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Consideration of Bill: 14 September 2011                

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‘(1)    

The Secretary of State must, within six months of this Act receiving Royal

 

Assent, report to Parliament with proposals on the ways in which the Green

 

Investment Bank could maximise the take up of the Green Deal.

 

(2)    

The report required by section (1) shall include an examination of the extent to

 

which action taken by the Green Investment Bank could—

 

(a)    

reduce interest rates linked to the repayment of Green Deal loans and the

 

impact this may have on consumer demand;

 

(b)    

support the research into and development of technologies which could

 

increase household energy efficiency.’.

 


 

Display energy certificates for non-residential buildings

 

Luciana Berger

 

Huw Irranca-Davies

 

John McDonnell

 

nc9

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

The Secretary of State must within 12 months of the passing of this Act, make

 

regulations requiring occupiers and landlords of non-residential buildings to

 

obtain display energy certificates (“DECs”).

 

(2)    

The regulations may include provision about enforcement (which may create

 

criminal offences or make provision for civil penalties).

 

(3)    

For the purpose of subsection (1) a DEC has the meaning given in Section 17 of

 

the Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and

 

Wales) Regulations 2007.’.

 


 

Adherence to UK standards for oil and gas production and extraction

 

Huw Irranca-Davies

 

Luciana Berger

 

NC14

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘Any company registered in the United Kingdom, shall be required to

 

demonstrate that, in undertaking any offshore oil and gas exploration or

 

production activity outside of UK territorial waters, it has met all the conditions

 

and standards which would apply to such activity when undertaken lawfully on

 

the UK continental shelf.’.

 



 
 

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Energy Bill-[Lords], continued

 
 

Report on compensation for petroleum spills

 

Huw Irranca-Davies

 

Luciana Berger

 

John McDonnell

 

NC15

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

The Secretary of State must publish a report every five years about the

 

arrangements in place in the United Kingdom for petroleum companies to

 

compensate for any damage caused, or loss suffered, as a result of petroleum

 

being accidentally released during the operation of licences under this Act.

 

(2)    

The report must, in particular, include—

 

(a)    

the amount of insurance coverage that industry members have agreed

 

should be available in the circumstances outlined in subsection (1);

 

(b)    

the Secretary of State’s opinion about whether the amounts are adequate

 

to compensate for any damage caused in the circumstances outlined in

 

subsection (1);

 

(c)    

the factors that the Secretary of State took into account in reaching the

 

Secretary of State’s opinion under paragraph (b); and

 

(d)    

the actions that the Secretary of State intends to take, in the event that the

 

Secretary of State considers the amounts to be inadequate.’.

 


 

Oil spill response plans

 

Huw Irranca-Davies

 

Luciana Berger

 

John McDonnell

 

NC16

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

Any person or persons submitting an oil production emergency plan, as required

 

under the Offshore Installations (Emergency Pollution Control) Regulations 2002

 

and the Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution and Preparedness, Response Co-

 

operation Convention) Regulations 1998 shall at the same time make this plan

 

available for public consultation, and comment.

 

(2)    

The Secretary of State shall, within six months of this Bill receiving Royal

 

Assent, publish regulations detailing the procedure for public consultation and

 

comment.

 

(3)    

The Department for Energy and Climate Change shall, upon approval of an Oil

 

Pollution Emergency Plan, publish said plan and any relevant accompanying

 

documents on their website.’.

 



 
 

Consideration of Bill: 14 September 2011                

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Energy Bill-[Lords], continued

 
 

Proposal for modification of approved programme

 

Caroline Lucas

 

John McDonnell

 

NC17

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

Section 48 of the Energy Act 2008 (approval of decommissioning programme) is

 

amended as follows.

 

(2)    

In paragraph (2)(c) leave out “(provided that the site operator consents to the

 

proposed modification)”.

 

(3)    

In subsection (3) leave out “, in particular,” and insert “only”.

 

(4)    

In paragraph (3)(a) leave out second “, or” and insert “.”.

