Session 2012 - 13
Internet Publications
Other Bills before Parliament


 
 

17

 

House of Commons

 
 

Tuesday 29 January 2013

 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

 

Energy Bill


 

[NiNTH AND TenTH Sittings]


 

Dr Alan Whitehead

 

Withdrawn  73

 

Clause  18,  page  10,  line  17,  at end insert ‘or to verifiably reduce demand

 

permanently’.

 

Tom Greatrex

 

Luciana Berger

 

Withdrawn  58

 

Clause  18,  page  10,  line  41,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

Provision falling with subsection (4)(j) includes the termination or variation of a

 

capacity agreement in circumstances where the operation of a generating plant is

 

being used to undermine the efficient operation of the capacity market.’.

 

Dr Alan Whitehead

 

Not called  74

 

Clause  18,  page  11,  line  6,  at end insert—

 

‘(6)    

Provisions in subsection (4) and (5) may also apply to a holder of an agreement

 

to verifiably reduce demand permanently.’.

 

Tom Greatrex

 

Luciana Berger

 

Not called  59

 

Clause  18,  page  11,  line  9,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

Provision made by virtue of subsection (4)(c) must include provision ensuring

 

that plant which has already entered into a contract by virtue of section 6 will not

 

be eligible to act as a capacity provider.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Tom Greatrex

 

Luciana Berger

 

Not called  60

 

Clause  19,  page  11,  line  34,  at end insert—


 
 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 29 January 2013        

18

 

Energy Bill, continued

 
 

‘( )    

The Secretary of State or the Authority will lay any report by virtue of subsection

 

(4) before both Houses of Parliament.’.

 

Tom Greatrex

 

Luciana Berger

 

Not called  61

 

Clause  19,  page  11,  line  38,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

Before making Regulations under this section the Secretary of State must

 

consult—

 

(a)    

the Authority;

 

(b)    

the national system operator;

 

(c)    

the Committee on Climate Change; and

 

(d)    

a consumer representative.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Tom Greatrex

 

Luciana Berger

 

Withdrawn  62

 

Clause  20,  page  12,  line  20,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

Provision made by virtue of this section must provide for—

 

(a)    

the identity of a settlement body;

 

(b)    

the powers of a settlement body;

 

(c)    

the terms of reference of a settlement body; and

 

(d)    

the funding arrangements of a settlement body.

 

( )    

The settlement body must report annually to Parliament.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clause 21 Agreed to.

 


 

Tom Greatrex

 

Luciana Berger

 

Not called  63

 

Clause  22,  page  12,  line  36,  leave out ‘relating to restrictions on the use of

 

generating plant.’.

 

Tom Greatrex

 

Luciana Berger

 

Not called  64

 

Clause  22,  page  12,  line  38,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

Before imposing a requirement by virtue of subsection (1), the Secretary of State

 

must consult—

 

(a)    

the Authority;

 

(b)    

the national system operator;


 
 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 29 January 2013        

19

 

Energy Bill, continued

 
 

(c)    

the person by virtue of subsection (2) on whom requirements are

 

imposed; and

 

(d)    

such other persons as the Secretary of State considers it appropriate to

 

consult.

 

( )    

Consultation may be satisfied only by consultation before the passing of this

 

Act.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clause 23 Agreed to.

 


 

Tom Greatrex

 

Luciana Berger

 

Not called  65

 

Clause  24,  page  13,  line  29,  at end insert—

 

‘(e)    

about the identity of the public body or any other person;

 

(f)    

the powers of the public body or any other person;

 

(g)    

the terms of reference of the public body or any other person; and

 

(h)    

about how the public body or any other person is funded.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Tom Greatrex

 

Luciana Berger

 

Not called  66

 

Clause  25,  page  14,  line  10,  leave out ‘as well as by consultation after’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clauses 25 to 28 Agreed to.

