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House of Commons

Notices of Amendments

given on

Wednesday 21 January 2015

For other Amendment(s) see the following page(s) of Supplement to Votes:

1397-1406, 1407 and 1409-13

Consideration of Bill

Infrastructure Bill [Lords], As Amended

Miss Anne McIntosh

Clause  39,  page  45,  line  33,  leave out “300 metres” and insert “950 metres”

Yasmin Qureshi

Mr Roger Godsiff

Geraint Davies

Martin Caton

Mr Michael Thornton

John Mann

Caroline Lucas

Hywel Williams

Dr Julian Huppert

Liz McInnes

Dr Alan Whitehead

NC9

To move the following Clause—


“Moratorium on onshore unconventional petroleum

(1)
All use of land for development consisting of the exploitation of unconventional

petroleum in Great Britain shall be discontinued during the relevant period.

(2)
The Secretary of State must ensure that an independent assessment is undertaken

of the exploitation of unconventional petroleum in Great Britain including the use

of high volume hydraulic fracturing.

(3)
The assessment must take account of the impacts of the exploitation of the

unconventional petroleum on—

(a)
climate change;

(b)
the environment;

(c)
health and safety; and

(d)
the economy.

(4)
The Secretary of State must—

(a)
consult such persons as the Secretary of State thinks fit; and

(b)
publish the assessment

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within the relevant period.

(5)
For the purposes of subsections (1) to (4)—

“relevant period” means a period of not less than 18 months and not more

than 30 months commencing on the date two months after Royal Assent;

“unconventional petroleum” means petroleum which does not flow readily

to the wellbore.

(6)
In section 3 of the Petroleum Act 1998, at the end of subsection (4) add “and

subsection (4A).

(4A)
Nothing in this section permits the grant of a licence to search and bore

for and get unconventional petroleum in Great Britain during the relevant

period.

(4B)
For the purposes of subsection (4A) “relevant period” and

“unconventional petroleum” have the meaning specified in section

[Moratorium on onshore unconventional petroleum] of the Infrastructure

Act 2015.”

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

Hywel Williams

Jonathan Edwards

Clause  39,  page  45,  line  36,  at end insert—

“(6)
This section shall not extend to Wales unless an order authorising it has been

passed by the National Assembly for Wales.

(7)
An order under subsection (6) may contain any conditions which the Assembly

deems appropriate.”

Roberta Blackman-Woods

Clause  33,  page  34,  line  36,  at end insert—

“(e)
carbon abatement offsite must only be considered exceptionally, where:

(i)
it has been demonstrated that the carbon abatement can not

reasonably be met on the development site, and

(ii)
the homes on the development site achieve a high standard of

energy efficiency.”

Joan Walley

Mark Lazarowicz

Caroline Lucas

Dr Matthew Offord

Mrs Caroline Spelman

Dr Alan Whitehead

Zac Goldsmith

Katy Clark

Clause  37,  page  39,  line  17,  leave out “the objective of maximising the economic

recovery of UK petroleum, in particular through” and insert “not the objective of

maximising the economic recovery of UK petroleum but ensuring that fossil fuel

emissions are limited to the carbon budgets advised by the Committee on Climate Change

and introducing a moratorium on the hydraulic fracturing of shale gas deposits in order to

reduce the risk of carbon budgets being breached, in particular through—”

Member’s explanatory statement

This reflects the conclusions from an inquiry into the Environmental risks of fracking by the

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Environmental Audit Committee, whose report is published on 26 January (Eighth Report, HC

856).

Joan Walley

Mark Lazarowicz

Caroline Lucas

Dr Matthew Offord

Mrs Caroline Spelman

Dr Alan Whitehead

Zac Goldsmith

Katy Clark

Title,  line  1,  leave out “to make provision about maximising economic recovery of

petroleum in the United Kingdom;”

Member’s explanatory statement

This reflects the conclusions from an inquiry into the Environmental risks of fracking by the

Environmental Audit Committee, whose report is published on 26 January (Eighth Report, HC

856).

