NATIONAL CITIZEN SERVICE BILL - GRAND COMMITTEE - 2nd DAY
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22 November 2016: Amendment 50A moved by Lord Faulkner of Worcester
After Clause 9, insert the following new Clause — “Heritage railways and tramways: NCS programmes (1) Nothing in this Act shall prevent a young person from working as a volunteer on a heritage railway or tramway, as part of a programme provided or arranged by the NCS Trust .... read complete text of amendment ..... later in the debate..... Like every other noble Lord who has spoken, I warmly endorse the Bill’s objective of encouraging the participation of young people in projects and programmes that benefit them and our society in general. The purpose of my amendment is to ensure that in one particular sphere of activity these objectives and programmes are not unintentionally placed in jeopardy by the Bill. That sphere of activity relates to the operation of heritage railways and tramways. read contribution ..... I am most grateful to the Minister, who has gone considerably further than I feared he might be able to this afternoon, particularly in reinforcing the point that there should be no barrier to young people volunteering their time to work on heritage railways. That sentence is extraordinarily helpful. I accept with great gratitude the offer to discuss this further with him before Report. I would love the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson, to be part of that discussion so that we can talk about volunteers on canals as well. I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment 50A withdrawn. read more ..... |