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‘(1)	Companies involved in the generation of electricity must publish information in

their Annual Reports on the amount and value of any allocation they have

received from the EU ETS and the amount that has been paid for such an

allocation.

(2)	Companies failing to publish the information required under subsection (1) shall

be guilty of an offence, and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding

level 5 on the standard scale.’.

Repayment in cases of over-charging

Charles Hendry

Mr John Baron

NC3

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)	The Secretary of State shall by regulations make provision about the repayment

of sums by energy suppliers following over-charging of consumers.

(2)	Regulations under subsection (1) may, in particular—

(a)	make provision about the circumstances in which energy suppliers are

required to make repayments and the time limits for such repayments;

(b)	provide for the Authority to determine charges to be made on energy

companies which fail to meet requirements relating to repayments.’.

Information on contributions towards environmental taxes

Charles Hendry

Mr John Baron

NC4

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)	The Secretary of State shall make regulations requiring energy utilities

companies to specify the proportion of those consumers’ energy bills that

contribute towards environmental taxes.

(2)	In this section “environmental taxes” means—

(a)	the Renewables Obligation Certificates,

(b)	charges resulting from the EU Emissions Trading Scheme, and

(c)	charges resulting from the Carbon Emissions Reduction Targets and

future additional environmental charges.’.

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Annual report on gas storage

Charles Hendry

Mr John Baron

NC5

To move the following Clause:—

‘The Secretary of State shall, in each calendar year following that in which this

Act is passed, lay before Parliament a report on—

(a)	his assessment of the appropriate volume of onshore gas storage to ensure

long-term energy security, and

(b)	the progress that has been made towards reaching that target.’.

Feed-in tariffs

Charles Hendry

Mr John Baron

NC6

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)	The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision to introduce feed-in

tariffs for renewable micro-generation and decentralised energy.

(2)	In this section—

“feed-in tariffs” means a requirement on utilities to buy electricity from

renewable sources at a feed-in rate to be set by the Secretary of State,

dependent on available renewable technology;

“micro-generation” means any generation under 250kW;

“renewable energy” means any form of energy produced in the generation

stage without using fossil fuels or emitting carbon;

“a feed-in rate” means a guaranteed payment by the energy suppliers for

each kilowatt of electricity generated.’.

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

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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.

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.

Order of the Committee [5th FEBRUARY 2008]

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.

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Revised 19 February 2008