Amendments proposed to the Energy Bill [Lords] - continued House of Commons

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Mr Laurence Robertson
Miss Anne McIntosh
Mr David Ruffley
Mr Richard Page
Mr Robert Key

101

Clause     28,     page     25,     line     9,     at end insert—

    '(2A)   Before making such a guarantee under subsection (2), the Secretary of State shall assess the ability of the NDA to meet its commitments as contained in section 26(4), and shall not give a guarantee under subsection (2) unless satisfied that the NDA can meet those commitments.'.

   

Mr Laurence Robertson
Miss Anne McIntosh
Mr David Ruffley
Mr Richard Page
Mr Robert Key

102

Clause     28,     page     25,     line     10,     leave out 'as soon as practicable after' and insert 'Before'.


   

Mr Andrew Stunell
Norman Baker

83

Clause     40,     page     35,     line     7,     leave out 'treatment,'.


   

Mr Laurence Robertson
Miss Anne McIntosh
Mr Richard Page
Mr Robert Key
Mr David Ruffley

133

Clause     41,     page     37,     line     14,     at end insert 'the details of, and reasons for, which must be clearly set out.'.

   

Mr Laurence Robertson
Miss Anne McIntosh
Mr Richard Page
Mr Robert Key
Mr David Ruffley

134

Clause     41,     page     37,     line     15,     at end insert 'and lay his proposals before Parliament at least one month before making the proposed transfer, except in the case where the transfer is considered urgent.'.

   

Mr Laurence Robertson
Miss Anne McIntosh
Mr Richard Page
Mr Robert Key
Mr David Ruffley

135

Clause     41,     page     37,     line     20,     at end insert 'and lay his proposals before Parliament at least one month before making the proposed transfer, except in the case where the transfer is considered urgent.'.

   

Mr Laurence Robertson
Miss Anne McIntosh
Mr Richard Page
Mr Robert Key
Mr David Ruffley

136

Clause     41,     page     37,     line     25,     at end insert 'and lay his proposals before Parliament at least one month before making the proposed transfer, except in the case where the transfer is considered urgent.'.

   

Mr Laurence Robertson
Miss Anne McIntosh
Mr Richard Page
Mr Robert Key
Mr David Ruffley

137

Clause     41,     page     37,     line     29,     leave out 'whether in the scheme or subsequently.' and insert 'after consultation with the NDA'.


   

Mr Laurence Robertson
Miss Anne McIntosh
Mr Richard Page
Mr Robert Key
Mr David Ruffley

138

Clause     43,     page     38,     line     45,     at end insert ', including property, rights and liabilities owned by British Energy.'.

   

Mr Laurence Robertson
Miss Anne McIntosh
Mr Richard Page
Mr Robert Key
Mr David Ruffley

139

Clause     43,     page     39,     line     14,     at end add—

    '(5)   The Secretary of State must lay any proposals to transfer property, rights and liabilities before Parliament at least one month before that transfer takes place, other than in cases where the transfer could be considered urgent.'.


   

Mr Laurence Robertson
Miss Anne McIntosh
Mr Richard Page
Mr Robert Key
Mr David Ruffley

146

Clause     45,     page     40,     line     35,     at end insert ', and those funds shall be used entirely for the purpose of aiding with the decommissioning and cleaning up of sites previously operated by BNFL.'.

   

Mr Laurence Robertson
Miss Anne McIntosh
Mr Richard Page
Mr Robert Key
Mr David Ruffley

147

Clause     45,     page     40,     line     40,     at end insert ', and those funds shall be used for the benefit of future BNFL business, should that business continue, or, if the business is discontinued, for the welfare of personnel previously employed in the business which existed on the site at which the property and rights were transferred from.'.


   

Mr Laurence Robertson
Miss Anne McIntosh
Mr Richard Page
Mr Robert Key
Mr David Ruffley

148

Clause     51,     page     43,     line     16,     at end insert 'but shall not do so without first consulting the NDA.'.


