the first and second time, and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Eighth Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Special Report to the House.
Ordered, That the Government response to the Ninth Report from the Committee, Session 2004-05, be appended to the Report.—(The Chairman.)
Traffic Policing and Technology: getting the balance right:
Chief Constable Meredydd Hughes, South Yorkshire Police, Association of Chief Police Officers, and Deputy Chief Constable Huw Jones, Assistant Inspector of Constabulary, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary, gave oral evidence.
Ms Cynthia Barlow, Trustee, Road Peace, Ms Mary Williams, Chief Executive, Brake, Ms Paige Mitchell, Co-ordinator, Slower Speeds Initiative, Mr Kevin Delaney, Head of Traffic and Road Safety, the RAC Foundation for Motoring, and Mr Malcolm Bingham, Head of Roads and Traffic Management, Freight Transport Association, gave oral evidence.
Chief Inspector Jan Berry, Chair, Police Federation of England and Wales, and Chief Superintendent Derek Barnett, Police Superintendent’s Association of England and Wales, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 15 March at a quarter-past Two o’clock. ______PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE
Wednesday 15 March 2006
Members present:
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody, in the Chair
Mr David Clelland Mr John Leech Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson Mr Eric Martlew Mrs Louise Ellman Mr Lee Scott Mr Robert Goodwill Mr David Wilshire
Draft Special Report [Government Response to the Second Report from the Committee, Session 2005-06, on Financial Protection for Air Travellers: Second Report Abandoning Effective Protection], proposed by the Chairman, brought up, read the first and second time, and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Ninth Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Special Report to the House.
Ordered, That the Government response to the Second Report from the Committee, Session 2005-06, be appended to the Report.—(The Chairman.)
Traffic Policing and Technology: getting the balance right:
Ms Lorna Pearce, Senior Project Manager and Dr Jeremy Broughton, Senior Research Fellow, Transport Research Laboratory, Mr Neal Skelton, Head of Professional Services, Intelligent Transport Society UK, and Dr Claire Corbett, Senior Lecturer, School of Social Sciences and Law, Brunel University, gave oral evidence.
Mr Steve Thornton, Principal Engineer, City of Bradford Council, and Mr David Sherborne, Casualty Reduction Manager, Leeds City Council, West Yorkshire Road Safety Strategy Group, Lt. Col. Tex Pemberton, Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport, and Mr Rob Salmon, Assistant Head of Highways and Transport, West Sussex County Council, and Mr Steve Burton, Deputy Director of Transport Police and Enforcement, and Mr Chris Lines, Head of London Road Safety Unit, Transport for London, gave oral evidence.
Dr Stephen Ladyman, Minister of State, Department for Transport, and Mr Paul Goggins, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 29 March at half-past Two o’clock. ______PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE
Wednesday 29 March 2006
Members present:
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody, in the Chair
Mr Clive Efford Mr John Leech Mrs Louise Ellman Mr Lee Scott Mr Robert Goodwill Mr Graham Stringer
Resolved, That the Committee do visit Israel (date to be confirmed), in connection with its inquiry into Transport Security.—(The Chairman.)
Piracy on the High Seas:
Captain Pottengal Murkundan, Director, International Maritime Bureau, Mr Andrew Linington, Head of Campaigns and Communications, NUMAST, Captain Keith Hart, Senior Warden, Honourable Company of Master Mariners, and Mr Gavin Simmons, International Policy, defence and Security, Chamber of Shipping, gave oral evidence.
Dr Stephen Ladyman MP, Minister of State, Mr John Grubb, Deputy Director for Maritime and Land Transport Security, Department for Transport, Mr Ian Pearson MP, Minister of State, for Trade, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and Mr David Roberts, Head of Global Business Group, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 19 April at half-past Two o’clock. ______PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE
Wednesday 19 April 2006
Members present:
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody, in the Chair
Mr David Clelland Mr Eric Martlew Mr Clive Efford Mr Lee Scott Mrs Louise Ellman Mr Graham Stringer Mr Robert Goodwill Mr David Wilshire Mr John Leech
Resolved, That the Committee agree to the wording and publication of a press release in connection with its inquiry into Bus Services across the UK.—(The Chairman.)
