Amendments proposed to the Utilities Bill - continued House of Commons

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Mrs Helen Liddell

182

Clause     10,     page     7,     line     2,     leave out 'Executive' and insert 'Commission'.

   

Mr Ian Bruce [R]

353

Clause     10,     page     7,     line     2,     after 'Executive', insert 'and any other relevant body'.

   

Mr Ian Bruce [R]

356

Clause     10,     page     7,     line     4,     at end insert—

    '(     ) The Secretary of State may require the Authority also to consult him about gas safety issues of particular descriptions.

    (     ) The Authority shall, in carrying out its functions under this Part, take into account any advice given by the Seceretary of State about any gas safety issue (whether or not in response to consultation under the above subsection.'

   

Mrs Helen Liddell

183

Clause     10,     page     7,     line     8,     leave out 'Executive' and insert 'Commission'.

   

Mr Ian Bruce [R]

351

Clause     10,     page     7,     line     11,     after 'through', insert 'fixed'.

   

Mr Ian Bruce [R]

352

Clause     10,     page     7,     line     12,     after 'through', insert 'fixed'.

   

Mrs Helen Liddell

184

Clause     10,     page     7,     line     17,     at end insert 'conveyed through pipes'.


   

Mrs Helen Liddell

191

Clause     14,     page     9,     line     36,     leave out 'Executive' and insert 'Commission'.

   

Mr Ian Bruce [R]

354

Clause     14,     page     9,     line     36,     after 'Executive', insert 'and any other relevant body'.

   

Mrs Helen Liddell

192

Clause     14,     page     9,     line     45,     leave out 'Executive' and insert 'Commission'.

   

Mr Ian Bruce [R]

355

Clause     14,     page     9,     line     45,     after 'Executive', insert 'and any other relevant body'.


   

Mrs Helen Liddell

185

Clause     11,     page     7,     line     19,     at beginning insert—

    '( ) Section 4AA does not apply in relation to the issuing by the Secretary of State of guidance under section 4AB.'

   

Mr Ian Bruce [R]

369

Clause     11,     page     7,     line     24,     after 'may', insert 'with the permission of the Secretary of State'.

   

Mr Nick Gibb
Mrs Eleanor Laing
Mr Ian Bruce [R]
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Christopher Frazer

315

Clause     11,     page     7,     line     34,     at end insert—

'Advice from Competition Commission.4C.—In the exercise of its functions under the Act, the Authority may seek the advice of the Competition Commission on such matters relating to the conveyance of gas through pipes or the supply of gas as it considers appropriate.'.
   

Mr Nick Gibb
Mrs Eleanor Laing
Mr Ian Bruce [R]
Mr Christoper Chope
Mr Christopher Fraser

370

Clause     11,     page     7,     line     34,     at end insert—

    '(4) The Authority when acting as above will ensure that investigation will not duplicate other regulator's investigations and not allow the parties investigated to be put in double jeopardy.'.


   

Mrs Helen Liddell

193

Clause     15,     page     10,     line     14,     at beginning insert—

    '( ) Section 3A does not apply in relation to the issuing by the Secretary of State of guidance under section 3B.'

   

Mr Nick Gibb
Mrs Eleanor Laing
Mr Ian Bruce [R]
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Christopher Fraser

316

Clause     15,     page     10,     line     33,     at end insert—

'Advice from Competition Commission.3E.—In the exercise of its functions under this Act, the Authority may seek the advice of the Competition Commission on such matters relating to the generation, transmission, distribution or supply of electricity as it considered appropriate.'.
   

Mr Nick Gibb
Mrs Eleanor Laing
Mr Ian Bruce [R]
Mr Christoper Chope
Mr Christopher Fraser

371

Clause     15,     page     10,     line     33,     at end insert—

    '(5) The Authority when acting as above will ensure that investigations will not duplicate other regulators' investigations and not allow the parties investigated to be put in double jeopardy.'.


   

Mrs Helen Liddell

198

Clause     91,     page     96,     line     40,     at beginning insert—

    '( ) Sections 3A and 3B do not apply in relation to the issuing by the Secretary of State of guidance under section 3C.'