 


 

Mr John Hayes

 

Agreed to  8

 

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

 

Tom Greatrex

 

Luciana Berger

 

Not called  76

 

Clause  29,  page  15,  line  36,  leave out from ‘if’ to end of line 37 and insert ‘the body

 

acting by virtue of section 4(2) is a holder of a licence to distribute electricity by virtue of

 

section 6(1)(a) to (e) of the Electricity Act 1989.’.


 
 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 29 January 2013        

20

 

Energy Bill, continued

 
 

Mr John Hayes

 

Agreed to  1

 

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

 

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

 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

 


 

Tom Greatrex

 

Luciana Berger

 

Not called  77

 

Clause  30,  page  17,  line  20,  at end insert—

 

‘(e)    

the Secretary of State must report annually to Parliament on the

 

performance of the national system operator.’.

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Agreed to  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)’.

 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

 

Clause 31 Agreed to.

 


 

Mr John Hayes

 

Agreed to  9

 

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

 

Schedule Agreed to.

 


 

Mr John Hayes

 

Agreed to  3

 

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

 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

 

Clause 33 Agreed to.

 


 

Tom Greatrex

 

Luciana Berger

 

Withdrawn  78

 

Schedule  3,  page  99,  line  40,  at end insert—


 
 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 29 January 2013        

21

 

Energy Bill, continued

 
 

  ‘(3A)  

Provision by virtue of subsection (1)(c) must include provision about a panel

 

of independent experts to advise on the amounts to be paid;

 

(a)    

a panel of independent experts must include a consumer

 

representative;

 

(b)    

advice provided by a panel of independent experts must be laid before

 

Parliament.’.

 

Tom Greatrex

 

Luciana Berger

 

Not called  79

 

Schedule  3,  page  100,  line  4,  at end insert—

 

‘(c)    

within three days of the contract being entered into.’.

 

Tom Greatrex

 

Luciana Berger

 

Not called  80

 

Schedule  3,  page  100,  line  27,  leave out ‘in the opinion of the Secretary of State,

 

materially’ and insert ‘in the opinion of the independent panel of experts,’.

 

Tom Greatrex

 

Luciana Berger

 

Negatived on division  81

 

Schedule  3,  page  100,  line  44,  leave out sub-paragraph (4).

 

Barry Gardiner

 

Negatived on division  75

 

Schedule  3,  page  101,  line  14,  leave out sub-paragraphs (c) and (d) and insert—

 

‘(c)    

not information which relates to liabilities or risks that would be placed

 

on energy consumers or on the public balance sheet.’.

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Agreed to  23

 

Schedule  3,  page  103,  line  3,  leave out ‘, an investment contract counterparty or a

 

CFD counterparty’.

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Agreed to  24

 

Schedule  3,  page  103,  line  4,  at end insert—

 

  ‘(1A)  

Regulations must make provision for electricity suppliers to pay an investment

 

contract counterparty or a CFD counterparty for the purpose of enabling

 

payments to be made under investment contracts.’.

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Agreed to  25

 

Schedule  3,  page  103,  line  14,  at end insert—

 

  ‘(3A)  

Regulations which make provision by virtue of sub-paragraph (1) or (2) for the

 

payment of sums by electricity suppliers must impose on the person to whom

 

such sums are to be paid a duty in relation to the collection of such sums.’.

 

Tom Greatrex

 

Luciana Berger

 

Not called  82

 

Schedule  3,  page  103,  line  15,  leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘must’.


 
 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 29 January 2013        

22

 

Energy Bill, continued

 
 

Tom Greatrex

 

Luciana Berger

 

Negatived on division  83

 

Schedule  3,  page  103,  line  27,  at end insert—

 

‘(e)    

an annual report by the Secretary of State laid before Parliament on the

 

impact of provisions under this section on consumer bills;

 

(f)    

the issuing of notices exempting energy intensive industries from the

 

provisions under this section.’.