Personal Passenger Safety in Railway Stations: Mr George Muir, Director General, Association of Train Operating Companies, Mr David Franks, Chief Executive, National Express Group, Mr Ian Dobbs, Chief Executive, Rail Division, Stagecoach Group, Mr Andrew Haines, Managing Director, Railways, First Group, Mr Keith Luderman, Chief Executive, Rail, Go-Ahead Group, and Mr Robin Gisby, Director of Operations and Customer Services, Network Rail, gave oral evidence.
Chief Constable Ian Johnston, British Transport Police, Mr Len Porter, Chief Executive, Rail Safety and Standards Board, Mr Colin Foxall, Chairman, and Ms Christine Knights, Board Member, Passengerfocus, gave oral evidence.
Mr Derek Twigg MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Transport, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 26 April at half-past Two o’clock. ______PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE
Wednesday 3 May 2006
Members present:
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody, in the Chair
Mrs Louise Ellman Mr Eric Martlew Mr Robert Goodwill Mr Graham Stringer Mr John Leech
Transport Security: Travelling Without Fear: Sir Richard Mottram GCB, Security & Intelligence Co-ordinator, Cabinet Office, gave oral evidence.
Deputy Chief Constable Andrew Trotter and Mr Adrian Dwyer, Force Counter Terrorism Risk Adviser, British Transport Police, and Commander Ian Carter, and Chief Superintendent Jerry Savill, Metropolitan Police, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 10 May at a quarter-past Two o’clock. ______PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE
Wednesday 3 May 2006
Members present:
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody, in the Chair
Mrs Louise Ellman Mr Graham Stringer Mr Robert Goodwill Mr David Wilshire Mr Eric Martlew
Transport Security: Travelling Without Fear: Sir Richard Mottram GCB, Security & Intelligence Co-ordinator, Cabinet Office, gave oral evidence.
Deputy Chief Constable Andrew Trotter and Mr Adrian Dwyer, Force Counter Terrorism Risk Adviser, British Transport Police, and Commander Ian Carter, and Chief Superintendent Jerry Savill, Metropolitan Police, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 10 May at a quarter-past Two o’clock. ______PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE
Wednesday 10 May 2006
Members present:
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody, in the Chair
Clive Efford Mr Lee Scott Mrs Louise Ellman Mr Graham Stringer Mr John Leech Mr David Wilshire
Draft Report (How Fair are the Fares? Train Fares and Ticketing )
(The Minutes of Proceedings relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Sixth Report from the Committee, HC 700 (2005-06) p. 60).
Resolved, That the Committee agree to the wording and publication of press releases in connection with its inquiries into How Fair are the Fairs? Train Fares and Ticketing and The Future of the British Transport Police.—(The Chairman.)
Transport Security: Travelling Without Fear: Mr Ian Coucher, Chief Executive, Network Rail, Mr Simon Gimson, GNER Security Manager, Association of Train Operating Companies, Ms Maggie Simpson, Policy Manager, Rail Freight Group, Mr Terry Robinson, Director, and Mr Jean-Paul Lingrand, Security Manager, Eurotunnel, gave oral evidence.
Mr Howard Collins, Sub-Surface Railway Service Director, London Underground, and Mr Steve Burton, Deputy Director, Transport Policy and Enforcement, Surface Transport, Transport for London, and Mr Neil Scales, Chief Executive and Director General, Merseyside Passenger Transport Authority and Executive, Merseytravel, gave oral evidence.
Mr Tony Donaghy, President, Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers Union, Mr Gerry Doherty, General Secretary, Transport Salaried Staff Association, Ms Katrina Hyde, Deputy Chairman, and Mr John Cartledge, Deputy Chief Executive, London TravelWatch, Mr Colin Foxall, Chairman, and Mr Anthony Smith, Chief Executive, Passengerfocus, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Monday 15 May at a quarter-past Two o’clock. ______PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE
Monday 15 May 2006
Members present:
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody, in the Chair
Clive Efford Mr Robert Goodwill Mrs Louise Ellman Mr Lee Scott
Draft Report (Future of the British Transport Police )
(The Minutes of Proceedings relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Fifth Report from the Committee, HC1070 (2005-06) p. 18).
Ordered, That Mrs Maureen Wellen and Mr Francis Terry be appointed as Specialist Advisers, to assist the Committee in its inquiry into Local Transport Planning and Funding.—(The Chairman.)
