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Public Bill Committee: 7 June 2011                     

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Energy Bill [Lords] Continued

 
 

Dr Alan Whitehead

 

Tessa Munt

 

113

 

Clause  64,  page  44,  line  7,  at end insert—

 

‘(bac)    

enabling the Administrator to direct a transporter or supplier to structure

 

the funding of its carbon reduction target such that not individual to

 

whom the action may be targeted under subsection (bb)(i) is a net

 

financial contributor to the carbon emissions reduction target.’.

 

Zac Goldsmith

 

129

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  64,  page  44,  line  7,  at end insert—

 

‘(v)    

properties classified as Service Family Accommodation.’.

 


 

Dr Alan Whitehead

 

Tessa Munt

 

116

 

Clause  65,  page  46,  line  38,  at end insert—

 

‘(baa)    

requiring the funding for this obligation to be equally available to any

 

Green Deal provider for installing energy efficiency improvements to

 

homes.’.

 

Zac Goldsmith

 

130

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  65,  page  47,  line  5,  at end insert—

 

‘(v)    

properties classified as Service Family Accommodation.’.

 


 

Dr Alan Whitehead

 

Tessa Munt

 

117

 

Clause  66,  page  49,  line  46,  at end insert—

 

‘(2a)    

The power to make orders under this section may be exercise so as to require the

 

funding for this obligation to be equally available to any Green Deal provider for

 

installing energy efficiency improvements to homes.’.

 


 

Dr Alan Whitehead

 

Tessa Munt

 

118

 

Clause  67,  page  51,  line  4,  at end insert—


 
 

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‘(2a)    

The power to make orders under this section may be exercised so as to require the

 

funding for this obligation to be equally available to any Green Deal provider for

 

installing energy efficiency improvements to homes.’.

 


 

Dr Alan Whitehead

 

Tessa Munt

 

119

 

Clause  68,  page  51,  line  44,  after ‘homes’ insert—

 

‘( )    

or may specify targets for the promotion of measures for reducing the

 

cost to specified groups of individuals of heating their homes.’.

 


 

Dr Alan Whitehead

 

Tessa Munt

 

120

 

Clause  69,  page  52,  line  36,  at end insert—

 

‘(ba)    

to assess whether these obligations are, among other things, being

 

discharged transparently, cost-effectively, and consistently throughout

 

the time period of the obligation and achieving value for money;

 

(bb)    

to assess whether these obligations are targeting priority groups and

 

properties consistently and achieving value for money.’.

 

Mr Gregory Barker

 

16

 

Clause  69,  page  53,  line  23,  at end insert—

 

‘(6A)    

In sections 28 to 30F and section 38 of the 1986 Act (enforcement of relevant

 

requirements etc) a reference to a “relevant requirement” is to be treated as

 

including a reference to a requirement imposed on a gas transporter or gas

 

supplier under this section.

 

(6B)    

In sections 25 to 28 of the 1989 Act (enforcement of relevant requirements etc) a

 

reference to a “relevant requirement” is to be treated as including a reference to a

 

requirement imposed on an electricity distributor or electricity supplier under this

 

section.’

 


 

Mr Gregory Barker

 

25

 

Schedule  1,  page  84,  line  7,  leave out paragraph 2.

 

Mr Gregory Barker

 

26

 

Schedule  1,  page  84,  line  19,  leave out paragraph 6.

 



 
 

Public Bill Committee: 7 June 2011                     

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Energy Bill [Lords] Continued

 
 

Mr Gregory Barker

 

17

 

Clause  73,  page  56,  line  9,  leave out paragraph (b).

 

Mr Gregory Barker

 

18

 

Clause  73,  page  56,  line  10,  leave out subsection (6) and insert—

 

‘(6)    

Regulations under this section are subject to the negative procedure.’.

 


 

Mr Gregory Barker

 

53

 

Clause  80,  page  62,  line  10,  after ‘have’, insert ‘piped’.

 

Mr Gregory Barker

 

54

 

Clause  80,  page  62,  line  14,  at end insert—

 

‘(1A)    

This section does not apply by virtue of subsection (1)(c) where a person makes

 

an application to the owner of a gas processing facility for a right to have gas

 

processed by the facility for a downstream purpose (as to which, see section 12

 

of the Gas Act 1995).’.

