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Transport (Wales) Bill

AIM

This bill gives the National Assembly for Wales the powers it needs to take forward its integrated transport policies.

MAIN PROVISIONS

BILL'S PROGRESS

Responsible department: Wales Office

Origin: House of Commons

Introduced: 19 May 2005

Second reading: 16 June 2005

Committee stage: 28 June 2005

Remaining stages: 17 Oct 2005

LORDS:

First reading: 18 Oct 2005

Second reading: 1 Nov 2005

Committee stage: 24 & 30 Nov 2005

Report stage: 10 Jan 2006

Third reading: 14 Feb 2006

ROYAL ASSENT: 17 Feb 2006

Places a duty on the assembly to promote safe, integrated, sustainable, efficient and economic transport

Places a duty on the assembly to publish a Wales Transport Strategy

Ensures that the local transport plan system is modified, making it an effective vehicle for the implementation of the Wales Transport Strategy

Makes provision for joint working arrangements and for joint transport authorities so that local authority transport functions are carried out on a regional basis

Empowers the assembly to secure the provisions of public transport services, where the requirement for such services would not otherwise be met

Provides a specific power to give financial assistance in respect of air services and airport facilities, where the services or facilities would not otherwise be provided

Empowers the assembly to establish a new Public Transport Users' Committee for Wales

BACKGROUND

A draft bill published last session was scrutinised by a joint session of the Welsh affairs committee and the assembly's economic development and transport committee.