Passenger Railway Services Bill (Public Ownership) Bill: Committee: Amendment 17: how MPs voted on 3 September 2024
Division 8, 3 September 2024, 18:53. The Commons Votes API gives 113 Ayes, 372 Noes: majority 259 for the Noes.
The question
Amendment proposed: 17, page 2, line 22, at end insert—
“30ZH Independent body to advise on pay and terms and conditions of employment for employees of public sector companies
(1) The Secretary of State must, within three months of the coming into force of the Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Act 2024, establish an independent body with responsibility for—
(a) providing advice to Government on the—
(i) remuneration, and
(ii) terms and conditions of employment
of employees of the public sector companies providing passenger railway services under a contract awarded in accordance with section 30(1A);
(b) advising the Government on value for money during the negotiation of the terms and conditions of employment of employees of the public sector companies providing passenger railway services under a contract awarded in accordance with section 30(1A); and
(c) preparing an annual report to be laid before Parliament by the Secretary of State on the terms and conditions of employment of employees of the public sector companies providing passenger railway services under a contract awarded in accordance with section 30(1A).
(2) Advice provided in accordance with subsections (1)(a) and (b) shall be based on annual investigations of working practices conducted by the independent body and consider—
(a) value for money;
(b) affordability;
(c) domestic and international comparators;
(d) the future of the rail network, including the modernisation of working practices.
(3) Advice provided in accordance with subsection (1)(b) shall include advice on whether any conflicts of interest exist between any Government Minister and any union involved in the negotiation of the terms and conditions of employment, and how any such conflicts should be managed.
(4) An annual report under subsection (1)(c) shall include a comparison with the terms and conditions of employment under the franchise which provided the relevant passenger railway services prior to the awarding of a contract in accordance with section 30(1A).
(5) The first annual report under subsection (1)(c) must be laid before Parliament within twelve months of the first award of a public sector contract in accordance with section 30(1A).”—(Helen Whately.)
Question put, That the amendment be made.
As printed in Hansard before the division.
By party
Conservative MPs cast 107 of the 112 named Aye votes; Labour MPs 353 of the 372 named No votes.
| Party | Aye (named) | No (named) |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 0 | 353 |
| Conservative | 107 | 0 |
| Independent | 0 | 9 |
| Democratic Unionist Party | 5 | 0 |
| Green Party | 0 | 4 |
| Plaid Cymru | 0 | 4 |
| Social Democratic & Labour Party | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 112 | 372 |
Tellers: Dr Luke Evans (Conservative, Hinckley and Bosworth) and Paul Holmes (Conservative, Hamble Valley) (Ayes); Martin McCluskey (Labour, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West) and Kate Dearden (Labour, Halifax) (Noes).
How each MP voted
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Sources
- Bill: Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Act 2024
- Hansard: Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill
- Commons division 8
- Commons Votes API: division
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