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	1397
	House of Commons
	Notices of Amendments
	given on
	Thursday 15 January 2015
	Consideration of Bill
	Infrastructure Bill, As Amended
	Tom Greatrex
	Richard Burden
	Roberta Blackman-Woods
		NC1
		To move the following Clause—
		“Hydraulic fracturing
		(1)     The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010, Schedule
		1, Part 2, Chapter 1, is amended as follows:
		(2)     After Section 1.2 insert—
		“SECTION 1.3
		Hydraulic Fracturing Activities
		Part A(1)
		(a)     carrying out exploration or assessments prior to hydraulic
		fracturing;
		(b)     drilling wells for use in hydraulic fracturing;
		(c)     process of hydraulic fracturing;
		(d)     decommissioning and long-term maintenance of hydraulic
		fracturing wells.””
	Tom Greatrex
	Richard Burden
	Roberta Blackman-Woods
		1
	Clause  39,  page  46,  line  3,  at end insert—
		“( )     Before a well design is commenced or adopted in connection with the
		exploitation of petroleum, the right of use requires the Health and Safety
		Executive to inspect the well so as to satisfy itself that—
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	Infrastructure Bill, continued
		(a)     so far as is reasonably practicable, there can be no unplanned escape of
		fluids from the well; and
		(b)     risks to the health and safety of persons from it or anything in it, or in
		strata to which it is connected, are as low as is reasonably practicable.
		( )     Where the Health and Safety Executive is satisfied that a condition in subsection
		(   ) is met, it shall give notice to the Secretary of State.
		( )     The Secretary of State shall publish the information received from the Health and
		Safety Executive in accordance with subclause (   ).”
	Tom Greatrex
	Richard Burden
	Roberta Blackman-Woods
		2
	Clause  35,  page  45,  line  25,  at end insert—
		“(6)     The Secretary of State shall, before the award of licences in relation to the use of
		deep-level land for onshore oil and gas exploration, issued additional planning
		guidance introducing a presumption against such developments within or under
		protected areas.”
	Tom Greatrex
	Richard Burden
	Roberta Blackman-Woods
		NC2
		To move the following Clause—
		“Shale gas extraction: devolution
		(1)     The Scotland Act 1998 is amended as follows:
		(2)     In Schedule 5, Part II, section D2, after “gas other than through pipes,”, insert—
		“( )     The licensing of onshore shale gas extraction underlying Scotland.
		( )     Responsibility for mineral access rights for onshore extraction of shale
		gas in Scotland.””
	Tom Greatrex
	Richard Burden
	Roberta Blackman-Woods
		3
	Clause  38,  page  45,  line  22,  leave out “300 metres” and insert “1,000 metres”
	Richard Burden
	Tom Greatrex
	Roberta Blackman-Woods
		NC3
		To move the following Clause—
		“National Infrastructure Commission
		(1)     There shall be an independent National Infrastructure Commission.
		(2)     The Secretary of State may by regulations provide for the appointment, duties,
		functions and staffing of the National Infrastructure Commission.
		(3)     Regulations made under subsection (2) may make provision for any
		consequential matter that the Secretary of State considers is necessary to establish
		the National Infrastructure Commission.
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	Infrastructure Bill, continued
		(4)     Regulations made under subsection (2) shall be made by statutory instrument.
		(5)     A statutory instrument under this section shall not be made unless a draft of it has
		been laid before and approved by both Houses of Parliament.
		(6)     In this section—
		“National infrastructure” means infrastructure of strategic significance in or
		relating to the sectors including—
		(a)     transport covering ports, transport networks (including railways
		and roads) and aviation;
		(b)     energy;
		(c)     flood defences;
		(d)     hazardous waste;
		(e)     telecommunications;
		(f)     water; and
		(g)     such other sectors as are prescribed.”
	Tom Greatrex
	Richard Burden
	Roberta Blackman-Woods
		4
	Page  1,  line  4,  leave out Clauses 1 and 2.
	Tom Greatrex
	Richard Burden
	Roberta Blackman-Woods
		5
	Clause  3,  page  2,  line  39,  leave out “a strategic highways company” and insert “the
	Highways Agency”
	Tom Greatrex
	Richard Burden
	Roberta Blackman-Woods
		6
	Clause  3,  page  3,  line  4,  leave out “company” and insert “Highways Agency”
	Tom Greatrex
	Richard Burden
	Roberta Blackman-Woods
		7
	Clause  3,  page  3,  line  16,  leave out “company” and insert “Highways Agency”
	Tom Greatrex
	Richard Burden
	Roberta Blackman-Woods
		8
	Clause  3,  page  3,  line  18,  leave out “a strategic highways company” and insert “the
	Highways Agency”
	Tom Greatrex
	Richard Burden
	Roberta Blackman-Woods
		9
	Clause  4,  page  3,  line  26,  leave out “a strategic highways company” and insert “the
	Highways Agency”
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	Infrastructure Bill, continued
	Tom Greatrex
	Richard Burden
	Roberta Blackman-Woods
		10
	Clause  4,  page  3,  line  27,  leave out “A strategic highways company” and insert
	“The Highways Agency”
	Tom Greatrex
	Richard Burden
	Roberta Blackman-Woods
		11
	Clause  4,  page  3,  line  32,  leave out “A strategic highways company” and insert
	“The Highways Agency”
	Tom Greatrex
	Richard Burden
	Roberta Blackman-Woods
		12
	Page  3,  line  36,  leave out Clauses 5 and 7.
