Amendments proposed to the Utilities Bill - continued House of Commons

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Mr Ian Bruce [R]

389

Clause     17,     page     11,     line     42,     leave out ', in the opinion of the Council,'.

   

Mr Nick Gibb
Mrs Eleanor Laing

138

Clause     17,     page     11,     line     43,     leave out 'seriously and'.

   

Mr Nick Gibb
Mrs Eleanor Laing

139

Clause     17,     page     12,     line     3,     after 'body', insert 'giving its reasons for considering such disclosure'.

   

Mr Nick Gibb
Mrs Eleanor Laing

140

Clause     17,     page     12,     line     4,     leave out 'have regard to any' and insert 'where asked to do so by that person or body seek and have regard to the'.

   

Mr Nick Gibb
Mrs Eleanor Laing

141

Clause     17,     page     12,     line     8,     after 'to' insert ', and for the purpose of facilitating the functions of,'.

   

Mr Nick Gibb
Mrs Eleanor Laing

142

Clause     17,     page     12,     line     9,     leave out 'or any other public authority' and insert 'the Director General of Fair Trading'.

   

Mrs Helen Liddell

249

Clause     17,     page     12,     line     13,     leave out subsection (7).

   

Mrs Helen Liddell

195

Clause     17,     page     12,     line     14,     leave out 'the supply of electricity' and insert 'electricity conveyed by distribution systems'.


   

Mr Ian Bruce [R]

390

Clause     18,     page     12,     line     17,     leave out from 'matters' to end of line 19 on page 13.

   

Norman Baker
Mr Andrew Stunell

365

Clause     18,     page     12,     line     27,     leave out subsection (3).

   

Mr Nick Gibb
Mrs Eleanor Laing

171

Clause     18,     page     12,     line     41,     after 'complaints', insert 'of a consumer nature'.

   

Mr Nick Gibb
Mrs Eleanor Laing

172

Clause     18,     page     13,     line     13,     after 'complaints', insert 'of a consumer nature'.

   

Norman Baker
Mr Andrew Stunell

364

Clause     18,     page     13,     line     15,     after 'distributors', insert 'or generators and transmission'.

   

Mr Ian Bruce [R]

391

Clause     18,     page     13,     line     21,     at end insert—

    '(7) The Council will determine annually how cost effective its publications and information programme has been and published the result of that audit.'.


   

Norman Baker
Mr Andrew Stunell

366

Clause     19,     page     13,     line     25,     leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.

   

Mr Ian Bruce [R]

392

Clause     19,     page     13,     line     34,     leave out from second 'is' to 'or' in line 35 and insert 'already in the public domain'.

   

Mr Ian Bruce [R]

393

Clause     19,     page     13,     line     37,     leave out ', in the opinion of the Council,'.

   

Mr Nick Gibb
Mrs Eleanor Laing

143

Clause     19,     page     13,     line     37,     leave out 'seriously and'.

   

Norman Baker
Mr Andrew Stunell

367

Clause     19,     page     13,     line     37,     leave out 'prejudicially affect' and insert 'substantially prejudice'.

   

Mr Nick Gibb
Mrs Eleanor Laing

144

Clause     19,     page     13,     line     41,     after 'body', insert 'giving its reasons for considering such disclosure'.

   

Mr Nick Gibb
Mrs Eleanor Laing

145

Clause     19,     page     13,     line     42,     leave out 'have regard to any' and insert 'where asked to do so by that person or body, seek and have regard to the'.

   

Mrs Helen Liddell

250

Clause     19,     page     14,     line     1,     leave out subsection (6).

   

Mrs Helen Liddell

196

Clause     19,     page     14,     line     2,     leave out 'the supply of electricity' and insert 'electricity conveyed by distribution systems'.


   

Mrs Helen Liddell

252

Clause     92,     page     97,     line     28,     at end insert—

'Preliminary.46BB.—(1) In this Part—

      "consumers" includes both existing consumers and future consumers (including purchasers and users of telecommunication services and telecommunication apparatus);

            "the interests of consumers" means the interests of consumers, purchasers and other users of telecommunication services and telecommunication apparatus; and

            "consumer matter" means any matter connected with the interests of consumers.