[Adjourned till Wednesday 17 May at a half past Two o’clock. ______PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE
Wednesday 17 May 2006
Members present:
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody, in the Chair
Mr David Clelland Mr John Leech Mr Jeffery M Donaldson Mr Eric Martlew Clive Efford Mr Lee Scott Mrs Louise Ellman Mr Graham Stringer
Ordered, That Mr Lee Scott and a member of staff do visit the Farnborough Air Show on Tuesday 18 July 2006 in a representative capacity .—(The Chairman.)
Local Transport Planning and Funding: Mr Tim Larner, Director, Passenger Transport Executives Group, Mr Nick Vaughan, Project Development Manager, Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive, Mr Nick Scales, Director General and Chief Executive, Merseytravel, Mr Trevor Errington, Leader, and Mr Tom Magrath, West Midlands Chief Engineers and Planning Officers Group, gave oral evidence.
Mr Pat Hayes, Director of Borough Partnerships, and Mr Mark Bennett, Head of Borough Funding, Transport for London, Councillor David Sparks, chairman, and Councillor Tony Page, Transport Spokesperson, LGA Environment Board, Local Government Association, and Mr Bob Donaldson, Transportation Manager, Sunderland City Council, Technical Advisers Group, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 24 May at a half past Two o’clock. ______
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE
Wednesday 24 May 2006
Members present:
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody, in the Chair
Mr David Clelland Mr Lee Scott Mrs Louise Ellman Mr Graham Stringer Mr Robert Goodwill
Draft Special Report [Government Response to the Third Report from the Committee, Session 2005-06, on Going for Gold: Transport for London’s 2012 Olympic Games], proposed by the Chairman, brought up, read the first and second time, and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Tenth Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Special Report to the House.
Ordered, That the Government response to the Third Report from the Committee, Session 2005-06, be appended to the Report.—(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That Professor John Preston and Mr Malcolm Wren be appointed as Specialist Advisers, to assist the Committee in its inquires into Passenger Rail Franchising and Bus Services across the UK respectively.—(The Chairman.)
Local Transport Planning and Funding: Mr Andy Southern, Director Transport Planning, and Mr Jonathan Spear, Senior Managing Consultant, Atkins Global, Mr Brian Witten, Divisional Director, and Mr Peter Carden, Divisional Manager, Integrated Transport, Mott Macdonald, gave oral evidence.
Ms Alison Quant, Director of Environment, Hampshire County Council, Dr Ian Harrison, Deputy Director of Environment, Economy and Culture, and Mr Tony Matthews, Local Transport Plan Lead, Devon County Council, Mr Roy Newton, LTP Team, Association of Greater Manchester Authorities, Mr Bob Wilkins, Director of Transport and Environment, East Sussex County Council, and Mr Graeme Fitton, Chair Finance Committee (CSS), Head of Transport and Highways, Warwickshire County Council, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 7 June at a half past Two o’clock. ______
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE
Wednesday 7 June 2006
Members present:
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody, in the Chair
Mr David Clelland Mr John Leech Clive Efford Mr Lee Scott Mrs Louise Ellman Mr Graham Stringer
Local Transport Planning and Funding: Dr Stephen Ladyman MP, Minister of State, and Mr Bob Linnard, Director, Regional and Local Transport Policy Directorate, Department for transport, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 14 June at a half past Two o’clock. ______
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE
Wednesday 14 June 2006
Members present:
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody, in the Chair
Clive Efford Mr Eric Martlew Mrs Louise Ellman Mr Lee Scott Mr Robert Goodwill Mr Graham Stringer Mr John Leech
Draft Report (Parking Policy and Enforcement)
(The Minutes of Proceedings relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Seventh Report from the Committee, HC 748 (2005-06) p. 107).
Local Transport Planning and Funding: Mr Tony Travers, Director of the London School of Economics, Greater London Group, Professor Stephen Potter, Transport Strategy, The Open University, and Mr David Locke, Director of Transport, Public Private Partnerships Programme, gave oral evidence.
The Committee received a briefing from the Ministry of Defence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 21 June at a half past Two o’clock. ______
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE
Wednesday 21 June 2006
Members present:
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody, in the Chair
Mr David Clelland Mr Eric Martlew Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson Mr Lee Scott Clive Efford Mr Graham Stringer Mr Robert Goodwill
Bus Services across the UK: Mr Brian Smith, Deputy Chief Executive, Cambridgeshire County Council, Mr Dick Helling, Public Transport Officer, Oxfordshire County Council, Mr Bill Wooley, Director of City Strategy, York City Council, Mr Paul Crowther, Public Transport Manager, Brighton & Hove City Council, Mr Tony Cross, Head of Transport Services, Lincolnshire County Council, and Mr John Hodgkins, Chairman, Association of Transport Co-ordinating Officers, gave oral evidence.
