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  <p>The Aye-voters failed to change the <a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200405/ldbills/014/2005014.htm"> School Transport Bill</a> to make it necessary for the local authority to consult with the Welsh Assembly when they proposed their travel scheme. </p>
  
  <p>The actual amendment was: in page 2, line 12 [Clause 1], at end insert:</p>
  
  <p class="indent">2A (1) Scheme authorities shall, prior to the submission of a proposed school travelscheme to the appropriate national authority, undertake a consultation process in accordance with regulations made byâ
  
  <p class="indent">(a) in England, the Secretary of State, and (b) in Wales, the Assembly for Wales.</p>
  
  <p class="indent">(2) Regulations under subparagraphs (l)(a) or (b) may, in particular, include a list of statutory consultees to be asked for comments on the proposed scheme and provide for the nature of the consultation process.</p>
  
  <p>The debate up until this point had been about a different amendment that had been withdrawn and replaced with this one immediately before the vote.</p>
  
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  <p>This amendment was brought in just before the division, while the rest of the debate had been on that that had "by leave been withdrawn".  </p>
  
  <p><i>Question put</i>, That the amendment be made:&#8212;</p>
  
  <p><i>The House divided:</i> Ayes 131, Noes 229.</p>
  
  