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House of Commons

 
 

Tuesday 26th February 2008

 

Public Bill Committee

 

New Amendments handed in are marked thus Parliamentary Star

 

Other Amendments not tabled within the required notice period are marked thus Parliamentary Star - white

 

Energy Bill


 

Note

 

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

 

Committee [5th February 2008].

 


 

Steve Webb

 

Martin Horwood

 

20

 

Clause  17,  page  9,  line  20,  at end insert—

 

‘(4)    

 

(a)    

The Secretary of State shall consult with relevant environment bodies,

 

particularly in relation to marine plans, when granting licences.

 

(b)    

“environmental bodies” are defined as government departments and their

 

agencies with particular responsibility for environmental issues.’.

 


 

Charles Hendry

 

Mr John Baron

 

12

 

Clause  19,  page  10,  line  27,  at end insert—

 

‘(i)    

provision about obligations of a licence holder to advise the Secretary of

 

State of any accidents, near accidents or leakages relating to the facility.’.

 



 
 

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Charles Hendry

 

Mr John Baron

 

13

 

Clause  26,  page  14,  line  6,  at end insert—

 

‘(d)    

the appropriate length of appointment for an inspector.’.

 

Charles Hendry

 

Mr John Baron

 

14

 

Clause  26,  page  14,  line  14,  at end add—

 

‘(c)    

by the revocation of the licence, at the discretion of the Secretary of

 

State.’.

 


 

Charles Hendry

 

Mr John Baron

 

23

 

Clause  28,  page  15,  line  8,  leave out ‘4’ and insert ‘10’.

 


 

Charles Hendry

 

Mr John Baron

 

15

 

Clause  30,  page  16,  line  3,  after ‘facility’, insert ‘and about the examination by

 

inspectors of the closing of the facility.’.

 


 

Malcolm Wicks

 

1

 

Clause  34,  page  17,  line  33,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

An Order in Council under section 126(2) of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46)

 

(apportionment of sea areas) has effect for the purposes of this Chapter if, or to

 

the extent that, the Order is expressed to apply—

 

(a)    

for the general or residual purposes of that Act, or

 

(b)    

by virtue of this subsection, for the purposes of this Chapter.’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This amendment ensures that, for the purposes of clause 16 (carbon dioxide storage), the

 

boundaries of the territorial waters adjacent to Scotland are identical to those specified under

 

section 126(2) of the Scotland Act 1998, helping to define the boundary of the area where the

 

carbon storage provisions apply.

 



 
 

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Malcolm Wicks

 

5

 

Schedule  1,  page  80,  line  29,  at end insert—

 

‘(b)    

after subsection (2) insert—

 

“(2A)    

An order or Order in Council made under or by virtue of

 

section 158(3) or (4) of the Government of Wales Act 2006

 

(apportionment of sea areas) has effect for the purposes of

 

Part 2 of this Act if, or to the extent that, the Order is expressed

 

to apply for the general or residual purposes of that Act or, by

 

virtue of this subsection, for the purposes of Part 2 of this

 

Act.”’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

To help define the territorial boundary of the area in which the Food and Environmental

 

Protection Act 1985 is disapplied, this amendment ensures that the boundaries of territorial waters

 

adjacent to Wales, per paragraph 2 of Schedule 1, are identical to those specified under the

 

Government of Wales Act 2006.

 

Malcolm Wicks

 

6

 

Schedule  1,  page  82,  line  19,  at end insert—

 

‘7A      

In section 13 (interpretation of Part 2), after the existing text (which becomes

 

subsection (1)) insert—

 

“(2)    

An Order in Council under section 126(2) of the Scotland Act 1998

 

(apportionment of sea areas) has effect for the purposes of this Part if,

 

or to the extent that, the Order is expressed to apply—

 

(a)    

for the general or residual purposes of that Act, or

 

(b)    

by virtue of this subsection, for the purposes of this Part.”’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

.To help define the territorial boundary for the application of civil law under the Petroleum Act to

 

carbon storage installations (paragraph 7, Schedule 1), this amendment ensures that the

 

boundaries of territorial waters adjacent to Scotland, are identical to those specified under section

 

126(2) of the Scotland Act 1998.

 


 

Charles Hendry

 

Mr John Baron

 

24

 

Clause  36,  page  19,  leave out lines 5 to 12.

 

Charles Hendry

 

Mr John Baron

 

16

 

Clause  36,  page  23,  line  47,  after ‘sources’, insert ‘and research and development

 

costs involved in enabling the industry to make efficiency gains;’.

 

Steve Webb

 

Martin Horwood

 

21

 

Clause  36,  page  24,  line  9,  at end insert—


 
 

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‘(g)    

the possible impacts on the environment associated with generating

 

electricity from each of the renewable sources or with transmitting or

 

distributing energy so generated.’.

