Session 2010 - 12
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Other Bills before Parliament
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| Water Industry (Financial Assistance) Bill |
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| Clause 1, page 2, line 2, at end insert— |
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| | (a) | In exercising the power under subsection (3) the Secretary of State may |
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| | make an order containing a scheme for the provision of financial |
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| | assistance to customers whom the Secretary of State considers are |
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| | disproportionately adversely affected by the water charges with a view to |
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| | reducing the impact of those water charges. |
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| | (i) | specify the customers whose charges are covered by the scheme, |
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| | (ii) | set out the basis of the adjustment of the charges, and |
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| | (iii) | specify the duration of the adjustment. |
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| | (c) | An order shall not be made under this section unless a draft of the |
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| | statutory instrument containing it has been laid before, and approved by |
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| | a resolution of, each House of Parliament.’. |
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| Clause 2, page 3, line 5, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(6A) | No financial assistance may be given under subsection (6) unless the Secretary of |
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| | State has laid a draft of a statutory instrument setting out the terms and conditions |
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| | including the duration of such assistance before, and such draft has been approved |
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| | by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.’. |
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| | Water company social tariffs |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | The Secretary of State shall provide in regulations for the introduction of |
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| | minimum standards for water company social tariffs, by 1 April 2013. |
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| | (2) | Regulations made under subsection (1) above shall be made by statutory |
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| | instrument and may not be made unless a draft has been laid before, and approved |
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| | by resolution of, each House of Parliament. |
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| | (3) | Ofwat shall publish 12 months after the passing of this Act and every year |
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| | thereafter a league table of water companies reporting the performance of the |
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| | provision of social tariffs and the number of households spending more than 3 per |
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| | cent. and more than 5 per cent. of their disposable income on water bills.’. |
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| Clause 2, page 3, line 5, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(6B) | Before making regulations or an order under this section, the Secretary of State |
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| | must lay a report before Parliament on her proposals to make apprenticeship |
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| | programmes including at a Level 5 and Level 6 standard part of any major works, |
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| | as well as an estimate of the number of jobs created and benefit to the local |
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