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Tuesday 15th January 2001


Dr Desmond Turner That the Committee do meet on Thursday 24th January at half-past Nine o'clock. and half-past Two o'clock.

New Amendments handed in are marked thus *

STANDING COMMITTEE C

HOME ENERGY CONSERVATION BILL


   

Dr Desmond Turner
Mr Tim Boswell
Sue Doughty
Dr Brian Iddon
Dr Ian Gibson
Mr Alan Simpson
                  Dr Vincent Cable            Mr David Drew

1

Clause     1,     page     1,     line     5,     leave out 'achieve' and insert 'ensure that'.

   

Dr Desmond Turner
Mr Tim Boswell
Sue Doughty
Dr Brian Iddon
Dr Ian Gibson
Mr Alan Simpson
                  Dr Vincent Cable            Mr David Drew

2

Clause     1,     page     1,     line     6,     leave out 'it'.

   

Dr Desmond Turner
Mr Tim Boswell
Sue Doughty
Dr Brian Iddon
Dr Ian Gibson
Mr Alan Simpson
                  Dr Vincent Cable            Mr David Drew

3

Clause     1,     page     1,     line     7,     leave out '('the 1995 Act')' and insert 'are met'.

   

Dr Desmond Turner
Mr Tim Boswell
Sue Doughty
Dr Brian Iddon
Dr Ian Gibson
Mr Alan Simpson
                  Dr Vincent Cable            Mr David Drew

4

Clause     1,     page     1,     line     10,     leave out 'Secretary of State' and insert 'appropriate authority'.

   

Dr Desmond Turner
Mr Tim Boswell
Sue Doughty
Dr Brian Iddon
Dr Ian Gibson
Mr Alan Simpson
                  Dr Vincent Cable            Mr David Drew

5

Clause     1,     page     1,     leave out lines 13 and 14.

   

Dr Desmond Turner
Mr Tim Boswell
Sue Doughty
Dr Brian Iddon
Dr Ian Gibson
Mr Alan Simpson
                  Dr Vincent Cable            Mr David Drew

6

Clause     1,     page     1,     line     17,     at end insert—

    '(1A)   The appropriate authority shall consult such energy conservation authorities, representatives of registered social landlords, utility companies and other persons as the authority considers appropriate with regard to the standards and performance indicators to be set for the purposes of subsection (1)(a), and after such consultation has taken place the appropriate authority shall make regulations setting such standards and performance indicators.'.

   

Dr Desmond Turner
Mr Tim Boswell
Sue Doughty
Dr Brian Iddon
Dr Ian Gibson
Mr Alan Simpson
                  Dr Vincent Cable            Mr David Drew

7

Clause     1,     page     1,     line     19,     leave out 'Secretary of State may by regulation require registered social landlords and the managers of government energy efficiency programmes to report to energy conservation authorities' and insert 'appropriate authority shall, after consultation with such energy conservation authorities, representatives of registered social landlords, utility companies and other persons as the authority considers appropriate, make regulations requiring—

      (a) utility companies to report annually to the Energy Saving Trust, and

      (b) registered social landlords, managers of government funded energy efficiency schemes and the Energy Saving Trust to report annually to energy conservation authorities,'.

   

Dr Desmond Turner
Mr Tim Boswell
Sue Doughty
Dr Brian Iddon
Dr Ian Gibson
Mr Alan Simpson
                  Dr Vincent Cable            Mr David Drew

8

Clause     1,     page     2,     line     1,     leave out 'stipulated' and insert 'prescribed'.

   

Dr Desmond Turner
Mr Tim Boswell
Sue Doughty
Dr Brian Iddon
Dr Ian Gibson
Mr Alan Simpson
                  Dr Vincent Cable            Mr David Drew

9

Clause     1,     page     2,     line     2,     leave out 'them' and insert 'the body making the report and in the case of the Energy Saving Trust also by the utility companies (and different formats may be prescribed for different cases).'.

   

Dr Desmond Turner
Mr Tim Boswell
Sue Doughty
Dr Brian Iddon
Dr Ian Gibson
Mr Alan Simpson
         Dr Vincent Cable            Mr David Drew

10

Clause     1,     page     2,     line     4,     leave out '(1)(c)' and insert '(1)'.

   

Dr Desmond Turner
Mr Tim Boswell
Sue Doughty
Dr Brian Iddon
Dr Ian Gibson
Mr Alan Simpson
         Dr Vincent Cable            Mr David Drew

11

Clause     1,     page     2,     line     11,     leave out 'subsection (3)(a)' and insert 'paragraph (a)'.

   

Dr Desmond Turner
Mr Tim Boswell
Sue Doughty
Dr Brian Iddon
Dr Ian Gibson
Mr Alan Simpson
Dr Vincent Cable            Mr David Drew

12

Clause     1,     page     2,     leave out lines 13 and line 14 and insert 'paragraph; and—

      (c) where a registered social landlord has taken over the ownership of housing stock from a local authority the authority may, after consultation with that landlord, set targets which are reasonable and compatible with any format the landlord is required to use in reporting to the authority in compliance with regulations made under subsection (2) for energy efficiency improvements to be achieved with respect to that housing stock (which may differ for different parts of the housing stock), and the landlord shall take reasonable steps to ensure that any such target is achieved so far as is reasonably practicable.

       Each energy conservation authority may take such reasonable action as it thinks fit to ensure the targets are achieved so far as is reasonably practicable.'.

   

Dr Desmond Turner
Mr Tim Boswell
Sue Doughty
Dr Brian Iddon
Dr Ian Gibson
Mr Alan Simpson
         Dr Vincent Cable            Mr David Drew

13

Clause     1,     page     2,     line     16,     leave out 'Secretary of State may' and insert 'appropriate authority shall'.

