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House of Commons

 
 

Notices of Amendments

 

given on

 

Thursday 16 June 2011

 

For other Amendment(s) see the following page(s):

 

Energy Committee 227-268

 

Public Bill Committee


 

Energy Bill [Lords]

 

Review of shale gas in the UK

 

Huw Irranca-Davies

 

Luciana Berger

 

NC47

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

The Secretary of State must carry out a review of and prepare and publish a report

 

on the shale gas industry in the UK, including—

 

(a)    

the carbon footprint of all shale gas operations, including hydraulic

 

fracturing;

 

(b)    

an environmental impact assessment of shale gas operations;

 

(c)    

the steps taken by relevant Government Departments to prepare for shale

 

gas operations;

 

(d)    

the steps taken by local authorities to prepare for shale gas operations;

 

(e)    

the steps taken by the Environment Agency to prepare for shale gas

 

operations;

 

(f)    

the steps taken by the Health and Safety Executive to prepare for shale

 

gas operations;

 

(g)    

the possible contribution of shale gas operations to UK energy security

 

and affordability;

 

(h)    

the possible contribution of shale gas operations to UK decarbonisation

 

policies.

 

(2)    

The report must be published within three months of this Act receiving Royal

 

Assent.

 

(3)    

The Secretary of State must lay before Parliament a copy of the report.’.


 
 

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Devolving energy functions to the Welsh Ministers

 

Huw Irranca-Davies

 

Luciana Berger

 

NC48

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

Notwithstanding any existing legislation, Welsh Ministers shall have the power

 

to grant consent for the construction, extension or operation of renewable energy

 

generation up to 100MW on both sea and land in Wales.’.

 

Reduction of Home Heating Costs: Warm Front

 

Caroline Lucas

 

NC49

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

For the purpose of reducing home heating costs the Secretary of State must,

 

through regulations made by Statutory Instrument, provide for the installation of

 

passive flue gas heat recovery systems in any properties included in Warm Front

 

in which new boilers are to be installed.

 

(2)    

In this section—

 

“Warm Front” means the Government’s policy for dealing with fuel poverty

 

entitled Warm Front.

 

“passive flue gas heat recovery systems” means technology that can use the

 

waste heat from condensing boiliers in order to heat water.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This New Clause seeks to ensure that passive flue gas heat recovery systems are included as part

 

of any new boiler installed under the Warm Front programme.

 


 
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