division_name: High Speed Rail (London &#8211; West Midlands) Bill &#8212; New Clause 20 &#8212; Public Sector Operators
motion: <p pid="a.1623.2/1" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8216;(1) Section 25 of the Railways Act 1993 (c. 43) (public-sector operators not to be franchisees) does not apply in relation to the franchisee in respect of a franchise agreement&#8212;</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1623.2/2" pwmotiontext="yes">(a) which relates wholly or mainly to the provision of one or more Phase One of High Speed 2 passenger services, or</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1623.2/3" pwmotiontext="yes">(b) which relates wholly or mainly to the provision of one or more other services for the carriage of passengers by railway where&#8212;</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1623.2/4" pwmotiontext="yes">(i) the services run wholly or partly on the route of Phase One of High Speed 2, and</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1623.2/5" pwmotiontext="yes">(ii) the services are likely to be subject to substantial disruption because of the construction of Phase One of High Speed 2.</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1623.2/6" pwmotiontext="yes">(2) The following may in particular be taken into account in determining whether, for the purposes of subsection (1)(b), services are likely to be subject to substantial disruption&#8212;</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1623.2/7" pwmotiontext="yes">(a) the frequency with which the services are likely to be disrupted,</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1623.2/8" pwmotiontext="yes">(b) the duration of the period in which the services are likely to be disrupted (and, in particular, its duration relative to the length of the franchise term),</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1623.2/9" pwmotiontext="yes">(c) the severity of any likely disruption.</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1623.2/10" pwmotiontext="yes">(3) In this section&#8212;</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1623.2/11" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;franchisee&#8221;, &#8220;franchise agreement&#8221; and &#8220;franchise term&#8221; have the meanings given by section 23 of the Railways Act 1993 (designated passenger services to be provided under franchise agreements).&#8221;&#8212;<i>(Andy McDonald.)</i></p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="a.1623.2/12" pwmotiontext="yes">Brought up, and read the First time.</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1623.2/13" pwmotiontext="yes"><i>Question put, </i>That the clause be read a Second time.</p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="a.1623.2/14" pwmotiontext="yes">The House divided:</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1623.2/15" pwmotiontext="yes">Ayes 184, Noes 273.</p>