 

Tom Greatrex

 

Luciana Berger

 

Negatived on division  69

 

Schedule  3,  page  103,  line  41,  at end insert—

 

    ‘(1)  

Regulations shall make provision for—

 

(a)    

the recovery by electricity suppliers of any amounts paid to an

 

investment contract Counterparty or a CFD Counterparty by virtue of

 

paragraph 7;

 

(b)    

the return by electricity suppliers of any surplus paid to them by an

 

investment contract Counterparty or a CFD Counterparty by virtue of

 

paragraph 8;

 

(c)    

provision made by virtue of paragraph (a) in this section shall include

 

provision about recovery from customers; and

 

(d)    

provision made by virtue of paragraph (b) in this section shall include

 

provision that any surplus be returned to customers.’.

 

Tom Greatrex

 

Luciana Berger

 

Not called  84

 

Schedule  3,  page  104,  line  18,  leave out sub-paragraph (4).

 

Tom Greatrex

 

Luciana Berger

 

Not called  85

 

Schedule  3,  page  104,  line  48,  at end insert—

 

‘(h)    

for the information provided by virtue of sub-paragraphs (a) to (c) to

 

be laid before Parliament.’.

 

Tom Greatrex

 

Luciana Berger

 

Not called  86

 

Schedule  3,  page  105,  line  12,  at end insert—

 

      ‘()  

Any advice offered or determinations made by virtue of this paragraph must be

 

laid before Parliament within one month of the offering of advice or making of

 

a determination.’.

 

Tom Greatrex

 

Luciana Berger

 

Not called  87

 

Schedule  3,  page  105,  line  32,  at end insert—

 

‘(e)    

any person who is a holder of a licence to supply electricity under

 

section 6(1)(d) of EA 1989,


 
 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 29 January 2013        

23

 

Energy Bill, continued

 
 

(f)    

any person who is a holder of a licence under Article 10(1)(b) or (c) of

 

the Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/231 (N.I.1))

 

(transmission or supply licence),

 

(g)    

the Committee on Climate Change,

 

(h)    

the Panel of independent experts.’.

 

Tom Greatrex

 

Luciana Berger

 

Not called  88

 

Schedule  3,  page  106,  line  9,  after ‘may’, insert ‘only’.

 

Tom Greatrex

 

Luciana Berger

 

Not called  89

 

Schedule  3,  page  106,  line  9,  leave out ‘as well as consultation after,’.

 

Tom Greatrex

 

Luciana Berger

 

Not called  90

 

Schedule  3,  page  106,  line  38,  at end insert—

 

    ‘(4)  

Provision by virtue of sub-paragraph (1) must be laid before Parliament within

 

three working days of any direction.’.

 

Tom Greatrex

 

Luciana Berger

 

Not called  91

 

Schedule  3,  page  106,  line  38,  at end insert—

 

      ‘()  

Provision by virtue of sub-paragraph (3)(b) should be accompanied by a

 

statement to Parliament outlining the reasons for any variation or termination

 

of an investment contract.’.

 

Tom Greatrex

 

Luciana Berger

 

Not called  92

 

Schedule  3,  page  107,  line  7,  at end insert—

 

      ‘()  

The Secretary of State must make a statement to Parliament setting out the

 

compatibility of sub-paragraph (1) with paragraph 14.’.

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Agreed to  26

 

Schedule  3,  page  107,  line  22,  leave out sub-paragraph (2).

 

Tom Greatrex

 

Luciana Berger

 

Not called  93

 

Schedule  3,  page  108,  line  29,  at end insert—

 

      ‘()  

Provision made by virtue of this paragraph must be laid before Parliament

 

before the agreement of any compensation.

 

      ()  

The Secretary of State must set out the reasons why he/she believes the person

 

subject to a scheme by virtue of this paragraph has been adversely affected.

 

      ()  

Provision made by virtue of this paragraph must identify the source of

 

compensation paid by the Secretary of State.’.


 
contents continue
 

© Parliamentary copyright
Revised 30 January 2013