HC Deb 29 October 1985 vol 84 cc948-50

. — (1) Subject to the following provisions of this section, the Secretary of State may, with the approval of the Treasury make in such cases as he thinks fit a grant to any person for the purpose of securing the establishment, continuance or improvement of any public passenger transport service within the opinion of the Secretary of State is or will be for the benefit of persons residing in any rural area in Wales or Scotland. (2) In the case of any grant under this section for the purpose of securing the continuance of an existing service—

  1. (a) the service must be one which was established with the assistance of a grant under this section; and
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  2. (b) the grant must be for securing its continuance during such period from the time when it was first operated as appears to the Secretary of State to be appropriate in the case of that service.
(3) In the case of any grant under this section for the purpose of securing the improvement of an existing service the improvement in view must be one which appears to the Secretary of State to involve an innovative approach to the use of vehicles, equipment or other facilities in providing the service. (4) Grants under this section shall be of such amount and subject to such conditions (including conditions requiring their repayment in specified circumstances) as the Secretary of State may, with the approval of the Treasury, determine, either generally or in relation to any particular cases or classes of case.

Mr. Mitchell

I beg to move, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said amendment.

Mr. Speaker

With this, it will be convenient to take the following amendments:

No. 243, after clause 95, insert the following new clause—

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