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House of Commons

 
 

Notices of Amendments

 

given on

 

Tuesday 6 March 2012

 

Committee of the whole House


 

Water Industry (Financial Assistance) Bill

 

Mary Creagh

 

Gavin Shuker

 

Huw Irranca-Davies

 

1

 

Clause  1,  page  2,  line  2,  at end insert—

 

‘(5A)    

 

(a)    

In exercising the power under subsection (3) the Secretary of State may

 

make an order containing a scheme for the provision of financial

 

assistance to customers whom the Secretary of State considers are

 

disproportionately adversely affected by the water charges with a view to

 

reducing the impact of those water charges.

 

(b)    

The scheme shall—

 

(i)    

specify the customers whose charges are covered by the scheme,

 

(ii)    

set out the basis of the adjustment of the charges, and

 

(iii)    

specify the duration of the adjustment.

 

(c)    

An order shall not be made under this section unless a draft of the

 

statutory instrument containing it has been laid before, and approved by

 

a resolution of, each House of Parliament.’.

 

Mary Creagh

 

Gavin Shuker

 

Huw Irranca-Davies

 

2

 

Clause  2,  page  3,  line  5,  at end insert—

 

‘(6A)    

No financial assistance may be given under subsection (6) unless the Secretary of

 

State has laid a draft of a statutory instrument setting out the terms and conditions

 

including the duration of such assistance before, and such draft has been approved

 

by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.’.


 
 

Notices of Amendments: 6 March 2012                     

4114

 

Water Industry (Financial Assistance) Bill, continued

 
 

Water company social tariffs

 

Mary Creagh

 

Gavin Shuker

 

Huw Irranca-Davies

 

NC1

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

The Secretary of State shall provide in regulations for the introduction of

 

minimum standards for water company social tariffs, by 1 April 2013.

 

(2)    

Regulations made under subsection (1) above shall be made by statutory

 

instrument and may not be made unless a draft has been laid before, and approved

 

by resolution of, each House of Parliament.

 

(3)    

Ofwat shall publish 12 months after the passing of this Act and every year

 

thereafter a league table of water companies reporting the performance of the

 

provision of social tariffs and the number of households spending more than 3 per

 

cent. and more than 5 per cent. of their disposable income on water bills.’.

 

Mary Creagh

 

Gavin Shuker

 

Huw Irranca-Davies

 

3

 

Clause  2,  page  3,  line  5,  at end insert—

 

‘(6B)    

Before making regulations or an order under this section, the Secretary of State

 

must lay a report before Parliament on her proposals to make apprenticeship

 

programmes including at a Level 5 and Level 6 standard part of any major works,

 

as well as an estimate of the number of jobs created and benefit to the local

 

economy.’.

 


 
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