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House of Commons

Tuesday 5th February 2008

Public Bill Committee

New Amendments handed in are marked thus

Other Amendments not tabled within the required notice period are marked thus

Energy Bill

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Note

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Resolution of the

Programming Sub-Committee [28th January 2008].

Resolution of the Programming Sub-Committee

The Programming Sub-Committee appointed by the Speaker in respect of the Bill

agreed the following Resolution at its meeting on Monday 28th January (Standing Order

No. 83C):

That—

(1)	the Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 10.30 a.m. on Tuesday

5th February) meet—

(a)	at 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 5th February;

(b)	at 10.30 a.m. on Tuesday 19th February;

(c)	at 9.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. on Thursday 21st February;

(d)	at 10.30 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 26th February;

(e)	at 9.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. on Thursday 28th February;

(f)	at 10.30 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 4th March;

(g)	at 9.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. on Thursday 6th March;

(h)	at 10.30 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 11th March;

(2)	the Committee shall hear oral evidence in accordance with the following

Table:

TABLE

	Date	Time	Witness
	Tuesday 5th February	Until no later than 12 noon	The Confederation of British
			Industry (CBI); Trades Union
			Congress; EEF
	Tuesday 5th February	Until no later than 1.00 p.m.	Scottish and Southern Energy plc;
			E.On UK plc; EDF Energy plc;
			Centrica plc; Scottish Power plc;
			RWE npower plc
	Tuesday 5th February	Until no later than 5.00 p.m.	National Grid plc; Energy
			Networks Assocation; The Gas
			and Electricity Markets Authority;
			energywatch
	Tuesday 5th February	Until no later than 6.00 p.m.	British Energy; Nuclear Industry
			Association; Nuclear Installations
			Inspectorate; Nuclear
			Decommissioning Authority
	Tuesday 5th February	Until no later than 7.00 p.m.	Mr Tom Burke; Greenpeace Ltd;
			Friends of the Earth; Green
			Alliance
	Tuesday 19th February	Until no later than 11.20 a.m.	Renewable Energy Association;
			British Wind Energy Association;
			Sustainable Development
			Commission
	Tuesday 19th February	Until no later than 12.00 noon	Carbon Capture & Storage
			Association; The United Kingdom
			Offshore oil and Gas Industry
			Association Ltd; SGBI Gas
			Storage Operators Group
	Tuesday 19th February	Until no later than 1.00 p.m.	Department of Business,
			Enterprise and Regulatory Reform

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(3)	the proceedings shall be taken in the following order: Clauses 1 to 35;

Schedule 1; Clauses 36 to 40; Schedule 2; Clauses 41 to 72; Schedule 3;

Clauses 73 to 91; Schedule 4; Clause 92; Schedule 5; Clauses 93 to 97; new

Clauses; new Schedules; remaining proceedings on the Bill;

(4)	the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a

conclusion at 7.00 p.m. on Tuesday 11th March.

Malcolm Wicks has given notice of his intention to move a motion in the terms of the

Resolution of the Programming Sub-Committee [Standing Order No. 83C].

Malcolm Wicks

That, subject to the discretion of the Chairman, any written evidence received by the

Committee shall be reported to the House for publication.

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Malcolm Wicks

That, at this and any subsequent meeting at which oral evidence is to be heard, the

Committee shall sit in private until the witnesses are admitted.

new clause

Smart meters

Charles Hendry

Mr John Baron

NC1

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)	The Secretary of State shall make regulations which require smart meters to be

installed for gas and electricity in all homes by the end of a specified period of ten

years from the date on which the regulations are made.

(2)	In this section a “smart meter” means a gas or electricity meter with two-way

communication capabilities including communication capability to a display

which illutstrates household usage and cost per unit consumed.

(3)	Regulations made under this section must be made within a period of 12 months

beginning on the date on which this Act is passed.’.

Order of the House [22nd January 2008]

That the following provisions shall apply to the Energy Bill:

Committal

1.	The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.

Proceedings in Public Bill Committee

2.	Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously

concluded) be brought to a conclusion on 11th March 2008.

3.	The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on

which it meets.

Consideration and Third Reading

4.	Proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the

day on which those proceedings are commenced.

5.	Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

6.	Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to

proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.

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Other proceedings

7.	Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on

consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further messages from the

Lords) may be programmed.

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Revised 5 February 2008