   

Mr Robert Key

58

Clause     59,     page     48,     line     25,     at end insert—

    '(5A)   Where a member of the Constabulary has been requested by a constable of—

      (a) a police force for a police area in Great Britain;

      (b) the Police Service of Northern Ireland;

      (c) the Ministry of Defence Police; or

      (d) the British Transport Police Force,

    ("the requesting force") to assist him in the execution of his duties in relation to a particular incident, investigation or operation, members of the Constabulary have for the purposes of that incident, investigation or operation the same powers and privileges as constables of the requesting force.

    (5B)   Members of the Constabulary have in any police area the same powers and privileges as constables of the police force for that police area—

      (a) in relation to persons whom they suspect on reasonable grounds of having committed, being in the course of committing or being about to commit an offence, or

      (b) if they believe on reasonable grounds that they need those powers and privileges in order to save life or to prevent or minimise personal injury.

    (5C)   But members of the Constabulary have powers and privileges by virtue of subsection (5B) only if—

      (a) they are in uniform or have with them documentary evidence that they are members of the Constabulary, and

      (b) they believe on reasonable grounds that a power of a constable which they would not have apart from that subsection ought to be exercised and that, if it cannot be exercised until they secure the attendance of or a request under subsection (5A) by a constable who has it, the purpose for which they believe it ought to be exercised will be frustrated or seriously prejudiced.'.


   

Mr Michael Weir

27

Page     63,     line     18,     leave out Clause 82.


   

Dr Desmond Turner
Dr Alan Whitehead
Joan Walley
Brian White

10

Clause     84,     page     64,     line     35,     at end add 'and in particular the increased use of renewable energy'.

   

Mr Stephen Timms

18

Page     64,     line     28,     leave out Clause 84.


   

Mr Michael Weir

28

Clause     85,     page     65,     line     13,     leave out from 'State' to end of line 15 and insert 'shall by order designate that those parts of a Renewable Energy Zone which would fall within an area to which the law of Scotland would pertain as an area in which the Scottish Ministers are to have functions.'.


   

Mr Michael Weir

29

Clause     88,     page     67,     line     16,     at end insert 'but the said Order shall specify that any area to which Scottish law would normally pertain shall be subject to the law of Scotland, Scottish waters being defined by the co-ordinates set out for the boundary in the Continental Shelf Jurisdiction Order (S.I./1968, 891).'.

   

Mr Michael Weir

30

Clause     88,     page     67,     line     17,     leave out from 'section' to end of line 19 and insert 'shall ensure that the Courts of Scotland shall have jurisdiction in respect of areas in which Scottish law would normally pertain.'.


   

Mr Andrew Stunell
Norman Baker

127

Clause     92,     page     70,     line     4,     leave out 'one or both of'.

   

Mr Andrew Stunell
Norman Baker

128

Clause     92,     page     70,     line     4,     at end insert 'areas'.

   

Mr Andrew Stunell
Norman Baker

129

Clause     92,     page     70,     line     5,     leave out 'an area of'.

   

Mr Andrew Stunell
Norman Baker

130

Clause     92,     page     70,     line     6,     leave out 'an' and insert 'the'.


   

Dr Desmond Turner
Dr Alan Whitehead
Joan Walley
Brian White

9

Clause     96,     page     73,     line     43,     at end insert 'and

      (d) the zone is clearly marked with appropriate markers and is shown on the current edition of Admiralty Charts.'.

   

Mr Michael Weir

31

Clause     96,     page     74,     line     19,     leave out from 'must' to end and insert 'secure the consent of the Scottish Ministers'.


   

Dr Alan Whitehead

144

Schedule     16,     page     232,     line     42,     leave out 'either in addition to or'.

   

Dr Alan Whitehead

145

Schedule     16,     page     233,     line     35,     leave out 'either in addition to or'.


   

Mr Andrew Stunell
Norman Baker

131

Page     77,     line     34,     leave out Clause 100.


   

Mr Andrew Stunell
Norman Baker

132

Page     77,     line     38,     leave out Clause 101.


   

Mr Michael Weir

32

Clause     102,     page     78,     line     41,     at end insert—

    '(e)   may not disrupt any other area of significant economic activity.'.


   

Mr Michael Weir

33

Clause     103,     page     80,     line     20,     at end insert—

    '(f)   consult representatives of other industries with significant economic activity in the area affected.'.



 
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