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| Clause 2, page 2, line 30, leave out from ‘The following matters’ to ‘target range’ |
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| and insert ‘Before exercising the power to make a decarbonisation order the Secretary of |
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| State must obtain and take into account the advice of the Committee on Climate Change.’. |
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| Clause 2, page 2, line 32, leave out ‘The matters are’ and insert ‘In providing its |
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| advice to the Secretary of State the Committee on Climate Change must take into account |
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| Clause 2, page 2, line 46, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(3) | As soon as is reasonably practicable after giving its advice to the Secretary of |
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| | State, the Committee must publish that advice in such manner as it considers |
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| | (4) | If in making a decarbonisation order the Secretary of State makes provision |
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| | different from that recommended by the Commitee, the Secretary of State must, |
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| | on making the order, publish a statement setting out the reasons for that |
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| Clause 3, page 3, line 2, leave out from ‘a report setting out’ to the end of |
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| subsection and insert ‘and publish a delivery plan setting out proposals to achieve the duty |
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| in section 1 to ensure that the decarbonisation target range is not exceeded.’. |
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| Clause 5, page 5, line 3, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(aa) | the duty of the Secretary of State under section 1(1) of this Act |
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| | (decarbonisation target range);’. |
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| Clause 135, page 104, line 6, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(za) | Part 1 (decarbonisation);’. |
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| NEW CLAUSES AND NEW SCHEDULES RELATING TO ELECTRICITY DEMAND |
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| REDUCTION AND REMAINING PROCEEDINGS ON CONSIDERATION |
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| | Provision about electricity demand reduction |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | This section applies where provision made by electricity capacity regulations |
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| | relates to the provision of capacity by reducing demand for electricity. |
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| | (2) | Where this section applies, the Secretary of State may, instead of conferring |
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| | functions on the national system operator, confer functions on such other person |
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| | or body as the Secretary of State considers appropriate. |
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| | (3) | For the purposes of provision made by virtue of subsection (2), the references to |
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| | the national system operator in— |
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| | (a) | section 22(5)(a) and (d); |
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| | (b) | section 23(2)(a) and 23(3)(a); |
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| | (d) | section 27(2)(a) and (b); |
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| | are to be read as if they included a reference to a person or body on whom a |
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| | function is conferred by virtue of this section.’. |
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| | Pilot scheme for electricity demand reduction |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘There may be paid out of money provided by Parliament expenditure incurred |
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| | by the Secretary of State in connection with arrangements made— |
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| | (a) | for the purpose of reducing demand for electricity, and |
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| | (b) | wholly or partly for the purpose of determining provision to be included |
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| | in electricity capacity regulations.’. |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | The energy regulator, Ofgem, may— |
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| | (a) | monitor the accounts of all vertical subsidiaries of energy companies; |
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| | (b) | require energy companies to provide full, detailed and separate accounts |
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| | of all activities in its group both in the supply and provision sides, where |
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| | “group” includes all undertakings controlled by, controlling or under |
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| | common control with such energy companies and “control” is defined by |
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| | Ofgem but includes ownership to the extent of 50 per cent. or more; |
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| | (c) | impose a fine up to a maximum of 5 per cent. of turnover, a “Fuel Poverty |
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| | Tax” on any energy company that is deemed by Ofgem to have made |
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| | “excessive profit”, a term to be determined under statutory instruments |
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| | approved by resolution of both Houses of Parliament and revised each |
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| | (2) | The power under subsection (1) may be exercised for the purpose only of— |
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| | (a) | promoting competition in domestic supplies of gas and electricity; or |
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| | (b) | mitigating the effects for domestic customers of rising gas and electricity |
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| | (3) | The revenues raised from any “fuel poverty tax” shall be used to tackle the worst |
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| | Strategy for electricity demand reduction |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | The Secretary of State must within 12 months of the passing of this Act publish |
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| | a strategy setting out policies to achieve a reduction in demand for electricity of |
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| | at least 103 TWh by 2020 and 154 TWh by 2030. |
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| | (2) | The strategy must include an assessment of the cost effectiveness of the policies |
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| | (3) | Before publishing the strategy the Secretary of State must consult such persons |
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| | as in his opinion may have information that will assist him in drawing up the |
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| | (4) | The Secretary of State must— |
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10 | | (a) | implement the strategy; and |
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| | (b) | report to Parliament every year on progress.’. |
