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Notices of Amendments

given on

Tuesday 6 January 2015

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Infrastructure Bill [Lords] Committee 61-83

Public Bill Committee

Infrastructure Bill [Lords]

Tom Greatrex

NC14

To move the following Clause—


“Impact of infrastructure spending on costs for consumers

28A
Provision of impact data

(1)
The Chancellor of the Exchequer may by regulations make provision for

the regulators to provide data, in a manner prescribed by the regulations,

about the anticipated impact of infrastructure spending on the cost of

products for consumers.

(2)
Regulations made under subsection (1) may prescribe—

(a)
the type of infrastructure spending about which data must be

provided;

(b)
the nature of the data to be provided;

(c)
the methodology for collating and manipulating the data,

including assumptions that should be made;

(d)
the form in which the data should be presented;

(e)
the persons that should receive a copy of the data.

(3)
The regulations may make different provision for different regulators

where necessary.

(4)
The Treasury must scrutinise the data provided under subsection (1) and

assess—

(a)
the cumulative impact of infrastructure spending on the cost of

products for consumers;

(b)
the affordability of any anticipated increases in the cost of

products for consumers, taking into account factors other than

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infrastructure spending that are also likely to significantly impact

the cost of products; and

(c)
differences in affordability between different groups of

consumers, if any.

(5)
The Treasury must publish the data provided under subsection (1) and the

assessment made under subsection (4) in such manner as it reasonably

deems appropriate.

(6)
The Treasury must take into account the assessment in subsection (4) in

making decisions about the extent, prioritisation or timing of

infrastructure spending.

(7)
The duties in subsections (4) and (5) may be delegated to any person or

organisation that the Chancellor of the Exchequer reasonably deems

appropriate.

(8)
A delegation under subsection (7) may specify—

(a)
the extent to which the duty is delegated; and

(b)
any conditions to which the delegation is subject.

(9)
The Chancellor of the Exchequer may give directions to the regulators in

relation to infrastructure spending in furtherance of this Part.”

Tom Greatrex

NC15

To move the following Clause—


“Interpretation of section Impact of infrastructure spending on costs for

consumers

In section Impact of infrastructure spending on costs for consumers—

(a)
“consumer” means any individual or household of individuals that

purchases a product or products;

(b)
“product” means a good or service the provision of which is regulated by

a regulator;

(c)
“a regulator” means any of—

(i)
the Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation;

(ii)
the Office of Communications;

(iii)
the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets;

(iv)
the Office of Rail Regulation;

(v)
the Water Industry Commission for Scotland; and

(vi)
the Water Services Regulation Authority;


and “the regulators” means (i) to (vi).”

Tom Greatrex

Clause  37,  page  43,  line  31,  at end insert—

“(j)
encouraging the development of CO2 storage potential.”

Tom Greatrex

NC16

To move the following Clause—

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“Planning notification for unconventional oil and gas

(1)
The Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure and

Section 62A Applications) (England) (Amendment No. 2) Order 2013 is

amended as follows.

(2)
In subsection 2(3)2 “Amendments to the Town and Country Planning

(Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2010”, section 3, after

“the winning and working of”, insert “conventional”.”

Tom Greatrex

NC17

To move the following Clause—


“Community benefit for schemes provided by companies engaged in

hydraulic fracturing

(1)
The Secretary of State shall by regulations make provision for community benefit

schemes to be provided by companies engaged in the extraction of gas and oil

rock by means of hydraulic fracturing.”

Tom Greatrex

Clause  38,  page  45,  line  13,  after “deep level land”, insert “subject to subsection

(5A),”

Tom Greatrex

Clause  38,  page  45,  line  25,  at end insert—

“(5A)
The carrying out of hydraulic fracturing in connection with the exploitation of

unconventional petroleum in relevant land shall be prohibited.

(5B)
In subsection (5A)—

“relevant land” means land which is located within the boundary of a

groundwater source protection zone as specified by the Environment

Agency from time to time;”



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