	Tom Greatrex
	Richard Burden
	Roberta Blackman-Woods
		13
	Clause  8,  page  5,  line  34,  leave out “a strategic highways company” and insert “the
	Highways Agency”
	Tom Greatrex
	Richard Burden
	Roberta Blackman-Woods
		14
	Clause  8,  page  5,  line  38,  leave out “a strategic highways company’s” and insert
	“the Highways Agency’s”
	Tom Greatrex
	Richard Burden
	Roberta Blackman-Woods
		15
	Clause  8,  page  5,  line  42,  leave out “a strategic highways company” and insert “the
	Highways Agency”
	Tom Greatrex
	Richard Burden
	Roberta Blackman-Woods
		16
	Clause  9,  page  6,  line  23,  leave out “a strategic highways company” and insert “the
	Highways Agency”
	Tom Greatrex
	Richard Burden
	Roberta Blackman-Woods
		17
	Clause  9,  page  6,  line  26,  leave out “a strategic highways company” and insert “the
	Highways Agency”
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	Infrastructure Bill, continued
	Tom Greatrex
	Richard Burden
	Roberta Blackman-Woods
		18
	Clause  9,  page  6,  line  29,  leave out “a strategic highways company” and insert “the
	Highways Agency”
	Tom Greatrex
	Richard Burden
	Roberta Blackman-Woods
		19
	Clause  9,  page  6,  line  35,  leave out “strategic highways company” and insert
	“Highways Agency”
	Tom Greatrex
	Richard Burden
	Roberta Blackman-Woods
		20
	Clause  9,  page  6,  line  37,  leave out “company” and insert “Highways Agency”
	Tom Greatrex
	Richard Burden
	Roberta Blackman-Woods
		21
	Clause  9,  page  6,  line  39,  leave out “strategic highways company” and insert
	“Highways Agency”
	Tom Greatrex
	Richard Burden
	Roberta Blackman-Woods
		22
	Clause  10,  page  7,  line  2,  leave out “a strategic highways company” and insert “the
	Highways Agency”
	Tom Greatrex
	Richard Burden
	Roberta Blackman-Woods
		23
	Clause  10,  page  7,  line  8,  leave out “company” and insert “Highways Agency”
	Tom Greatrex
	Richard Burden
	Roberta Blackman-Woods
		24
	Clause  10,  page  7,  line  9,  leave out “company” and insert “Highways Agency”
	Tom Greatrex
	Richard Burden
	Roberta Blackman-Woods
		25
	Clause  10,  page  7,  line  10,  leave out “company” and insert “Highways Agency”
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	Infrastructure Bill, continued
	Tom Greatrex
	Richard Burden
	Roberta Blackman-Woods
		26
	Clause  11,  page  7,  line  16,  leave out “strategic highways company” and insert
	“Highways Agency”
	Tom Greatrex
	Richard Burden
	Roberta Blackman-Woods
		27
	Clause  11,  page  7,  line  20,  leave out “strategic highways company” and insert
	“Highways Agency”
	Tom Greatrex
	Richard Burden
	Roberta Blackman-Woods
		28
	Clause  11,  page  7,  line  22,  leave out “strategic highways company” and insert
	“Highways Agency”
	Tom Greatrex
	Richard Burden
	Roberta Blackman-Woods
		29
	Page  8,  line  2,  leave out Clauses 13 and 14.
	Tom Greatrex
	Richard Burden
	Roberta Blackman-Woods
		30
	Clause  15,  page  9,  line  32,  leave out “strategic highways company” and insert
	“Highways Agency”
	Tom Greatrex
	Richard Burden
	Roberta Blackman-Woods
		31
	Page  10,  line  10,  leave out Clause 16.
	Tom Greatrex
	Richard Burden
	Roberta Blackman-Woods
		32
	Page  55,  line  2,  leave out Schedule 1.
	Tom Greatrex
	Richard Burden
	Roberta Blackman-Woods
		33
	Schedule  2,  page  82,  line  11,  leave out “a strategic highways company” and insert
	“the Highways Agency”
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	Infrastructure Bill, continued
	Tom Greatrex
	Richard Burden
	Roberta Blackman-Woods
		34
	Schedule  2,  page  82,  line  19,  leave out “company” and insert “Highways Agency”
	Tom Greatrex
	Richard Burden
	Roberta Blackman-Woods
		35
	Schedule  2,  page  82,  line  20,  leave out “company” and insert “Highways Agency”
	Tom Greatrex
	Richard Burden
	Roberta Blackman-Woods
		36
	Schedule  2,  page  82,  line  22,  leave out “company” and insert “Highways Agency”
	Tom Greatrex
	Richard Burden
	Roberta Blackman-Woods
		37
	Schedule  2,  page  82,  line  24,  leave out “strategic highways company” and insert
	“Highways Agency”
	Tom Greatrex
	Richard Burden
	Roberta Blackman-Woods
		38
	Schedule  2,  page  83,  line  4,  leave out “strategic highways company” and insert
	“Highways Agency”
	Tom Greatrex
	Richard Burden
	Roberta Blackman-Woods
		39
	Schedule  2,  page  83,  line  6,  leave out “company” and insert “Highways Agency”
	Tom Greatrex
	Richard Burden
	Roberta Blackman-Woods
		40
	Schedule  2,  page  83,  line  6,  leave out “company” and insert “Highways Agency”
	Tom Greatrex
	Richard Burden
	Roberta Blackman-Woods
		41
	Schedule  2,  page  83,  line  22,  leave out “strategic highways company” and insert
	“Highways Agency”

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