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Dr Alan Whitehead

 

Zac Goldsmith

 

Caroline Lucas

 

Mr John Leech

 

Jim Dobbin

 

John Robertson

 

Andrew George

 

Katy Clark

 

Mike Weatherley

 

Kelvin Hopkins

 

Mark Lazarowicz

 

John McDonnell

 

Mr Michael Meacher

 

Mr Andrew Smith

 

Dame Joan Ruddock

 

Martin Caton

 

Mr Mike Hancock

 

Graeme Morrice

 

Mark Durkan

 

Dr Julian Huppert

 

Martin Horwood

 

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Clause  22,  page  13,  line  21,  at end insert—

 

‘(2A)    

Subject to any further provision made under this Chapter, a demand reduction

 

payment is an instrument by virtue of which—

 

(a)    

an energy user is paid for reducing the demand for energy or investing in

 

a technology which can be shown to reduce the demand for energy either

 

permanently or for a specified period;

 

(b)    

all electricity suppliers may be required to make payments (“demand

 

reduction payments”) to or for the benefit of these users.’.

 

Dr Alan Whitehead

 

Zac Goldsmith

 

Caroline Lucas

 

Mr John Leech

 

Jim Dobbin

 

John Robertson

 

Andrew George

 

Katy Clark

 

Mike Weatherley

 

Kelvin Hopkins

 

Mark Lazarowicz

 

John McDonnell

 

Mr Michael Meacher

 

Mr Andrew Smith

 

Dame Joan Ruddock

 

Martin Caton

 

Mr Mike Hancock

 

Graeme Morrice

 

Mark Durkan

 

Dr Julian Huppert

 

Martin Horwood

 

38

 

Clause  22,  page  13,  line  23,  at end insert—

 

‘(3A)    

Provision included in regulations of demand reduction payments for the purposes

 

of subsection (2A) may make provision about the meaning of “energy user”.’.

 

Dr Alan Whitehead

 

Zac Goldsmith

 

Caroline Lucas

 

Mr John Leech

 

Jim Dobbin

 

John Robertson

 

Andrew George

 

Katy Clark

 

Mike Weatherley

 

Kelvin Hopkins

 

Mark Lazarowicz

 

John McDonnell

 

Mr Michael Meacher

 

Mr Andrew Smith

 

Dame Joan Ruddock

 

Martin Caton

 

Mr Mike Hancock

 

Graeme Morrice

 

Mark Durkan

 

Dr Julian Huppert

 

Martin Horwood

 

39

 

Clause  22,  page  13,  line  41,  at end insert—

 

‘(4A)    

Provision included in regulations of demand reduction payments by virtue of

 

subsection (2A) may include provision about—

 

(a)    

the terms of a demand reduction payment;


 
 

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(b)    

the circumstances in which, and the process by which, a demand

 

reduction payment may or must be made;

 

(c)    

the persons who may be paid;

 

(d)    

the circumstances in which and technologies for which payments may be

 

made;

 

(e)    

the number and size of payments;

 

(f)    

the means by which demand reduction payments are to be calculated;

 

(g)    

a person or body who is to administer the settlement of demand reduction

 

payments (“a settlement body”);

 

(h)    

the enforcement of the terms relating to demand reduction payments;

 

(i)    

the resolution of disputes relating to a demand reduction payment

 

payment;

 

(j)    

the circumstances in which a demand reduction payment may be

 

terminated or reclaimed or varied;

 

(k)    

the circumstances in which a demand reduction payment may be

 

assigned or traded;

 

(l)    

the means for monitoring and verifying the energy reduction for which

 

demand reduction payments are made.’.