   

Mrs Helen Liddell

199

Clause     91,     page     97,     line     2,     leave out '50' and insert '50(1) or (2)'.

   

Mr Nick Gibb
Mrs Eleanor Laing
Mr Ian Bruce [R]
Mr Christoper Chope
Mr Christopher Fraser

372

Clause     91,     page     97,     line     19,     at end insert—

    '(5) The Authority when acting as above will ensure that investigations will not duplicate other regulators' investigations and not allow the parties investigated to be put in double jeopardy.'.

   

Mr Ian Bruce [R]

373

Clause     91,     page     97,     line     24,     after 'otherwise', insert 'that has been authorised by the UK Parliament'.

   

Mr Nick Gibb
Mrs Eleanor Laing
Mr Ian Bruce [R]
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Christopher Fraser

317

Clause     91,     page     97,     line     24,     at end insert—

'Advice from Competition Commission.3E.—In the exercise of its functions under this Act, the Authority may seek the advice of the Competition Commission on such matters relating to the supply of telecommunication services and telecommunication apparatus as it considers appropriate.'.


   

Mr Ian Bruce [R]

374

Clause     16,     page     10,     line     38,     leave out ', including matters in different areas of' and insert 'in'.

   

Mr Ian Bruce [R]

375

Clause     16,     page     10,     line     40,     leave out ', including the views of consumers in different areas'.

   

Mr Ian Bruce [R]

376

Clause     16,     page     10,     line     42,     leave out from beginning to end of line 10 on page 11.

   

Mr Christopher Chope

209

Clause     16,     page     10,     line     44,     leave out from beginning to end of line 2 on page 45 and insert 'may establish a separate Committee of the Council for Scotland and Wales.'.

   

Norman Baker
Mr Andrew Stunell

362

Clause     16,     page     11,     leave out lines 1 and 2 insert—

      '(b) shall establish a committee of the Council for each of the areas of the Regional Development Agencies.'.

   

Norman Baker
Mr Andrew Stunell

361

Clause     16,     page     11,     line     1,     leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.

   

Mr Nick Gibb
Mrs Eleanor Laing
Mr Ian Bruce [R]
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Christopher Fraser

384

Clause     16,     page     11,     leave out lines 7 and 8.

   

Mrs Helen Liddell

248

Clause     16,     page     11,     line     17,     leave out subsection (6).

   

Norman Baker
Mr Andrew Stunell

363

Clause     16,     page     11,     line     20,     leave out 'supply' and insert 'provision'.


   

Norman Baker
Mr Andrew Stunell

233

Clause     17,     page     11,     line     24,     leave out 'or' and insert 'and'.

   

Mr Ian Bruce [R]

386

Clause     17,     page     11,     line     25,     leave out '(including matters affecting consumers in different areas)'.

   

Mr Ian Bruce [R]

387

Clause     17,     page     11,     line     27,     leave out '(including the views of consumers in different areas)'.

   

Norman Baker
Mr Andrew Stunell

234

Clause     17,     page     11,     line     28,     at end insert 'and

    ( ) promoting and advocating the interests of consumers,'.

   

Norman Baker
Mr Andrew Stunell

232

Clause     17,     page     11,     line     31,     at end insert—

    '( ) In carrying out its functions the Council has a general duty to publish information when it is in the public interest to do so. Before publishing such information the Council must consider whether the public interest is outweighed, by any consideration of confidentiality attaching to it. Should there be a dispute, the Council has the power to appeal to the Information Commissioner or similar appropriate body.'.

   

Norman Baker
Mr Andrew Stunell

230

Clause     17,     page     11,     line     38,     after 'disclosed', insert 'where it facilitates the exercise of any of the Council's functions'.

   

Mr Ian Bruce [R]

388

Clause     17,     page     11,     line     40,     leave out from second 'is' to 'or' in line 41 and insert 'already in the public domain'.

   

Norman Baker
Mr Andrew Stunell

231

Clause     17,     page     11,     leave out lines 42 to 44 and insert—

    '(c) it is not information the disclosure of which would, in the opinion of the Council, create a significant risk of substantial public harm'.

 
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