            (2) In considering the interests of consumers the Council shall have regard to the interests of—

            (a) individuals who are disabled or chronically sick;

            (b) individuals of pensionable age;

            (c) individuals with low incomes; and

            (d) individuals residing in rural areas,

            but that is not to be taken as implying that regard may not be had to the interests of other descriptions of consumer.'.

   

Mr Ian Bruce [R]

377

Clause     92,     page     97,     line     31,     leave out ', including matters in different areas of' and insert 'in'.

   

Mr Ian Bruce [R]

378

Clause     92,     page     97,     line     35,     leave out ', including the views of consumers in different areas'.

   

Mr Ian Bruce [R]

379

Clause     92,     page     97,     line     37,     leave out from beginning to end of line 8 on page 98.

   

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

385

Clause     92,     page     98,     line     4,     leave out from 'established' to end of line 5.

   

Mrs Helen Liddell

253

Clause     92,     page     98,     leave out lines 16 to 19.

   

Mr Nick Gibb
Mrs Eleanor Laing
Mr Ian Bruce [R]

282

Clause     92,     page     98,     line     17,     leave out 'purchasers'.

   

Mr Nick Gibb
Mrs Eleanor Laing
Mr Ian Bruce [R]

283

Clause     92,     page     98,     line     19,     at end insert 'provided that this definition shall not extend to such consumers and such other users of such services and apparatus who supply a retail market in similar services and apparatus.'.

   

Mrs Helen Liddell

254

Clause     92,     page     98,     line     20,     leave out '11 to 13' and insert '10 to 14'.

   

Mr Nick Gibb
Mrs Eleanor Laing
Mr Ian Bruce [R]

284

Clause     92,     page     98,     line     22,     leave out 'The Council has' and insert 'Where there is evidence that consumers are unable to protect their interests and that competition in the provision of telecommunication services is failing to provide protection for the interests of consumers, the Council shall have.'.

   

Mr Nick Gibb
Mrs Eleanor Laing

149

Clause     92,     page     98,     line     45,     leave out 'seriously and'.

   

Mr Nick Gibb
Mrs Eleanor Laing

150

Clause     92,     page     99,     line     4,     after 'body', insert 'giving its reasons for considering such disclosure'.

   

Mr Nick Gibb
Mrs Eleanor Laing

151

Clause     92,     page     99,     line     5,     leave out 'have regard to any' and insert 'where asked to do so by that person or body, seek and have regard to the'.

   

Mr Nick Gibb
Mrs Eleanor Laing

152

Clause     92,     page     99,     line     10,     after 'to', insert ', and for the purpose of facilitating the functions of,'.

   

Mr Nick Gibb
Mrs Eleanor Laing

153

Clause     92,     page     99,     line     11,     leave out 'or any other public authority' and insert 'the Director General of Fair Trading'.

   

Mr Nick Gibb
Mrs Eleanor Laing

154

Clause     92,     page     99,     line     15,     at end insert—

    '(6A) A person or body aggrieved by a decision by the Council to disclose any information about that person or body in pursuance of subsection (3)(c) may appeal against that decision under section 46B and that section shall be construed as if the Council and decisions under section 46D(3)(c) were specifically mentioned in subsection (1) of that section.'.

   

Mrs Helen Liddell

255

Clause     92,     page     99,     leave out lines 16 to 19.

   

Mr Nick Gibb
Mrs Eleanor Laing

155

Clause     92,     page     100,     line     10,     after 'body', insert 'giving its reasons for considering such disclosure'.

   

Mr Nick Gibb
Mrs Eleanor Laing

156

Clause     92,     page     100,     line     11,     leave out 'have regard to any' and insert 'where asked to do so by that person or body, seek and have regard to the'.

   

Mr Nick Gibb
Mrs Eleanor Laing

157

Clause     92,     page     100,     line     16,     at end insert—

    '(5A) A person or body aggieved by a decision by the Council to disclose any information about that person or body in pursuance of subsection (3)(c) may appeal against that decision under section 46B and that section shall be construed as if the Council and decisions under section 46F(3)(c) were specifically mentioned in subsection (1) of that section'.

 
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