Joan Walley

Martin Caton

Zac Goldsmith

Caroline Lucas

Mark Lazarowicz

Dr Matthew Offord

Mrs Caroline Spelman

Dr Alan Whitehead

Katy Clark

Clause  4,  page  3,  line  34,  leave out “the environment, and” and insert “air quality

and other aspects of the environment, and”

Member’s explanatory statement

The Amendment would add an explicit obligation on the Strategic Highways Company to address

air quality, as recommended by the Sixth Report from the Environmental Audit Committee, Action

on Air Quality, HC 212, paragraph 61.

Charles Hendry

Joan Walley

Dan Byles

Paul Farrelly

NC10

To move the following Clause—


“The security of supply of gas

(1)
The Secretary of State shall, in accordance with section 4AA of the Gas Act 1986

and so far as it appears to him practicable from time to time, keep under review

whether further measures may be appropriate in order to protect the interests of

existing and future consumers in relation to the security of the supply of gas to

them.

(2)
For the purposes of subsection (1), the Secretary of State may direct the Gas and

Electricity Markets Authority to conduct a Significant Code Review in relation to

whether modifications to licences granted under Part 1 of the Gas Act 1986 or to

the Uniform Network Code are appropriate in order to underpin the demand for

and the security of supply of gas.

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(3)
For the purposes of this section—

“consumers”, for the avoidance of doubt, includes domestic and non-

domestic consumers;

“Significant Code Review” has the meaning given in Standard Special

Condition A11 (24) of licences granted under section 7 of the Gas Act

1986;

“Uniform Network Code” means the document of that title required to be

prepared pursuant to Standard Special Condition A11 of licences granted

under section 7 of the Gas Act 1986.

Charles Hendry [R]

Joan Walley

Dan Byles

Paul Farrelly

NC11

To move the following Clause—


“Annual report by Secretary of State on security of energy supplies

(1)
Section 172 of the Energy Act 2004 (annual report on security of energy supplies)

is amended as follows.

(2)
In subsection (2), at the end insert—

“(e)
the security of supply of gas to consumers in Great Britain, including

available storage capacity, and any appropriate remedial measures.””

Mr Nick Raynsford

Clause  33,  page  35,  line  5,  at end insert “and where the requirement cannot

reasonably be met on the building site.”

Mr Nick Raynsford

Clause  33,  page  36,  line  21,  at end insert—

“(7)
No variation to the requirement of the building regulations in respect of a

building’s contribution to or effect on emissions of carbon dioxide may be made

solely by regard to the number of buildings on any particular building site.”

Caroline Lucas

Clause  37,  page  39,  line  31,  at end insert—

“(3A)
A strategy must be compatible with the Climate Change Act 2008.”

Member’s explanatory statement

This would require strategies drawn up under clause 37 on maximising the economic recovery of

oil and gas to be compatible with the Climate Change Act 2008, thereby avoiding the risk that the

Secretary of State could, as a result of clause 37, be required to fulfil conflicting duties.

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Nick Herbert

Sir Nicholas Soames

Dr Liam Fox

Mr Andrew Mitchell

Sir Alan Duncan

Zac Goldsmith

Richard Benyon

Mr Henry Bellingham

Crispin Blunt

Sir Peter Bottomley

Mr Nigel Evans

Chris Heaton-Harris

Rebecca Harris

Simon Hart

Mr Dominic Raab

Mr Andrew Turner

NC12

To move the following Clause—


“Abolition of the Planning Inspectorate

(1)
The Planning Inspectorate is abolished.

(2)
Subject to paragrpah (3), all the functions of the Planning Inspectorate are

transferred to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government.

(3)
The functions of the Planning Inspectorate in relation to Wales are transferred to

Welsh Ministers.”

Mr Nick Raynsford

Schedule  8,  page  128,  line  2,  leave out from “sharing” to end of line 4 and insert

“do not change its appearance.”

Mr Nick Raynsford

Schedule  8,  page  132,  line  20,  leave out paragraph (b).

John McDonnell

Schedule  3,  page  92,  line  5,  at end insert—

“(d)
that person is protected by the conditions set out in the Transfer of

Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006.”

