Amendments proposed to the Energy Bill [Lords] - continued	House of Commons
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Brian White
Dr Alan Whitehead

40

Clause     120,     page     96,     line     42,     after 'that', insert 'the Secretary of State may by order determine that'.

   

Dr Desmond Turner

167

Clause     120,     page     96,     line     44,     after 'electricity', insert 'with a capacity greater than 50 MW'.

   

Brian White

206

Clause     120,     page     96,     line     46,     at end add 'and that this shall be introduced with a mechanism to ensure the obligation upon electricity suppliers to purchase electricity from renewable sources shall not be decreased.'.

   

Mr Stephen Timms

19

Page     96,     line     41,     leave out Clause 120.

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

194

Clause     128,     page     101,     line     19,     leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.

   

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

195

Clause     128,     page     101,     line     21,     leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.

   

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

196

Clause     128,     page     101,     line     26,     after 'meet', insert 'those'.

   

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

197

Clause     128,     page     101,     line     26,     at end insert 'set under subsection (2)(b)'.

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Brian White

200

Clause     129,     page     102,     line     6,     after 'microgeneration', insert 'and dynamic demand control.'.

   

Brian White

201

Clause     129,     page     102,     line     12,     at end insert—

    '(2A)   In drawing up the strategy or any revision of the strategy, the Secretary of State shall consider the role of dynamic demand control in—

(a)	reducing fluctuations in demand for electricity, and so increasing stability and security of supply,

(b)	creating a smoothing effect in electricity demand that facilitates the connection of high proportions of intermittent renewable generation,

(c)	reducing the need for reinforcement of electricity networks, and

(d)	reducing the cost of balancing the electricity system.'.

   

Brian White

202

Clause     129,     page     102,     line     15,     at end insert 'or produce products that would facilitate dynamic demand control'.

   

Mr Colin Challen

212

Clause     129,     page     102,     line     16,     leave out subsection (4).

   

Brian White

203

Clause     129,     page     102,     line     17,     after 'microgeneration', insert 'and the installation of dynamic demand control measures'.

   

Mr Colin Challen

213

Clause     129,     page     102,     line     20,     leave out from 'strategy' to end of line 21.

   

Mr Colin Challen

214

Clause     129,     page     102,     line     23,     leave out 'new'.

   

Brian White

204

Clause     129,     page     102,     line     24,     after 'microgeneration', insert 'and the installation of dynamic demand control measures'.

   

Brian White

205

Clause     129,     page     102,     line     28,     at end insert—

       '"dynamic demand control" means the ability of a load or a microgeneration device to adjust its electricity consumption or output according to instantaneous power imbalances on the electricity grid, in order that the variability of demand is reduced;'.

   

Mr Stephen Timms

20

Page     102,     line     3,     leave out Clause 129.

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Mr Andrew Stunell
Norman Baker

215

*Clause     133,     page     104,     line     38,     at end insert—

    '(1A)   After subsection (2) of that section insert—

    "(2A)   The same person may not be the holder of both a transmission licence in which the conditions relating to the carrying out of the system operator function by such person are in force and a transmission licence in which the conditions relating to the carrying out of the system provider function by such person are in force. For the avoidance of doubt, a holding company and the subsidiaries of that holding company (as such expressions are defined in section 736 of the Companies Act 1985) shall be regarded, for the purposes of this section, as different persons.

    (2B)   The holder of a transmission licence shall not, except to the extent permitted by or under such licence in respect of ancillary or incidental activities, conduct any business or carry out any activity other than that of participating in the transmission of electricity.".'.

   

Anne Picking
Paddy Tipping
Dr Desmond Turner
Mr Calum MacDonald

93

Clause     133,     page     105,     line     11,     at end add—

    '(4)   In section 7 (licence conditions: general), after subsection (3A) insert—

"(3B)

Conditions included in a transmission licence by virtue of subsection (1)(a) shall require the holder to—

(a)	maintain accounting and reporting arrangements which enable accounts to be prepared, and

(b)	prepare and submit to GEMA, on an annual basis, accounts,

for the business engaging in that activity so that the revenues, costs, assets, liabilities, reserves and provisions of, or reasonably attributable to, the business engaging in that activity are separately identifiable from those of any other business of the transmission licence holder.".'.

   

Mr Andrew Stunell
Norman Baker

216

*Clause     133,     page     105,     line     11,     at end add—

    '(2B)   Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (a) of subsection (1), conditions included in a transmission licence by virtue of that paragraph may include such provision in a licence to give effect to section 6(2B) as appear to the Authority to be necessary or expedient.'.

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Mr Andrew Stunell
Norman Baker

217

*Clause     139,     page     107,     line     5,     at end insert—

       '"system operator" means a person engaged in the activity described in section 4(3A)(a) of the 1989 Act;

       "system provider" means a person engaged in the activity described in section 4(3A)(b) of the 1989 Act; and'.

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Dr Desmond Turner

190

Clause     144,     page     109,     line     31,     leave out paragraph (a).

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Mr Michael Weir

34

Clause     177,     page     133,     line     26,     at end insert—

    '(1A)   The cost of gas supplied through a pay meter shall be supplied at no more than the average unit cost for gas supplied to customers by other means of payment.'.

   

Mr Michael Weir

35

Clause     177,     page     134,     line     16,     at end insert—

    '(2A)   The cost of gas supplied through a pay meter shall be supplied at no more than the average unit cost for electricity supplied to customers by other means of payment.'.

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Mr Michael Weir

36

Clause     180,     page     136,     line     30,     at beginning insert—

    '( )   There shall be an over-riding principle that no area of the United Kingdom shall be subject to higher distribution charges than any other.'.

   

Mr Michael Weir

37

Clause     180,     page     137,     line     28,     leave out subsection (11).

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Mr Stephen Timms

198

Clause     181,     page     138,     line     38,     leave out from 'must' to end of line 46 and insert—

'(a)	publish a draft of any scheme proposed to be established by the order;

(b)	publish an assessment of the costs likely to be incurred by different persons in consequence of the order; and

(c)	consult authorised suppliers and such other persons likely to be affected by the order as he considers appropriate.

    ( )   An assessment published under subsection (7)(b) must set out, in particular, the Secretary of State's assessment of the likely effect of the order on charges for electricity in Great Britain.

    ( )   Subsection (7) may be satisfied by publications and consultation taking place wholly or partly before the commencement of this section.'.

   

Mr Michael Weir

38

Clause     181,     page     139,     line     7,     leave out subsection (11).

   

Mr Stephen Timms

199

Clause     181,     page     139,     line     30,     leave out 'An order under' and insert 'The power to make an order containing provision authorised by'.

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Dr Desmond Turner

191

Clause     186,     page     144,     line     10,     leave out subsection (3).

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Dr Desmond Turner
Brian White

6

Schedule     23,     page     274,     line     11,     at end insert—

'Section 32C.'.

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Brian White

39

Clause     194,     page     149,     line     41,     after 'section', insert 'and section [amendment of Sustainable Energy Act 2003]'.

   

Mr Stephen Timms

21

Clause     194,     page     150,     line     8,     leave out subsection (5).

Prepared 15 Jun 2004