House of Commons portcullis
House of Commons

Publications on the internet
Index of Amendments

S.C.A.

Amendment Paper as at
Tuesday 4th April 2000

STANDING COMMITTEE A


New Amendments handed in are marked thus *

UTILITIES BILL

NOTE

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order of the Committee [7th March], as follows:—

Clauses 89 to 103; Clause 126; Clauses 104 to 123; Schedule 4; Clause 125; Clause 129; Clause 9; Clause 13; Clause 10; Clause 14; Clause 11; Clause 15; Clauses 16 to 19; Schedule 2; Clauses 20 to 26; Clause 63; Clause 66; Clauses 27 and 28; Clause 64; Clause 29; Clause 62; Clauses 30 to 33; Clause 65; Clause 34; Clause 67; Clause 35; Clause 68; Clauses 36 to 41; Clause 69; Clause 42; Clause 70; Clause 43; Clause 71; Clause 44; Clause 72; Clause 45; Clause 73; Clause 46; Clause 74; Clause 47; Clause 75; Clause 48; Clause 76; Clause 49; Clause 77; Clauses 50 to 57; Clause 78; Clause 58; Clause 79; Clauses 59 to 61; Clause 82; Clause 80; Clause 81; Clause 83; Schedule 3; Clause 124; Clauses 127 and 128; Clauses 130 to 132; Schedules 5 to 7; Clauses 133 and 134; new Clauses; new Schedules.

   

Mrs Helen Liddell

734

Clause     57,     page     57,     line     35,     leave out 'persons who supply electricity' and insert 'authorised suppliers'.

   

Mrs Helen Liddell

735

Clause     57,     page     57,     line     41,     leave out from 'by' to 'provision' in line 45 and insert 'authorised distributors or authorised transmitters (as well as by suppliers);

      (b) in relation to charges payable to suppliers,'.

   

Mrs Helen Liddell

736

Clause     57,     page     58,     leave out lines 11 to 16 and insert—

      '(a) require authorised suppliers, authorised distributors or authorised transmitters to supply information of any specified description, in any specified form, to any other such persons; and

      (b) provide for the modification of licences'.

   

Norman Baker
Mr Andrew Stunell

751

Clause     57,     page     58,     line     18,     at end insert—

    '( ) The scheme shall—

      (a) ensure that no tariff structure requires any group of consumers to pay a greater amount of charges for receiving a lesser amount of electricity.'.

   

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

755

Clause     57,     page     58,     line     18,     at end insert—

    '(5A) The Secretary of State shall, after consultation with the Authority, Council, Competition Commission and licence holders, publish a statement of policy with respect to the definition of "members of a disadvantaged group" and which shall, in particular, clarify the extent to which a scheme may permit cross subsidy from one group of consumers to another'.

   

Mrs Helen Liddell

737

Clause     57,     page     59,     line     1,     leave out from 'require' to 'to' in line 2 and insert 'authorised suppliers, authorised distributors or authorised transmitters'.

   

Mrs Helen Liddell

738

Clause     57,     page     59,     line     10,     leave out from 'require' to first 'to' in line 11 and insert 'authorised suppliers, authorised distributors or authorised transmitters'.

   

Mrs Helen Liddell

739

Clause     57,     page     59,     line     13,     at end insert—

    '( ) In section 43A references to customers do not include customers of a description excluded by an order made by the Secretary of State.

    ( ) In this section and section 43A "authorised transmitter" means a person authorised by a licence or exemption to transmit electricity.'.


   

Norman Baker
Mr Andrew Stunell

568

Clause     78,     page     84,     line     33,     after 'gas', insert ',or that a disadvantaged group is unable to afford access to essential suppliers'.

   

Norman Baker
Mr Andrew Stunell

569

Clause     78,     page     84,     line     33,     leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.

   

Norman Baker
Mr Andrew Stunell

570

Clause     78,     page     84,     line     35,     at end insert ',or make an order containing a scheme to ensure affordable access'.

   

Mrs Helen Liddell

740

Clause     78,     page     85,     line     11,     leave out 'under this Act'.

