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Extension or operation of renewable energy in Wales

Albert Owen

Owen Smith

NC7

To move the following Clause:—

‘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.’.

Mr John Hayes

134

Title,  line  1,  after ‘provision,’ insert ‘for the setting of a decarbonisation target range and

duties in relation to it;’.

Mr John Hayes

Gregory Barker

135

Title,  line  8,  leave out ‘further fees in respect of nuclear decommissioning costs’ and

insert ‘fees in connection with certain costs incurred by the Secretary of State; about

domestic supplies of gas and electricity; for extending categories of activities for which

energy licences are required’.

Order of the House [19 DecEMBER 2012]

That the following provisions shall apply to the Energy Bill:

Committal

1.
The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.

Proceedings in Public Bill Committee

2.
Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously

concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Tuesday 12 February 2013.

3.
The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on

which it meets.

Consideration and Third Reading

4.
Proceedings on Consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the

day on which those proceedings are commenced.

5.
Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

6.
Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to

proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading.

Other proceedings

7.
Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on

consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further messages from the

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Lords) may be programmed.

Order of the Committee [15 January]

That—

(1)
the Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 8.55 am on Tuesday 15

January) meet—

(a)
at 2.00 pm on Tuesday 15 January;

(b)
at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 17 January;

(c)
at 8.55 am and 2.00 pm on Tuesday 22 January;

(d)
at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 24 January;

(e)
at 8.55 am and 2.00 pm on Tuesday 29 January;

(f)
at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 31 January;

(g)
at 8.55 am and 2.00 pm on Tuesday 5 February;

(h)
at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 7 February;

(i)
at 8.55 am and 2.00 pm on Tuesday 12 February;

(2)
the Committee shall hear oral evidence in accordance with the following

Table:

      TABLE

Date
Time
Witness

Tuesday 15 January
Until no later than
Department of Energy

9.55 am
and Climate Change;

Ministry of Defence

Tuesday 15 January
Until no later than
National Grid; Scottish

11.00 am
Power; Centrica; E.ON

UK

Tuesday 15 January
Until no later than
The Office of Gas and

11.25 am
Electricity Markets

Tuesday 15 January
Until no later than
Confederation of British

2.45 pm
Industry; representative

from the Low Carbon

Finance Group

Tuesday 15 January
Until no later than
Renewable Energy

3.30 pm
Systems; DONG Energy;

Ecotricity

Tuesday 15 January
Until no later than
Cornwall Energy

4.15 pm
Associates Ltd; Professor

Catherine Mitchell,

University of Exeter;

Professor Dieter Helm

CBE, University of

Oxford

Tuesday 15 January
Until no later than
Vestas Wind Systems;

5.00 pm
SSE

Thursday 17 January
Until no later than
Committee on Climate

12.00 pm
Change

Thursday 17 January
Until no later than
Greenpeace; Friends of

12.45 pm
the Earth

Thursday 17 January
Until no later than
Safety Directors’ Forum;

3.00 pm
EDF Energy; Carbon

Capture and Storage

Association

Thursday 17 January
Until no later than
Consumer Focus;

4.00 pm
Institute for Public Policy

Research; Which?

Thursday 17 January
Until no later than
National Energy Action;

4.45 pm
GMB

Thursday 17 January
Until no later than
Combined Heat and

5.30 pm
Power Association;

Siemens; E3G

Thursday 17 January
Until no later than
RenewableUK

6.00 pm

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(3)
proceedings on consideration of the Bill in Committee shall be taken in the

following order: Clauses 1 to 3; Schedule 1; Clauses 4 to 31; Schedule 2;

Clauses 32 and 33; Schedule 3; Clauses 34 to 38; Schedule 4; Clauses 39 and

40; Schedule 5; Clauses 41 to 54; Schedule 6; Clauses 55 to 57; Schedule 7;

Clauses 58 to 62; Schedule 8; Clauses 63 to 79; Schedule 9; Clauses 80 to 85;

Schedule 10; Clauses 86 to 93; Schedule 11; Clause 94; Schedule 12; Clauses

95 to 107; Schedule 13; Clauses 108 to 117; Schedule 14; Clauses 118 to 126;

new Clauses; new Schedules; remaining proceedings on the Bill;

(4)
the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a

conclusion at 5.00 pm on Tuesday 12 February.



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