   

Dr Desmond Turner
Mr Tim Boswell
Sue Doughty
Dr Brian Iddon
Dr Ian Gibson
Mr Alan Simpson
         Dr Vincent Cable            Mr David Drew

14

Clause     1,     page     2,     line     17,     leave out 'stipulate guidelines for' and insert 'issue guidance with respect to'.

   

Dr Desmond Turner
Mr Tim Boswell
Sue Doughty
Dr Brian Iddon
Dr Ian Gibson
Mr Alan Simpson
         Dr Vincent Cable            Mr David Drew

15

Clause     1,     page     2,     line     19,     leave out 'for'.

   

Dr Desmond Turner
Mr Tim Boswell
Sue Doughty
Dr Brian Iddon
Dr Ian Gibson
Mr Alan Simpson
         Dr Vincent Cable            Mr David Drew

16

Clause     1,     page     2,     line     19,     at end insert 'and the authorities shall comply with any such guidance.

    (4A)   Copies of any report referred to in section 2, 3 or 5 of the Home Energy Conservation Act 1995 (reports by authorities on energy conservation measures to be taken by the authority and others, and progress reports) made by an energy conservation authority shall be made available to members of the public at the offices of the authority during working hours.

    (4B)   In this section—

      "the appropriate authority" means, in relation to England, the Secretary of State and, in relation to Wales, means the National Assembly for Wales;

      "energy conservation authority" has the same meaning as in the Home Energy Conservation Act 1995;

      "registered social landlord" means a body for the time being registered as a social landlord under Chapter I of Part I of the Housing Act 1996; and

      "utility company" means any body supplying gas or electricity to domestic consumers.'.

   

Dr Desmond Turner
Mr Tim Boswell
Sue Doughty
Dr Brian Iddon
Dr Ian Gibson
Mr Alan Simpson
         Dr Vincent Cable            Mr David Drew

17

Clause     1,     page     2,     line     20,     leave out 'pursuant to this Part' and insert 'under this section'.


   

Dr Desmond Turner
Mr Tim Boswell
Sue Doughty
Dr Brian Iddon
Dr Ian Gibson
Mr Alan Simpson
         Dr Vincent Cable            Mr David Drew

18

Clause     2,     page     2,     line     24,     leave out from 'authority' to end of line 26 and insert 'shall make arrangements for the carrying out of the authority's functions under this Act and the Home Energy Conservation Act 1995, and shall identify an officer with responsibility for administering those arrangments.'.


   

Dr Desmond Turner
Mr Tim Boswell
Sue Doughty
Dr Brian Iddon
Dr Ian Gibson
Mr Alan Simpson
         Dr Vincent Cable            Mr David Drew

19

Page     2,     line     27,     leave out Clause 3.


   

Dr Desmond Turner
Mr Tim Boswell
Sue Doughty
Dr Brian Iddon
Dr Ian Gibson
Mr Alan Simpson
         Dr Vincent Cable            Mr David Drew

20

Clause     4,     page     2,     line     34,     leave out 'Secretary of State' and insert 'appropriate authority'.

   

Dr Desmond Turner
Mr Tim Boswell
Sue Doughty
Dr Brian Iddon
Dr Ian Gibson
Mr Alan Simpson
         Dr Vincent Cable            Mr David Drew

21

Clause     4,     page     2,     line     35,     leave out 'his opinion' and insert 'the opinion of the authority'.

   

Dr Desmond Turner
Mr Tim Boswell
Sue Doughty
Dr Brian Iddon
Dr Ian Gibson
Mr Alan Simpson
         Dr Vincent Cable            Mr David Drew

22

Clause     4,     page     2,     line     42,     leave out 'him' and insert 'the appropriate authority'.

   

Dr Desmond Turner
Mr Tim Boswell
Sue Doughty
Dr Brian Iddon
Dr Ian Gibson
Mr Alan Simpson
         Dr Vincent Cable            Mr David Drew

23

Clause     4,     page     2,     line     43,     leave out 'him' and insert 'the appropriate authority'.

   

Dr Desmond Turner
Mr Tim Boswell
Sue Doughty
Dr Brian Iddon
Dr Ian Gibson
Mr Alan Simpson
         Dr Vincent Cable            Mr David Drew

24

Clause     4,     page     3,     line     1,     leave out 'Secretary of State' and insert 'appropriate authority'.

   

Dr Desmond Turner
Mr Tim Boswell
Sue Doughty
Dr Brian Iddon
Dr Ian Gibson
Mr Alan Simpson
         Dr Vincent Cable            Mr David Drew

25

Clause     4,     page     3,     line     6,     at end insert—

    '(4)   In this section "the appropriate authority" has the meaning given by section 1.'.


   

Mr John Baron

26

*Clause     7,     page     4,     line     17,     at end insert 'which shall include specific requirements relating to the provision, siting and maintenance of smoke alarms'.


   

Mr John Baron

27

*Clause     8,     page     4,     line     35,     leave out 'four' and insert 'three'.


NEW CLAUSE

Failure of energy conservation authority to implement measures

   

Dr Desmond Turner
Mr Tim Boswell
Sue Doughty
Dr Brian Iddon
Dr Ian Gibson
Mr Alan Simpson
         Dr Vincent Cable            Mr David Drew

NC1

To move the following Clause:—

       'Where the appropriate authority is satisfied that an energy conservation authority is failing to comply with section 1, subsections (5), (6) (9), (11), (12) and (13) of section 15 of the Local Government Act 1999 (which empower the appropriate authority to give directions to defaulting best value authorities as to the exercise by them of their functions or to transfer their functions to another person) shall apply in relation to that energy conservation authority.'.


 
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