Session 2010 - 12
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| | Review of shale gas in the UK |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | The Secretary of State must carry out a review of and prepare and publish a report |
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| | on the shale gas industry in the UK, including— |
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| | (a) | the carbon footprint of all shale gas operations, including hydraulic |
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| | (b) | an environmental impact assessment of shale gas operations; |
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| | (c) | the steps taken by relevant Government Departments to prepare for shale |
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| | (d) | the steps taken by local authorities to prepare for shale gas operations; |
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| | (e) | the steps taken by the Environment Agency to prepare for shale gas |
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| | (f) | the steps taken by the Health and Safety Executive to prepare for shale |
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| | (g) | the possible contribution of shale gas operations to UK energy security |
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| | (h) | the possible contribution of shale gas operations to UK decarbonisation |
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| | (2) | The report must be published within three months of this Act receiving Royal |
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| | (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 |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | Notwithstanding any existing legislation, Welsh Ministers shall have the power |
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| | to grant consent for the construction, extension or operation of renewable energy |
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| | generation up to 100MW on both sea and land in Wales.’. |
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| | Reduction of Home Heating Costs: Warm Front |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | For the purpose of reducing home heating costs the Secretary of State must, |
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| | through regulations made by Statutory Instrument, provide for the installation of |
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| | passive flue gas heat recovery systems in any properties included in Warm Front |
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| | in which new boilers are to be installed. |
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| | “Warm Front” means the Government’s policy for dealing with fuel poverty |
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| | “passive flue gas heat recovery systems” means technology that can use the |
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| | waste heat from condensing boiliers in order to heat water. |
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| | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | This New Clause seeks to ensure that passive flue gas heat recovery systems are included as part |
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| | of any new boiler installed under the Warm Front programme. |
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