division_name: Infrastructure Bill [Lords] &#8212; New Clause 18 &#8212; Periodic reports by the Secretary of State
motion: <p pid="d.680.1/1" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;(1) The Secretary of State must from time to time prepare and publish reports on the manner in which a strategic highways company exercises its functions.</p>
  
  <p pid="d.680.1/2" pwmotiontext="yes">(2) The Secretary of State must lay a report prepared under subsection (1) before Parliament.&#8221;<i>&#8212;(Mr Hayes.)</i></p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="d.680.1/3" pwmotiontext="yes">This amendment would place a duty on the Secretary of State to prepare and publish reports on the exercise by a strategic highways company of its functions.</p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="d.680.1/4" pwmotiontext="yes">Brought up, and added to the Bill.</p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="d.680.1/5" pwmotiontext="yes">Amendment proposed: 4,&#160;page&#160;1,&#160;line&#160;4, leave out clauses 1 and 2.&#8212;(Richard Burden.)</p>
  
  <p pid="d.680.1/6" pwmotiontext="yes"><i>Question put, </i>That the amendment be made.</p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="d.680.1/7" pwmotiontext="yes">The House divided:</p>
  
  <p pid="d.680.1/8" pwmotiontext="yes">Ayes 203, Noes 323.</p>