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Amendments proposed to the Utilities Bill - continued	House of Commons

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Mr Nick Gibb
Mrs Eleanor Laing

314

Clause 13, page 8, line 45, at end insert—

'(1A) In preparing guidance under this section, the Secretary of State shall ensure that such guidance does not impose significant financial implication for consumers.'.

Mr Ian Bruce [R]

289

Clause 13, page 9, line 5, at end insert—

'( ) appropriate Select Committees of Parliament;'.

Norman Baker
Mr Andrew Stunell

245

Clause 13, page 9, leave out lines 10 and 12 and insert—

'(d) any other persons or organisations with an interest in the matters contained within the guidance'.

Norman Baker
Mr Andrew Stunell

228

Clause 13, page 9, line 14, after 'section', insert 'will be based on long term vision and'.

Mr Ian Bruce [R]

347

Clause 13, page 9, line 16, leave out 'forty' and insert 'sixty'.

Mr Ian Bruce [R]

348

Clause 13, page 9, line 25, leave out 'forty' and insert 'sixty'.

Mr Nick Gibb
Mrs Eleanor Laing

207

Clause 13, page 9, line 32, at end insert—

'Enhancement of competition and deregulation 3BA.—(1) In order to enhance competition and promote deregulation in the electricity market the Secretary of State shall on or before the 30th September in each year prepare and lay before each House of Parliament a report which sets out—

(a) the status of competition in the electricity market;

(b) any significant changes that have occurred in that market which have occurred during the previous 12 months;

(c) a review of any legislation which may impede or discourage competition in, or deregulation of, that market; and

(d) his recommendations on repealing, amending or enacting any legislation in order to enhance or reflect competition within that market or to promote its orderly deregulation.
(2) In this section "electricity market" means the market in the United Kingdom for the generation, transmission, distribution or supply of electricity.'.

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.'.

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

466

*Clause 16, page 11, leave out lines 11 to 16 and insert—

'() After 41B of the 1986 Act (which is inserted by section 78 below) there is inserted—

'Service by Authority of certain notices on Council. 41C. Where the Authority is required by any provision of this Part to publish a notice or any other document, the Authority shall send a copy of the document to the Council.

() Before section 57 of the 1989 Act (restriction on disclosure of information) there is inserted—

'Service by Authority of certain notices on Council. 56A. Where the Authority is required by any provision of this Part to publish a notice or any other document, the Authority shall send a copy of the document to the Council.'.

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)'.