 

Mr Gregory Barker

 

55

 

Clause  80,  page  63,  line  39,  at end insert—

 

‘(10A)    

A notice under subsection (10) may also contain such provisions as the Secretary

 

of State considers appropriate for the purpose of ensuring that no person suffers

 

a loss by reason of the mixing together of—

 

(a)    

substances conveyed by the pipeline or processed by the facility on

 

behalf of the applicant in exercise of a right secured by the notice; and

 

(b)    

substances conveyed by the pipeline or processed by the facility by or on

 

behalf of any other person.’.

 

Mr Gregory Barker

 

56

 

Clause  80,  page  63,  line  48,  leave out from ‘applicant’ to end of line 3 on page 64

 

and insert—

 

‘(12A)    

If a notice under subsection (10) contains provision of a sort mentioned in

 

subsection (9) or (10A) the Secretary of State must give a copy of the notice to

 

every person who has a right to have anything conveyed by the pipeline or

 

processed by the facility.

 

(12B)    

Before giving a copy of a notice under subsection (12A) the Secretary of State

 

must—

 

(a)    

remove from the copy any provision included in the notice by virtue of

 

subsection (10)(d) or (11)(a); and

 

(b)    

after giving the owner and the applicant an opportunity to be heard,

 

remove from the copy any other provision included in the notice which


 
 

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the Secretary of State considers may prejudice the commercial interests

 

of the owner or the applicant if not removed.’.

 


 

Mr Gregory Barker

 

57

 

Clause  82,  page  65,  line  42,  leave out from beginning to ‘person’ in line 44 and

 

insert ‘If a notice under subsection (2) contains provision by virtue of subsection (4) the

 

Secretary of State must give a copy of the notice to every’.

 

Mr Gregory Barker

 

58

 

Clause  82,  page  65,  line  45,  at end insert—

 

‘(5A)    

Before giving a copy of a notice under subsection (5) the Secretary of State

 

must—

 

(a)    

remove from the copy any provision included in the notice by virtue of

 

subsection (3)(b); and

 

(b)    

after giving the owner and the applicant an opportunity to be heard,

 

remove from the copy any other provision included in the notice which

 

the Secretary of State considers may prejudice the commercial interests

 

of the owner or the applicant if not removed.’.

 


 

Mr Gregory Barker

 

73

 

Schedule  2,  page  87,  line  21,  leave out paragraphs 8 to 10.

 

Mr Gregory Barker

 

74

 

Schedule  2,  page  87,  leave out lines 33 to 35 and insert—

 

‘“(A3)    

Pipelines that are relevant upstream petroleum pipelines for the purposes of

 

section 80(1) of the Energy Act 2011 are excepted from the operation of this

 

section.”’.

 


 

Mr Gregory Barker

 

59

 

Clause  88,  page  70,  line  6,  leave out from second ‘facility’ to end of line 7 and

 

insert ‘which—

 

(a)    

carries out gas processing operations in relation to piped gas;

 

(b)    

is operated otherwise than by a gas transporter; and

 

(c)    

is not an LNG import or export facility (within the meaning of section 12

 

of the Gas Act 1995);’.


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 7 June 2011                     

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Energy Bill [Lords] Continued

 
 

Mr Gregory Barker

 

60

 

Clause  88,  page  70,  line  12,  at end insert—

 

‘“piped gas” means gas which—

 

(a)    

originated from a petroleum production project; and

 

(b)    

has been conveyed only by means of pipes;’.

 

Mr Gregory Barker

 

61

 

Clause  88,  page  70,  line  18,  at end insert ‘and is not a carbon dioxide pipeline’.

 

Mr Gregory Barker

 

62

 

Clause  88,  page  70,  line  32,  at end insert—

 

‘“carbon dioxide pipeline” means—

 

(a)    

a pipeline used to convey carbon dioxide to a carbon dioxide

 

storage site; or

 

(b)    

a pipeline which is not being used for any purpose but which is

 

intended to be used to convey carbon dioxide to such a site;

 

“carbon dioxide storage site” means a facility—

 

(a)    

for the storage of carbon dioxide (with a view to its permanent

 

disposal, or as an interim measure prior to its permanent

 

disposal); and

 

(b)    

in respect of the use of which a person is required to have a

 

licence under section 18 of the Energy Act 2008;’

 


 

Mr Gregory Barker

 

63

 

Clause  95,  page  76,  line  32,  after ‘conditions of’, insert ‘generation, distribution

 

and supply’.

 

Mr Gregory Barker

 

64

 

Clause  95,  page  76,  line  35,  after ‘conditions of’, insert ‘transporter, supply and

 

shipping’.