Mr Roy Wicks, Director General, South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive, Mr Geoff Inskip, Acting Director General, Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority, Mr Douglas Ferguson, Operations Director, Strathclyde Partnership for Transport, Mr Robert Smith, Services Director, West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive (Centro), Mr Mike Parker, Director General, Tyne & Wear Passenger Transport Executive (Nexus), and Mr Mark Dowd, Chairman, Passenger Transport Executive Group, gave oral evidence.
Ms Clare Kavanagh, Director of Performance, Transport for London, Mr Keith Moffatt, Translink, Mr Roger Sealey, Transport Sector Researcher, Transport and General Workers Union, Mr Gerry Docherty, General Secretary, Transport Salaried Staff’s Association, and Mr Joe Lynch, Senior Officer, Bus Users UK, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 28 June at a half past Two o’clock. ______
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE
Wednesday 28 June 2006
Members present:
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody, in the Chair
Clive Efford Mr Eric Martlew Mrs Louise Ellman Mr Lee Scott Mr John Leech Mr Graham Stringer
Draft Report (Piracy)
(The Minutes of Proceedings relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Eighth Report from the Committee, HC 1026 (2005-06) p.50).
Bus Services across the UK: Mr Les Warneford, Managing Director, Stagecoach Group, Mr Denis Wormwell, Chief Executive, National Express Group, Ms Nicola Shaw, Managing Director, First Group, Mr Mike Cooper, Managing Director, UK Regions, Arriva, Mr Peter Huntley, Managing Director, Go North East, Go-Ahead Group, and Mr John Waugh, Transport Services Manager, University of Southampton, gave oral evidence.
Mr Philip Brown, Senior Traffic Commissioner, the Traffic Commissioners, gave oral evidence.
Mr Keith Halstead, Chief Executive, and Mr Ewan Jones, Deputy Chief Executive, Community Transport Association, Mr Stephen Joseph, Executive Director, and Ms Meera Rambissoon, Public Transport Campaigner, Transport 2000, and Mr Tom Wylie, Chief Executive, National Youth Agency, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 5 July at a half past Two o’clock. ______
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE
Wednesday 5 July 2006
Members present:
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody, in the Chair
Mr Jeffrey M Donaldson Mr John Leech Clive Efford Mr Eric Martlew Mrs Louise Ellman Mr Graham Stringer Mr Robert Goodwill Mr David Wilshire
Ordered, That Mr Jeffrey M Donaldson do attend the Second Parliamentary Conference on Road Safety, in Paris, from 24 – 26 September 2006 in a representative capacity .—(The Chairman.)
Resolved, That the Committee do visit the Road Haulage Association, on 24 October 2006. —(The Chairman.)
Resolved, That the Committee do visit National Air Traffic Control Services, on a date to be arranged. —(The Chairman.)
Passenger Rail Franchising: Mr Chris Austin, Director of Public Policy, Association of Train Operating Companies, Mr Paul Furze-Waddock, Commercial Director, First Group, Mr Jonathan Metcalf, Chief Operating Officer, GNER, Mr Tom Smith, Planning Director, Go- Ahead Group, Govia, Mr David Franks, Chief Executive, Train Division, National Express Group, and Mr Adrian Lyons, Director General, Railway Forum, gave oral evidence.
Mr David Blainey, Chair, and Mr Kevin Williams, Principal Transportation Officer, Derbyshire County Council, Rail Sub-Committee, Association of Transport Co- ordinating Officers, Mr Colin Foxall, Chairman, and Mr Michael Hewitson, Senior Policy Officer, Passenger Focus, Mr Peter Cousins, Member of Passenger Committee, and Mr Richard Pout, Secretary, Railfuture, gave oral evidence.
Local Transport Planning and Funding: Sir Michael Lyons, Inquiry Leader, and Ms Sally Burlington, Head of Secretariat, Inquiry into Local Government, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 12 July at a half past Two o’clock. ______
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE
Wednesday 12 July 2006
Members present:
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody, in the Chair
Clive Efford Mr Eric Martlew Mrs Louise Ellman Mr Lee Scott Mr Robert Goodwill Mr Graham Stringer
Draft Special Report [Government Response to the Fourth Report from the Committee, Session 2005-06, on the Departmental Annual Report 2005], proposed by the Chairman, brought up, read the first and second time, and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Eleventh Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Special Report to the House.