 

Charles Hendry

 

Mr John Baron

 

17

 

Clause  36,  page  24,  line  30,  at end insert ‘, providing that such a review is

 

undertaken at least every four years.’.

 

Charles Hendry

 

Mr John Baron

 

18

 

Clause  36,  page  29,  line  30,  after ‘“biomass”’, insert ‘and to set out acceptable

 

circumstances for the growing of biomass;’.

 


 

Malcolm Wicks

 

25

 

Clause  41,  page  37,  line  5,  at end insert—

 

‘(c)    

activities preparatory to the matters mentioned in paragraph (b);’

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This amendment will enable planning activities that occur in relation to decommissioning, waste

 

management and disposal once the station has ceased operating to be regulated (and, in

 

particular, paid for from the decommissioning and waste fund) and ensure that the relevant

 

planning activities take place.

 

Malcolm Wicks

 

26

 

Clause  41,  page  37,  line  9,  after ‘(5)(a)’ insert ‘or (c)’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This amendment will enable the Secretary of State to designate planning activities by order. It will

 

allow for the regulation of those activities to ensure that the relevant activities take place and that

 

they are adequately funded.

 


 

Charles Hendry

 

Mr John Baron

 

31

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  42,  page  38,  line  7,  at end insert—

 

‘(d)    

Nuclear Decommissioning Authority,

 

(e)    

relevent local authority.’.

 

Charles Hendry

 

Mr John Baron

 

32

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  42,  page  38,  line  14,  at end insert—


 
 

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‘(d)    

relevant local authority.’.

 


 

Charles Hendry

 

Mr John Baron

 

33

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  45,  page  39,  line  32,  at end insert—

 

‘(d)    

relevant local authority.’.

 


 

Malcolm Wicks

 

27

 

Clause  49,  page  42,  line  18,  leave out ‘the Secretary of State determines’ and insert

 

‘the Secretary of State has reason to believe’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This amendment alters the threshold that the Secretary of State must meet in order to exercise his

 

powers to gather information for the purposes of making a decision as to whether or not to propose

 

a modification to a programme.

 


 

Charles Hendry

 

Mr John Baron

 

34

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  50,  page  44,  line  10,  at end insert—

 

‘(d)    

the Committee on Radioactive Waste Management,

 

(e)    

the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority,

 

(f)    

the relevant local authorities.’.

 


 

Charles Hendry

 

Mr John Baron

 

35

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  53,  page  45,  line  23,  leave out ‘2’ and insert ‘5’.

 


 

Malcolm Wicks

 

2

 

Clause  63,  page  50,  line  18,  at end insert ‘or Northern Ireland legislation’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This amendment ensures that for the purposes of interpretation for the nuclear waste and

 

decommissioning provisions in the Bill, where references are made to an enactment, Northern


 
 

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Ireland legislation is included where appropriate and relevant.

 


 

Malcolm Wicks

 

3

 

Clause  65,  page  52,  line  36,  at end insert—

 

‘(5)    

In subsection (4) “enactment” includes an instrument made under an enactment.’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This amendment ensures that for the purposes of the provisions about financial security for

 

decommissioning of offshore renewables installations in the Bill, references to an enactment

 

include secondary legislation.

 


 

Malcolm Wicks

 

4

 

Clause  69,  page  57,  line  35,  at end insert ‘or Northern Ireland legislation’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This amendment ensures that for the purposes of the provisions about financial security for

 

decommissioning of oil and gas installations, where references are made to an enactment,

 

Northern Ireland legislation is included where appropriate and relevant.

 


 

John Robertson

 

28

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  73,  page  62,  line  26,  leave out from ‘all’ to end of line 27 and insert

 

‘existing apparatus, works and associated services necessary for the existing and future

 

operation of such pipe-line or network of a similar nature with a third party.’.

 

John Robertson

 

30

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  73,  page  62,  leave out lines 31 and 32 and insert—

 

‘(d)    

separating, purifying, blending, odorising or compressing upstream gas

 

for the purpose of—’.

 

John Robertson

 

29

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  73,  page  63,  line  6,  leave out from ‘all’ to ‘and’ in line 7 and insert ‘existing

 

apparatus, works and associated services necessary for the existing and future operation

 

of such pipe-line or network of a similar nature with a third party,’.

 



 
 

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Steve Webb

 

Martin Horwood

 

22

 

Page  69,  line  10,  leave out Clause 78.

 


 

new clauses

 

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.’.

 


 

Information on ETS allocations

 

Charles Hendry

 

Mr John Baron

 

NC2

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(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.’.

 



 
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