division_name: Railways Bill
motion: <p pid="b.484.1/1" pwmotiontext="misc">Report received.</p>
  
  <p pid="b.484.1/2" pwmotiontext="considered">Clause 3 [<i>General duties under s.4 of the 1993 Act</i>]:</p>
  
  <p pid="b.484.2/1" pwmotiontext="moved">moved Amendment No. 1:</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b.484.2/2" pwmotiontext="moved">Page 5, line 5, at end insert&#8212;</p>
  
  <p pid="b.484.2/3" pwmotiontext="moved">"( ) After subsection (7B) insert&#8212;</p>
  
  <p pid="b.484.2/4" pwmotiontext="moved">"(7C) The Secretary of State shall have a duty to exercise his functions under this Part and under the Railways Act 2005 that are not safety functions in the manner which he considers best calculated to&#8212;</p>
  
  <p pid="b.484.2/5" pwmotiontext="moved">(a) promote the use of the railway network in Great Britain for the carriage of passengers and goods; and</p>
  
  <p pid="b.484.2/6" pwmotiontext="moved">(b) secure the development of that railway network.</p>
  
  <p pid="b.484.2/7" pwmotiontext="moved">(7D) In calculating how best to exercise the functions referred to in subsection (7C), the Secretary of State shall have regard to any strategy made by him under subsection (7E).</p>
  
  <p pid="b.484.2/8" pwmotiontext="moved">(7E) The Secretary of State shall formulate and keep under review such strategies for the railway network in Great Britain as he considers appropriate, including strategies relating to&#8212;</p>
  
  <p pid="b.484.2/9" pwmotiontext="moved">(a) the resources available for the operation and expansion of passenger and freight services in England and Wales, including investment plans;</p>
  
  <p pid="b.484.2/10" pwmotiontext="moved">(b) rolling stock;</p>
  
  <p pid="b.484.2/11" pwmotiontext="moved">(c) infrastructure;</p>
  
  <p pid="b.484.2/12" pwmotiontext="moved">(d) passenger franchising policy; and</p>
  
  <p pid="b.484.2/13" pwmotiontext="moved">(e) policies for community railways.</p>
  
  <p pid="b.484.2/14" pwmotiontext="moved">(7F) A draft of the strategies made by the Secretary of State under subsection (7E) shall be laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament every three years.""</p>
  
  <p pid="b.495.2/1" pwmotiontext="considered">On Question, Whether the said amendment (No. 1) shall be agreed to?</p>
  
  <p pid="b.495.2/2" pwmotiontext="divided">Their Lordships divided: Contents, 120; Not-Contents, 136.</p>