   

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

754

Clause     78,     page     85,     line     13,     at end insert—

    '(5A) The Secretary of State shall, after consultation with the Authority, Council, Competition Commission and licence holders, publish a statement of policy with respect to the definition of "members of a disadvantaged group" and which shall, in particular, clarify the extent to which a scheme may permit cross subsidy from one group of consumers to another.'.

   

Norman Baker
Mr Andrew Stunell

571

Clause     78,     page     85,     line     47,     at end insert 'annually'.

   

Norman Baker
Mr Andrew Stunell

572

Clause     78,     page     85,     line     48,     after 'and', insert 'carry out consumer impact assessments and'.

   

Norman Baker
Mr Andrew Stunell

573

Clause     78,     page     85,     line     49,     leave out 'whenever he directs it to do so.'.

   

Norman Baker
Mr Andrew Stunell

574

Clause     78,     page     86,     line     4,     at end insert '; and

    ( ) shall provide this information to the Council.'.

   

Mrs Helen Liddell

741

Clause     78,     page     86,     line     4,     at end insert—

    '( ) In section 41A references to customers do not include customers of a description excluded by an order made by the Secretary of State.'.


   

Mrs Helen Liddell

759

Clause     58,     page     59,     line     16,     leave out from beginning of line to 'the' in line 32 and insert—

    41A.—(1) The Secretary of State may by order impose—

      (a) on each electricity distributor (or each electricity distributor of a specified description); and

      (b) on each electricity supplier (or each electricity supplier of a specified description),

    an obligation to achieve, within a specified period and in accordance with the order, the energy efficiency target specified in or determined under the order for that distributor or supplier (and that obligation is referred to in this section as an "energy efficiency obligation").

    (2) In this section "energy efficiency target" means a target for the promotion of improvements in energy efficiency, that is to say, efficiency in the use by consumers of electricity, gas conveyed through pipes or any other source of energy which is specified in the order.

    (3) The energy efficiency obligations imposed by'.

   

Norman Baker
Mr Andrew Stunell

576

Clause     58,     page     59,     line     21,     after 'period' insert ', of not more than one year,'.

   

Norman Baker
Mr Andrew Stunell

668

Clause     58,     page     59,     line     21,     leave out 'targets for the promotion' and insert 'obligations for the promotion and implementation'.

   

Norman Baker
Mr Andrew Stunell

577

Clause     58,     page     59,     line     21,     at end insert 'and improvement'.

   

Norman Baker
Mr Andrew Stunell

578

Clause     58,     page     59,     line     22,     at end insert ', including targets for reducing CO2 by 12.5 per cent. by 2010 and energy efficiency by 20 per cent.'.

   

Norman Baker
Mr Andrew Stunell

247

Clause     58,     page     59,     line     22,     at end insert—

    '(1A) In specifying those targets, the Secretary of State shall have regard to any national greenhouse gas emission reduction targets, including in particular that of a reduction of 20 per cent. in carbon dioxide emissions by 2010 compared to 1990 levels'.

   

Norman Baker
Mr Andrew Stunell

669

Clause     58,     page     59,     line     27,     leave out ' "energy efficiency target" means a target' and insert ' "energy efficiency obligation" means an obligation'.

   

Norman Baker
Mr Andrew Stunell

670

Clause     58,     page     59,     line     31,     leave out 'targets' and insert 'obligations'.

   

Norman Baker
Mr Andrew Stunell

753

Clause     58,     page     59,     line     35,     at end insert—

    '( ) For the purpose of this section the Secretary of State may make a levy on any supplier where the average consumption of that supplier's customers rises by more than a specified amount.'.

   

Mrs Helen Liddell

760

Clause     58,     page     59,     leave out lines 36 to 42 and insert—

    '(4) The order may make provision generally in relation to the energy efficiency obligations which it imposes, including in particular provision—

      (a) as to the treatment of persons who become electricity distributors or electricity suppliers after the beginning of the period to which the order relates;'.

   

Norman Baker
Mr Andrew Stunell

671

Clause     58,     page     59,     line     38,     leave out 'targets' and insert 'obligations'.

 
contents continue
 

©Parliamentary copyright 2000
Prepared 4 Apr 2000