House of Commons Amendments

Session 2012 - 13
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House of Commons

Thursday 17 January 2013

Public Bill Committee

New Amendments handed in are marked thus

Amendments which will comply with the required notice period at their next appearance

Energy Bill

Note

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order of the

Committee [15 January].

Mr Mike Weir

10


Clause  2,  page  2,  line  39,  at end insert—

‘(e)
make provision for Renewable Obligation Certificates (ROCs) to

continue to be available to new and existing developments until such time

as the Secretary of State and relevant devolved administrations are

agreed that the Contracts for Difference, established by Chapter 2 of this

Act, are established and operating to a level acceptable to both

government and developers.’.

Mr Mike Weir

11


Clause  7,  page  5,  line  27,  at end insert ‘In determining the sums to be paid there

must be taken into account the stage of development of the technology and the need to

encourage the development of new renewable technologies’.

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Mr Mike Weir

12


Clause  13,  page  8,  line  14,  at end insert—

‘(d)
the costs of delivering the energy to the grid.’.

Mr Mike Weir

13


Clause  14,  page  8,  line  21,  after ‘consult’, insert ‘and agree with’.

Mr Mike Weir

14


Clause  14,  page  8,  line  34,  leave out subsection (2).

Mr Mike Weir

15


Clause  16,  page  9,  line  33,  leave out subsection (5).

Mr Mike Weir

16


Clause  17,  page  10,  line  4,  at end insert—

‘“providing electricity” shall include previously generated electricity that is

stored.’.

Mr Mike Weir

17


Clause  19,  page  11,  line  26,  at end insert ‘About price differences that may be

made to reflect new technologies’.

Mr John Hayes

8


Clauses 29 to 32 of the Bill be transferred to end of line 4 on page 20.

Mr John Hayes

1


Clause  29,  page  16,  line  36,  leave out ‘or Chapter 3 (capacity market)’ and insert ‘,

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Chapter 3 (capacity market) or Chapter 5 (investment contracts)’.

Mr John Hayes

2


Clause  30,  page  18,  line  6,  leave out ‘or Chapter 3 (capacity market)’ and insert ‘,

Chapter 3 (capacity market) or Chapter 5 (investment contracts)’.

Mr John Hayes

9


Schedule 2 to the Bill be transferred to end of line 33 on page 109.

Mr John Hayes

3


Clause  32,  page  19,  line  23,  leave out ‘or 3’ and insert ‘, 3 or 5’.

Mr John Hayes

4


Clause  43,  page  45,  line  6,  at end insert ‘, or under paragraph 6 of Schedule 3,’.

Mr John Hayes

5


Clause  43,  page  45,  line  13,  leave out ‘or 3’ and insert ‘, 3 or 5’.

Mr John Hayes

6


Clause  43,  page  45,  line  22,  leave out ‘under section 2 or 17’ and insert ‘of a kind

mentioned in subsection (1)’.

Mr John Hayes

7


Clause  43,  page  45,  line  23,  after ‘25’, insert ‘or paragraph 19 of Schedule 3’.

Mr Mike Weir

18


Clause  113,  page  85,  line  14,  after ‘Parliament’, insert ‘and the Scottish and Welsh

Ministers’.

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Mr Mike Weir

19


Clause  113,  page  85,  line  18,  after ‘Parliament’, insert ‘and the agreement of the

Scottish and Welsh Ministers’.

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

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:

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      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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