 

(5)    

Leave out paragraph (3)(b).’.

 


 

Disclosure of information for the purpose of reducing fuel poverty

 

Caroline Lucas

 

John McDonnell

 

NC18

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision authorising the

 

Secretary of State, or a person providing services to the Secretary of State, to

 

supply relevant persons with social security and tax credit information about

 

persons in receipt of welfare benefits.

 

(2)    

In this section “relevant person” means—

 

(a)    

a person who holds a licence under section 6(1)(d) of the Electricity Act

 

1989 (c. 29) or section 7A(1) of the Gas Act 1986 (c. 44) (supply of

 

electricity or gas to premises), or

 

(b)    

a person providing services to the Secretary of State or to a person within

 

paragraph (a).

 

(3)    

Regulations under this section must specify the purposes for which information

 

may be supplied by virtue of subsection (1), which must be purposes in

 

connection with reducing fuel poverty or making homes more energy efficient.

 

(4)    

Regulations under this section may authorise the supply of information by a

 

relevant person to the Secretary of State or another relevant person—

 

(a)    

for the purpose of determining what information is to be supplied by

 

virtue of subsection (1), or

 

(b)    

to enable information supplied to a relevant person by virtue of

 

subsection (1) to be used by that or another relevant person for purposes

 

within subsection (3).

 

(5)    

Regulations under this section may—

 

(a)    

make provision as to the use or disclosure of information supplied under

 

the regulations (including provision creating criminal offences);

 

(b)    

provide for the recovery by the Secretary of State of costs incurred in

 

connection with the supply or use of information under the regulations.

 

(6)    

In this section—


 
 

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(a)    

“social security information” means information held by or on behalf of

 

the Secretary of State and obtained as a result of, or for the purpose of,

 

the exercise of the Secretary of State’s functions in relation to social

 

security;

 

(b)    

“tax credit information” means information held by or on behalf of the

 

Secretary of State and obtained as a result of, or for the purpose of, the

 

exercise of the Secretary of State’s functions in relation to tax credits;

 

(c)    

“welfare benefit” means any prescribed benefit, allowance, payment or

 

credit.’.

 


 

Additional information provided by energy suppliers

 

Mr John Baron

 

Richard Drax

 

Mr Peter Bone

 

Mr Philip Hollobone

 

Luciana Berger

 

Huw Irranca-Davies

 

NC19

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘The Secretary of State shall make provision for energy suppliers to—

 

(a)    

ensure a generic signpost message is displayed prominently on all

 

customer bills from 1 December 2011, detailing how customers may be

 

able to reduce their energy bills,

 

(b)    

ensure a letter reaches all of their customers by 1 December 2011, clearly

 

detailing the extent to which customers overpay or underpay compared

 

to that supplier’s cheapest standard direct debit tariff,

 

(c)    

implement, by 1 December 2012, the findings of research undertaken on

 

the efficacy of—

 

(i)    

a generic signpost message, to be displayed prominently on

 

customers’ bills;

 

(ii)    

a more detailed message, quoting pounds saved depending on

 

payment method and tariff, as influenced by the customer’s

 

actual usage over a 12-month period where appropriate;

 

    

in encouraging customers to switch to that supplier’s cheapest standard

 

tariff available.’.

 


 

Secretary Chris Huhne

 

29

 

Page  2,  line  29  [Clause  1],  at end insert ‘, and

 

(d)    

recovered and held by the relevant energy supplier as agent and trustee

 

for the person who made the improvements (unless the relevant energy

 

supplier is also that person).’.

 



 
 

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Caroline Lucas

 

26

 

Page  4,  line  29  [Clause  3],  at end insert—

 

‘(j)    

Prohibiting the sale of products and services during Green Deal

 

assessment and installation visits which are not eligible for Green Deal

 

financing unless those products are recognised as being able to reduce

 

household CO2 emissions.’.

 

Secretary Chris Huhne

 

30

 

Page  4,  line  41  [Clause  3],  at end insert—

 

‘(ea)    

requiring green deal assessors to act with impartiality;’.