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| | As an Amendment to Caroline Lucas’s proposed New Clause (Strategy for electricity |
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| | demand reduction) (NC2):— |
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| | ‘(5) | Nothing in the strategy shall rely upon the use of the price mechanism to reduce |
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| | Community rights to priority access to local power generation and local grid ownership |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | The Secretary of State must within one year of the passing of this Act consult on |
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| | and bring forward mechanisms to give local communities the rights to— |
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| | (a) | priority access to electricity generation where an energy scheme is owned |
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| | wholly or partly by a local community; |
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| | (b) | access to electricity generated at wholesale market prices where an |
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| | energy scheme is owned wholly or partly by a local community; and |
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| | (c) | ownership of local distribution networks.’. |
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| | Energy contract rollovers for small businesses |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | The Secretary of State must make regulations to require Ofgem to amend |
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| | Standard License Condition 7A (SLC7A) to limit energy contract rollovers for |
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| | small businesses to 30 days. |
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| | (2) | The power to make regulations is exercisable by statutory instrument. |
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| | (3) | A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section may not be made |
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| | unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution |
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| | of each House of Parliament. |
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| | (4) | The regulations under subsection (1) shall provide for the 30-day limit to come |
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| | into force after the publishing of a report by Ofgem on the practice of out of |
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| | contract rates and the related altering of supplier license conditions, following the |
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| | (5) | In this section, “small business” means a business— |
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| | (i) | fewer than 10 employees (or full-time equivalent), and |
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| | (ii) | an annual turnover or annual balance sheet not exceeding 2 |
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| | (b) | which uses less than 293,000 kWh of gas per year and 100,000 kWh of |
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| | “energy contract roll-over” means the transfer by an energy supplier of a |
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| | consumer nearing the end of a fixed term, fixed rate tariff, to another |
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| | fixed rate for a further fixed period without the customer actively |
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| | indicating his or her desire to do so.’. |
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| | Early payment of winter fuel allowance in certain circumstances |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘The Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/729 |
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| | S.I.2000/729) are amended as follows. |
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| | (1) | In regulation 1(2) leave out ““qualifying week” means in respect of any year the |
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| | week beginning on the third Monday in the September of that year” and insert— |
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| | ““qualifying week” means— |
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| | (c) | in respect of any year for an applicant whose home is connected |
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| | to the mains gas grid the week beginning on the third Monday in |
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| | the September of that year; or |
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| | (d) | in respect of any year for an applicant whose home is not |
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| | connected to the mains gas grid the week beginning on the third |
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| | Monday in the July of that year.”. |
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| | (2) | The Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/729S.I. 2000/ |
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| | 729) are amended as follows. |
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| | (3) | In regulation 4, leave out paragraph (1) and insert— |
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| | “(1) | Subject to paragraph (2) the Secretary of State may make a winter fuel |
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| | payment under regulation 2 to a person who (disregarding regulation |
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| | 3(b)) appears from official records held by the Secretary of State to be |
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| | entitled to a payment under that regulation— |
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| | (a) | in respect of an applicant whose home is not connected to the |
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| | mains gas grid, before 30 September of the year in which the |
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| | qualifying week falls, or |
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| | (b) | in respect of an applicant whose home is connected to the mains |
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| | gas grid, before 31 March of the year following the year in which |
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| | the qualifying week falls. |
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25 | | (1A) | Payments made under paragraph (1)(a) are made in respect of the |
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| | (1B) | Payments made under paragraph (1)(b) are made in respect of the |
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| | Environmental impact of transmission |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | The Electricity Act 1989 is amended as follows. |
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| | (2) | In section 9 (general duties of licence holders), after subsection (1)(b) insert— |
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| | “(c) | to have regard for the protection of the environment and, in |
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| | particular, to conserve the natural beauty and amenity of the |
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| | (3) | In section 9 (general duties of licence holders), after subsection (2)(b) insert— |
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| | “(c) | to have regard for the protection of the environment and, in |
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| | particular, to conserve the natural beauty and amenity of the |
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