Ordered, That the Government response to the Fourth Report from the Committee, Session 2005-06, be appended to the Report.—(The Chairman.)
Passenger Rail Franchising: Mr Neil Scales, Director General and Chief Executive, Mr Anton Valk, Chief Executive, Mr Iain Coucher, Deputy Chief Executive, Mr Peter Sargant, Assistant Director Rail Sevices, Centro, Passenger Transport Executive Group, and Mr Peter Field, Director, London Rail Development, gave oral evidence.
Dr Mark Brown, Development Director, Consulting, Halcrow Group Ltd, Mr Peter Norgate, Divisional Director, Mott MacDonald, Mr John Segal, Director of Rail Division, MVA, and Dr Nigel G. Harris, Managing Director, Railway Consultancy, gave oral evidence.
Ms Mary Bonar, Chair of Strategic Rail Forum, Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, Mr Roger Ford, Modern Railways, and Professor Christopher Nash, Institute of Transport Studies, University of Leeds, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 19 July at a half past Two o’clock. ______
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE
Wednesday 19 July 2006
Members present:
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody, in the Chair
Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson Mr Eric Martlew Clive Efford Mr Lee Scott Mrs Louise Ellman Mr Graham Stringer Mr Robert Goodwill Mr David Wilshire Mr John Leech
Draft Report (The work of the Department for Transport’s Agencies – Driver and Vehicle Operator Group and the Highways Agency)
(The Minutes of Proceedings relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Ninth Report from the Committee, HC 907 (2005-06) p.51).
Passenger Rail Franchising: Mr Ian Yeowart, Managing Director, Grand Central Trains, and Mr Mike Jones, Director, Renaissance Trains, gave oral evidence.
Mr Bill Emery, Chief Executive, Mr Michael Beswick, Director of Rail Policy, and Mr Brian Kogan, Deputy Director, Rail Markets, Passengers and Freight, Office of Rail Regulation, and Mr Martin Stanley, Chief Executive, Mr John Banfield, Inquiry Director, and Ms Catherine Abbott, Policy Coordinator, Competition Commission, gave oral evidence.
Mr Derek Twigg MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mr Mark Lambirth, Director of Rail Strategy and Finance Directorate, and Mr Roger Jones, Divisional Manager of Rail Franchise Specification, Department for Transport, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 11 October at a half past Two o’clock. ______
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE
Wednesday 11 October 2006
Members present:
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody, in the Chair
Clive Efford Mr Lee Scott Mrs Louise Ellman Mr Graham Stringer Mr Robert Goodwill Mr David Wilshire
Draft Special Report [Government Response to the Fifth Report from the Committee, Session 2005-06, on the Future of the British Transport Police], proposed by the Chairman, brought up, read the first and second time, and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Twelfth Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Special Report to the House.
Ordered, That the Government response to the Fifth Report from the Committee, Session 2005-06, be appended to the Report.—(The Chairman.)
Draft Special Report [Government Response to the Sixth Report from the Committee, Session 2005-06, on How fair are the fares? Train fares and ticketing], proposed by the Chairman, brought up, read the first and second time, and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Thirteenth Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Special Report to the House.
Ordered, That the Government response to the Sixth Report from the Committee, Session 2005-06, be appended to the Report.—(The Chairman.)
Draft Special Report [Government Response to the Seventh Report from the Committee, Session 2005-06, on Parking Policy and Enforcement], proposed by the Chairman, brought up, read the first and second time, and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Fourteenth Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Special Report to the House.
Ordered, That the Government response to the Seventh Report from the Committee, Session 2005-06, be appended to the Report.—(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That Dr Heather Leggate be appointed as Specialist Adviser, to assist the Committee in its inquiry into the UK Ports Industry.—(The Chairman.) Transport Security – Travelling without fear: Mr Craig Bradbrook, Director, Security and Facilitation, Airports Council International, Chief Constable Michael J Todd QPM, Association of Chief Police Officers, Professor Alan Hatcher, Principal, International School for Security and Explosives Education, and Mr Mel Littler, Ascent Aviation Security Ltd, gave oral evidence.