 


 

Caroline Lucas

 

49

 

Page  5,  line  2  [Clause  3],  leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘will’.

 


 

Andrew Percy

 

Mr John Leech

 

28

 

Page  6,  line  16  [Clause  4],  at end insert—

 

‘(9A)    

The ninth condition is that the green deal provider meets any requirement

 

specified in the framework regulations as to the level of interest charged on the

 

plan’.

 

Caroline Lucas

 

50

 

Page  6,  line  16  [Clause  4],  at end insert—

 

‘(9A)    

The ninth condition is that the green deal provider meets any requirement

 

specified in the framework regulations to enable the consumer to compare

 

recommendations and estimated costs and savings.’.

 

Caroline Lucas

 

27

 

Page  6,  line  34  [Clause  5],  at end add—

 

‘(e)    

a term permitting the improver to specify whether the instalments will be

 

paid via his electricity bill or his gas bill;

 

(f)    

a term permitting the improver to change his decision taken pursuant to

 

paragraph (e).’.

 


 

Secretary Chris Huhne

 

31

 

Page  8,  line  35  [Clause  8],  leave out from ‘takes’ to ‘in’ in line 36 and insert ‘one


 
 

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or more of the following actions as required by the framework regulations’.

 


 

Secretary Chris Huhne

 

32

 

Page  10,  line  32  [Clause  12],  after ‘must’ insert ‘, in relation to the document, or

 

each document, required to be produced or updated as mentioned in section 8(4)’.

 

Secretary Chris Huhne

 

33

 

Page  10,  line  33  [Clause  12],  leave out from ‘document’ to ‘has’ and insert ‘or, if

 

the requirement to produce or update the document’.

 


 

Secretary Chris Huhne

 

34

 

Page  11,  line  22  [Clause  13],  leave out from ‘obtain’ to ‘has’ and insert ‘a

 

document required to be produced or updated as mentioned in section 8(4) or, if the

 

requirement to produce or update such a document’.

 


 

Mr John Leech

 

Greg Mulholland

 

Glenda Jackson

 

45

 

Page  15,  line  4  [Clause  18],  after ‘may’, insert ‘and may not’.

 


 

Secretary Chris Huhne

 

35

 

Page  17,  line  11  [Clause  21],  leave out subsection (2).

 


 

Secretary Chris Huhne

 

36

 

Page  26,  line  32  [Clause  39],  leave out subsection (14).

 



 
 

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Mr John Leech

 

Caroline Lucas

 

Sir Alan Beith

 

Greg Mulholland

 

Mark Durkan

 

John McDonnell

 

Total signatories: 7

 

Glenda Jackson

 

2

 

Page  27,  line  37  [Clause  42],  after ‘landlord’, insert ‘, or his appointed agent,’.

 


 

Mr John Leech

 

Sir Alan Beith

 

Greg Mulholland

 

Mark Durkan

 

Caroline Lucas

 

John McDonnell

 

Total signatories: 7

 

Glenda Jackson

 

3

 

Page  28,  line  4  [Clause  42],  after ‘may not let’, insert ‘, let on behalf of the landlord

 

as his appointed agent or market to let’.

 

Mr John Leech

 

Sir Alan Beith

 

Greg Mulholland

 

Mark Durkan

 

Caroline Lucas

 

John McDonnell

 

Total signatories: 7

 

Glenda Jackson

 

4

 

Page  28,  line  7  [Clause  42],  at end insert ‘such that the property shall not fall below

 

the level of energy efficiency specified in subsection (1 )(c).’.

 

Mr John Leech

 

Sir Alan Beith

 

Greg Mulholland

 

Mark Durkan

 

Caroline Lucas

 

John McDonnell

 

Total signatories: 7

 

Glenda Jackson

 

5

 

Page  28,  line  13  [Clause  42],  after ‘“let the property”’, insert ‘and “market to let”’.


 
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