 

Dr Alan Whitehead

 

Zac Goldsmith

 

Caroline Lucas

 

Mr John Leech

 

Jim Dobbin

 

John Robertson

 

Andrew George

 

Katy Clark

 

Mike Weatherley

 

Kelvin Hopkins

 

Mark Lazarowicz

 

John McDonnell

 

Mr Michael Meacher

 

Mr Andrew Smith

 

Dame Joan Ruddock

 

Martin Caton

 

Mr Mike Hancock

 

Graeme Morrice

 

Mark Durkan

 

Dr Julian Huppert

 

Martin Horwood

 

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Clause  22,  page  14,  line  6,  at end insert—

 

‘(5A)    

Provision falling within subsection (4A) includes provision—

 

(a)    

conferring on the national system operator the function of issuing

 

demand reduction payments;

 

(b)    

about any conditions that must be satisfied by or in relation to a person

 

before that person may receive a demand reduction payment;

 

(c)    

about any matters in relation to which a person must satisfy the national

 

system operator before the person receives a demand reduction

 

payment.’.


 
 

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Energy Bill, continued

 
 

Dr Alan Whitehead

 

Zac Goldsmith

 

Caroline Lucas

 

Mr John Leech

 

Jim Dobbin

 

John Robertson

 

Andrew George

 

Katy Clark

 

Mike Weatherley

 

Kelvin Hopkins

 

Mark Lazarowicz

 

John McDonnell

 

Mr Michael Meacher

 

Mr Andrew Smith

 

Dame Joan Ruddock

 

Martin Caton

 

Mr Mike Hancock

 

Graeme Morrice

 

Dr Julian Huppert

 

Martin Horwood

 

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Clause  22,  page  14,  line  9,  at end insert—

 

‘(6A)    

Provision made by virtue of this section may include provision requiring a person

 

to consent to the inspection of plant or premises, either before or after that person

 

receives a demand reduction payment.

 

(6B)    

Subject to the provisions in section 24, the Secretary of State must within six

 

months of the making of demand reduction regulations establish a fund drawn

 

from capacity payments for the purpose of issuing demand reduction payments.’.

 


 

Caroline Flint

 

Tom Greatrex

 

Luciana Berger

 

10

 

Clause  50,  page  50,  line  32,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

Within three years of the passing of this Act the Secretary of State must carry out

 

a review of the perfomance of the Regulator.

 

( )    

If the review carried out by the Secretary of State by virtue of this section

 

determines that the Regulator has underperformed the Secretary of State may take

 

whatever action would, in his opinion, improve performance of the Regulator.

 

( )    

Action by virtue of this section may include the replacement of the Regulator with

 

a new body.’.

 


 

Secretary Edward Davey

 

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Clause  133,  page  102,  line  30,  after ‘operator’ insert ‘, a person or body on whom

 

a function is conferred by virtue of section [Provision about electricity demand

 

reduction]’.

 

 

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.


 
 

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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.

 

 

ENERGY BILL PROGRAMME (no.2)

 

Secretary Edward Davey

 

That the Order of 19 December 2012 (Energy Bill (Programme)) be varied as follows:

 

1.    

Paragraphs 4 and 5 of the order shall be omitted.

 

2.    

Proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading shall be taken in two days.

 

3.    

Proceedings on Consideration shall be taken on each of those days as shown

 

in the following Table and in the order shown.

 

4.    

Each part of the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

 

brought to a conclusion at the times specified in relation to it in the second

 

column of the Table.

 

TABLE

 

Proceedings

Time for conclusion of

 
  

proceedings

 
 

First day

  
 

New Clauses and New Schedules relating to

7.00 pm.

 
 

electricity market reform, other than any relating to

  
 

electricity demand reduction, amendments to Part 2

  
 

other than amendments 1, 10, 34 to 47, 51 and 100,

  
 

New Clauses and New Schedules relating to

  
 

nuclear regeneration, amendments to Part 3,

  
 

amendments to Part 5, and amendments to Clauses

  
 

121 to 125.

  
 

Amendments to Clause 126 and Schedule 14

10.00 pm

 
    
    
 

Second day

  
 

New Clauses and New Schedules relating to

4.00 pm

 
 

decarbonisation, amendments to Part 1 and

  
 

remaining amendments to Clause 5

  
 

New Clauses and New Schedules relating to

6.00 pm

 
 

electricity demand reduction and remaining

  
 

proceedings on Consideration.

  

 
 

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5.    

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

 

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

 


 
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