Mr Ian Hutcheson, Security Director, BAA, Captain Tim Steeds, Head of Safety and Security, British Airways, Ms Gaynor McLaughlin, Deputy Security Director, Easyjet, and Mr Chris Welsh, General Manager, Campaigns, Freight Transport Association, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 18 October at a half past Two o’clock. ______
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE
Wednesday 18 October 2006
Members present:
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody, in the Chair
Mr David Clelland Mr John Leech Clive Efford Mr Eric Martlew Mrs Louise Ellman Mr Lee Scott Mr Robert Goodwill Mr Graham Stringer
Draft Report (Roads Policing and Technology: Getting the balance right)
(The Minutes of Proceedings relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Tenth Report from the Committee, HC 975 (2005-06) p.84).
Draft Report (Bus Services across the UK)
(The Minutes of Proceedings relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Eleventh Report from the Committee, HC 1317 (2005-06) p.45).
Draft Report (Local Transport Planning and Funding)
(The Minutes of Proceedings relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Twelfth Report from the Committee, HC 1120 (2005-06) p.77).
Draft Special Report [Government Response to the ninth Report from the Committee, Session 2005-06, on The Work of the Department for Transport’s Executive Agencies – Driver and Vehicle Operator Group and the Highways Agency], proposed by the Chairman, brought up, read the first and second time, and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Fifteenth Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Special Report to the House.
Ordered, That the Government response to the Ninth Report from the Committee, Session 2005-06, be appended to the Report.—(The Chairman.)
[Adjourned till Wednesday 25 October at a half past Two o’clock. ______
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE
Wednesday 25 October 2006
Members present:
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody, in the Chair
Clive Efford Mr Eric Martlew Mrs Louise Ellman Mr Lee Scott Mr Robert Goodwill Mr Graham Stringer Mr John Leech Mr David Wilshire
Draft Report (The Work of the Civil Aviation Authority)
(The Minutes of Proceedings relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Thirteenth Report from the Committee, HC 809 (2005-06) p.56).
Draft Report (Passenger Rail Franchising)
(The Minutes of Proceedings relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Fourteenth Report from the Committee, HC 1354 (2005-06) p.54).
Draft Special Report [Government Response to the Eighth Report from the Committee, Session 2005-06, on Piracy], proposed by the Chairman, brought up, read the first and second time, and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Sixteenth Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Special Report to the House.
Ordered, That the Government response to the Eighth Report from the Committee, Session 2005-06, be appended to the Report.—(The Chairman.)
Resolved, That the Committee do visit the Bow Back Rivers, London Olympic site, on 21 November 2006. —(The Chairman.)
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into Novice Drivers, The Government’s Motorcycling Strategy, and Bus Drivers’ Self-certification.—(The Chairman.)
[Adjourned till Wednesday 1 November at a half past Two o’clock. ______
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE
Wednesday 1 November 2006
Members present:
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody, in the Chair
Mr David Clelland Mr Eric Martlew Clive Efford Mr Lee Scott Mrs Louise Ellman Mr Graham Stringer Mr Robert Goodwill Mr David Wilshire Mr John Leech
Ordered, That the Committee do publish the following memoranda on its website in relation to its inquiry into Bus Services across the UK:
Dr Roger Sexton of Nottingham Trent University, Mr Paul Fawcett, Dr Alan Storkey, Mr Brian Bigwood, The Ten Percent Club, Ms Rosamund Weatherall, Mr Ray Bentley, Mr Peter R Makinson, Dr John Disney of Nottingham Trent University, Mr Brian Blackmore, Mr Martin Thorne, Mr Ray Wilkes, Bakers Coaches, Mr Peter J Thompson, Mr Reg Harman, Friends of Capital Transport Campaign, Transport Activists’ Roundtable North West, Mr Clive Whatling, BRT-UK, Ms Sue Dawson, Mr Peter Headicar of Oxford Brookes University .—(The Chairman.)
The Ports Industry in England and Wales: Mr John Garner, Fleet & Ports Director, P & O Ferries, Mr Søren Friis, General Manager, Operations and Planning UK and Ireland, Maersk Company Ltd, Mr Des Crampton, Chairman, Ports Skills & Safety Ltd, and Mr Allan Graveson, Senior National Secretary, Nautilus UK, gave oral evidence.
Dr Mark Avery, Director of Conservation, and Mr Andrew Dodd, Head of Site Conservation Policy, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, and Mr Detlev Golletz, Assistant Director, Infrastructure, South East of England Development Agency, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Monday 20 November at a half past Two o’clock. ______