S.C.C.
Amendment Paper as at
Tuesday 24th June 2003
STANDING COMMITTEE C
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY BILL
NOTE
The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the order to be proposed by Brian White.
Brian White
That during further proceedings on the Sustainable Energy Bill the Bill be considered in the following Order: Clause 1, New Clauses relating to annual reports on sustainable energy aims, Clause 2, New Clauses relating to domestic energy efficiency, Clause 6, Clause 3, New Clauses relating to CHP, Clause 4, New Clauses relating to impact assessments, Clause 5, New Clauses relating to the use of certain money held by the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority, Clause 7, New Clauses relating to money, Clause 8.
Brian White
Mr Brian Wilson
Mr Stephen Timms
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Page 1, line 1, leave out Clause 1.
NEW CLAUSES RELATING TO ANNUAL REPORTS ON SUSTAINABLE ENERGY AIMS
Annual reports on progress towards sustainable energy aims
Mr Brian Wilson
Mr Stephen Timms
NC1
To move the following Clause:—
'(1) The Secretary of State must in each calendar year, beginning with 2004, publish a report ("a sustainable energy report") on the progress made in the reporting period towards—
| (a) | cutting the United Kingdom's carbon emissions; |
| (b) | maintaining the reliability of the United Kingdom's energy supplies; |
| (c) | promoting competitive energy markets in the United Kingdom; and |
| (d) | reducing the number of people living in fuel poverty in the United Kingdom. |
(2) "The reporting period", for the purposes of subsection (1), means the year ending with 23 February in the calendar year in question.
(3) Accordingly, the report must be published in that calendar year within the period beginning with 24 February and ending with 31 December ("the publication period").
(4) A sustainable energy report may either be published as a single report or published in a number of parts during the publication period, and any such report or part may be contained in a document containing other material.
(5) A sustainable energy report must be based on such information as is available to the Secretary of State when the report is completed (except that if it is published in parts, each of those parts must be based on such information as is so available when that part is completed).
(6) For the purposes of this section a person is to be regarded as living in fuel poverty if he is a member of a household living on a lower income in a home which cannot be kept warm at a reasonable cost.'.
As Amendments to Mr Brian Wilson's proposed Clause (NC1) (Annual reports on progress towards sustainable energy aims):
Brian White
Sir Sydney Chapman
Mr David Chaytor
Sue Doughty
Mr David Drew
Mr Huw Edwards
(a)
Line 3, after 'towards', insert—
| '( ) | each of the following aims ("sustainable energy aims")'. |
Brian White
Sir Sydney Chapman
Mr David Chaytor
Sue Doughty
Mr David Drew
Mr Huw Edwards
(b)
Line 10, at end insert—
| '( ) | each of the following goals ("sustainable energy goals") |
| (i) | the generation of 20% electricity from renewable sources by 2010; |
| (ii) | the generation of 10GWe of electricity by combined heat and power by 2010; |
| (iii) | reductions in emissions of carbon dioxide of 20% based on 1990 levels by 2010; |
| (iv) | reductions in emissions of carbon dioxide of 60% based on 1990 levels by 2050; |
| (v) | carbon savings as a result of measures to improve domestic energy efficiency of 5 MtC by 2010 and a further 4 MtC by 2020.'. |
Brian White
Mr Stephen Timms
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Page 2, line 23, leave out Clause 2.
NEW CLAUSES RELATING TO DOMESTIC ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Domestic energy efficiency
Mr David Chaytor
Mr David Drew
Dr Ian Gibson
Alan Simpson
Dr Alan Whitehead
Mr Huw Edwards
NC7
To move the following Clause:—
'(1) The Secretary of State shall take reasonable steps to achieve the carbon saving aims in relation to the energy efficiency of residential accommodation specified in any policy document for the time being designated by him.