John McDonnell

Schedule  3,  page  92,  line  5,  at end insert—

“(1A)
The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006

apply to the transfer of a relevant undertaking either—

(a)
to a different company appointed as a highway authority under section 1

of this Act, or

(b)
to any other equivalent public sector body established to undertake

general duties of a strategic highways company.”

Nick Herbert

Sir Nicholas Soames

Eric Ollerenshaw

Mark Menzies

Andrew Percy

Clause  41,  page  46,  line  41,  leave out “may” and insert “shall”

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Nick Herbert

Sir Nicholas Soames

Eric Ollerenshaw

Mark Menzies

Andrew Percy

Clause  41,  page  46,  line  44,  leave out “may” and insert “shall”

Nick Herbert

Sir Nicholas Soames

Eric Ollerenshaw

Mark Menzies

Andrew Percy

Clause  41,  page  47,  line  4,  after “the”, insert “minimum”

Nick Herbert

Sir Nicholas Soames

Eric Ollerenshaw

Mark Menzies

Andrew Percy

Clause  41,  page  47,  line  5,  after “payments”, insert “which shall be calculated as a

percentage of the gross value of the gas extracted”

Dr Alan Whitehead

Clause  38,  page  45,  line  36,  at end insert “The Secretary of State shall be required

to commission and consider reports on—

(a)
the cumulative impacts of water use in hydraulic fracking of exploratory

and productive gas wells;

(b)
the cumulative impacts of flowback and waste water arising from

hydraulic fracking activity; and

(c)
the cumulative impacts on communities of road and vehicle movements

from hydraulic fracking activity

              before providing any permission for exploitation of petroleum on deep level

         land where one or more exploitation facility exists within one mile of a

         proposed site.”

Sir John Randall

Clause  39,  page  45,  line  29,  at end insert—

“(c)
outside:

(i)
special areas of Conservation under the Conservation (Natural

Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994,

(ii)
special protection areas under the Wildlife and Countryside Act

1981,

(iii)
sites of special scientific interest under the Wildlife and

Countryside Act 1981,

(iv)
national parks under the National Parks and Access to the

Countryside Act 1949,

(v)
The Broads under the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads Act 1988, and

(vi)
areas of outstanding natural beauty under section 82 of the

Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000.”

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Secretary Patrick McLoughlin

NC13

To move the following Clause—


“Cycling and Walking Investment Strategies

“(1)
The Secretary of State may at any time—

(a)
set a Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy for England, or

(b)
vary a Strategy which has already been set.

(2)
A Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy is to relate to such period as the

Secretary of State considers appropriate; but a Strategy for a period of more than

five years must be reviewed at least once every five years.

(3)
A Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy must specify—

(a)
objectives to be achieved during the period to which it relates, and

(b)
the financial resources to be made available by the Secretary of State for

the purpose of achieving those objectives.

(4)
The objectives to be achieved may include—

(a)
activities to be performed;

(b)
results to be achieved;

(c)
standards to be met.

(5)
Before setting or varying a Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy the

Secretary of State must consult such persons as he or she considers appropriate.

(6)
In considering whether to vary a Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy the

Secretary of State must have regard to the desirability of maintaining certainty

and stability in respect of Cycling and Walking Investment Strategies.

(7)
A Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy must be published in such manner

as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.

(8)
Where a Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy has been published the

Secretary of State must from time to time lay before Parliament a report on

progress towards meeting its objectives.

(9)
If a Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy is not currently in place, the

Secretary of State must—

(a)
lay before Parliament a report explaining why a Strategy has not been set,

and

(b)
set a Strategy as soon as may be reasonably practicable.”

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment makes provision for the Secretary of State to set and vary Cycling and Walking

Investment Strategies.

Secretary Patrick McLoughlin

NC14

To move the following Clause—


“Expenditure of Greater London Authority on housing or regeneration

(1)
In section 31 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (limits of the general

power) after subsection (5A) insert—

“(5B)
Nothing in subsection (1)(a) above shall be taken to prevent the Authority

incurring expenditure in doing anything for the purposes of, or relating

to, housing or regeneration.”



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