 

Mr Gregory Barker

 

65

 

Clause  95,  page  76,  line  37,  at end insert—

 

‘(11A)    

In section 146(5) of the Energy Act 2004 (standard conditions of interconnector

 

licences under Part 1 of the Electricity Act 1989), for “or under this Act”

 

substitute “, under this Act or under section 95 of the Energy Act 2011”.

 

(11B)    

In section 150(5) of the Energy Act 2004 (standard conditions of interconnector

 

licences under Part 1 of the Gas Act 1986), for “or under this Act” substitute “,

 

under this Act or under section 95 of the Energy Act 2011”.’.

 



 
 

Public Bill Committee: 7 June 2011                     

68

 

Energy Bill [Lords] Continued

 
 

Caroline Lucas

 

44

 

Page  80,  line  1,  leave out Clause 102.

 

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

The purpose of this amendment is to delete Clause 102 which allows the Secretary of State to re-

 

open agreements on the requirments for nuclear power generating companies to provide for de­

 

commissioning.

 


 

Mr Gregory Barker

 

66

 

Clause  105,  page  81,  line  20,  leave out subsections (1) and (2) and insert—

 

‘(1)    

The Home Energy Conservation Act 1995—

 

(a)    

ceases to have effect in Scotland;

 

(b)    

ceases to apply in relation to energy conservation authorities in Wales.

 

(2)    

In section 1 of that Act (interpretation) in the definition of “energy conservation

5

measures” after “promotion,” insert “any available financial assistance,”.

 

(3)    

In section 1 of the Sustainable Energy Act 2003 (annual report on the progress

 

towards sustainable energy aims)—

 

(a)    

subsection (1)(e) and the “and” immediately preceding it cease to have

 

effect, and

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(b)    

subsection (1AA) ceases to have effect.

 

(4)    

In section 4 of that Act (energy efficiency of residential accommodation: energy

 

conservation authorities) subsection (13)(b) ceases to have effect.’.

 

As an Amendment to Mr Gregory Barker’s proposed Amendment (No. 66):—

 

Zac Goldsmith

 

(a)

 

Parliamentary Star    

Line  5,  at end insert—

 

‘(2A)    

In section 1 of that Act (interpretation) in the definition of “residential

 

accommodation”, insert—

 

“(c)    

properties classified as Service Family Accommodation.”.’.

 

Mr Gregory Barker

 

67

 

Clause  105,  page  81,  line  27,  leave out subsection (4).

 


 

Mr Gregory Barker

 

75

 

Page  88,  line  20,  leave out Schedule 3.

 



 
 

Public Bill Committee: 7 June 2011                     

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Energy Bill [Lords] Continued

 
 

Mr Gregory Barker

 

27

 

Clause  106,  page  82,  line  2,  after ‘Wales),’ insert—

 

‘(ea)    

section [Energy efficiency aim],’.

 

Mr Gregory Barker

 

19

 

Clause  106,  page  82,  line  11,   at end insert—

 

‘(ca)    

section 33(5A) (green deal appeals: revocation or amendment of

 

delegated legislation by Scottish Ministers),’.

 

Mr Gregory Barker

 

68

 

Clause  106,  page  82,  line  15,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

Section [Renewable heat incentives in Northern Ireland] (renewable heat

 

incentives in Northern Ireland) extends to Northern Ireland only.

 

( )    

Section [Power for Gas and Electricity Markets Authority to act on behalf of

 

Northern Ireland authority in connection with scheme under section [Renewable

 

heat incentives in Northern Ireland]] (power for Gas and Electricity Markets

 

Authority to act on behalf of Northern Ireland authority in connection with

 

scheme under section [Renewable heat incentives in Northern Ireland]) extends

 

to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.’.

 

Mr Gregory Barker

 

20

 

Clause  106,  page  82,  line  18,  leave out ‘28’ and insert ‘[Early repayment of green

 

deal finance]’.

 


 

Mr Gregory Barker

 

21

 

Clause  107,  page  82,  line  25,  leave out ‘made by statutory instrument’.

 

Mr Gregory Barker

 

22

 

Clause  107,  page  82,  line  31,   at end insert—

 

‘(ca)    

section 33(5A) (green deal appeals: revocation or amendment of

 

delegated legislation by Scottish Ministers);’.

 

Mr Gregory Barker

 

69

 

Clause  107,  page  82,  line  46,  at end insert—

 

‘(ha)    

section [Regulation of security of nuclear construction sites] (regulation

 

of security of nuclear construction sites);’.

 

Mr Gregory Barker

 

70

 

Clause  107,  page  83,  line  2,  at end insert—


 
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