(2) The Secretary of State shall within two months of the coming into force of this Act designate the following documents as policy documents, namely
| (a) | The Energy White Paper presented to Parliament in February 2003 Cmd 5761; and |
| (b) | The Climate Change The UK Programme presented to Parliament in November 2000 Cmd 4913. |
(3) The Secretary of State may, at any time,
| (a) | withdraw the designation of any document under this section provided that he shall not do so if this withdrawal would result in there being no designated document under this section |
| (b) | designate such other documents as he sees fit as policy documents. |
(4) The steps to be taken by the Secretary of State pursuant to subsection (1) above may include steps relating to the heating, cooling, ventilation, lighting and insulation of residential accommodation.
(5) In deciding what steps to take and the extent to which to take those steps in order to achieve any carbon savings pursuant to subsection 1 above the Secretary of State may make an assessment of the steps being taken or reasonably expected to be taken in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and any reasonable assessment of the carbon saving that may be expected to result from those steps taken or reasonably expected to be taken.'.
Energy efficiency of residential accommodation: Secretary of State
Brian White
Mr Stephen Timms
NC8
To move the following Clause:—
'(1) The Secretary of State must within one week beginning with the coming into force of this section designate under this subsection at least one energy efficiency aim.
(2) For the purposes of this section an "energy efficiency aim" is an aim which—
| (a) | is contained in a published document; |
| (b) | relates to the energy efficiency of residential accommodation in England; and |
| (c) | is compatible with Community obligations and any other international obligations of the United Kingdom. |
(3) The Secretary of State may, at any time after designation under subsection (1), designate under this subsection a further energy efficiency aim or aims.
(4) Where an energy efficiency aim is for the time being designated under this section, the Secretary of State must take reasonable steps to achieve the aim.
(5) In deciding which steps to take for the purposes of subsection (4), the Secretary of State must consider steps relating to the heating, cooling, ventilation, lighting and insulation of residential accommodation.
(6) A designation under this section may be withdrawn, but not if its withdrawal would result in there being no energy efficiency aim designated under this section.
(7) If an energy efficiency aim designated under this section ceases to meet the condition in subsection (2)(c) it ceases to be designated under this section, but if this results in there being no energy efficiency aim so designated the Secretary of State must without delay designate a new energy efficiency aim.
(8) A designation of an aim under this section, or a withdrawal or cessation of such a designation, must be published in such way as the Secretary of State considers appropriate: a designation may be contained in the same published document as the aim itself.
(9) In this section "residential accommodation" has the meaning given by section 1 of the Home Energy Conservation Act 1995 (c.10).'.
Energy efficiency of residential accommodation: National Assembly for Wales
Brian White
Mr Stephen Timms
NC9
To move the following Clause:—
'(1) The National Assembly for Wales ("the Assembly") must within one week beginning with the coming into force of this section designate under this subsection at least one energy efficiency aim.
(2) For the purposes of this section an "energy efficiency aim" is an aim which—
| (a) | is contained in a published document; |
| (b) | relates to the energy efficiency of residential accommodation in Wales; and |
| (c) | is compatible with Community obligations and any other international obligations of the United Kingdom. |
(3) The Assembly may, at any time after designation under subsection (1), designate under this subsection a further energy efficiency aim or aims.
(4) Where an energy efficiency aim is for the time being designated under this section, the Assembly must (using the powers it has apart from this section) take reasonable steps to achieve the aim.
(5) In deciding which steps to take for the purposes of subsection (4), the Assembly must consider steps relating to the heating, cooling, ventilation, lighting and insulation of residential accommodation.
(6) A designation under this section may be withdrawn, but not if its withdrawal would result in there being no energy efficiency aim designated under this section.
(7) If an energy efficiency aim designated under this section ceases to meet the condition in subsection (2)(c) it ceases to be designated under this section, but if this results in there being no energy efficiency aim so designated the Assembly must without delay designate a new energy efficiency aim.
(8) A designation of an aim under this section, or a withdrawal or cessation of such a designation, must be published in such way as the Assembly considers appropriate: a designation may be contained in the same published document as the aim itself.
(9) In this section "residential accommodation" has the meaning given by section 1 of the Home Energy Conservation Act 1995 (c.10).'.
