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Nuclear Decommissioning Authority Funding

Steve Webb

Martin Horwood

NC23

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)	Section 22 of the Energy Act 2004 (expenditure and receipts of NDA) is amended

as follows.

(2)	After subsection (5) insert—

“(6)	The Secretary of State may make regulations to include the value of grant

payments made by him to the NDA under this section in ‘funded

decommissioning programmes’, as defined in section 41 of the Energy

Act 2008.”’.

Nuclear Installations Inspectorate

Charles Hendry

Mr John Baron

NC24

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 levels of staff and resources in the

Nuclear Installations Inspectorate,

(b)	the progress that has been made towards reaching that target, and

(c)	the effect on progress towards approval of new nuclear reactors.’.

Energy usage in homes and businesses

Charles Hendry

Mr John Baron

NC25

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)	total energy consumption in domestic housing,

(b)	total energy consumption by businesses, and

(c)	the impact of government measures to assist energy efficiency.’.

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Malcolm Wicks

That certain written evidence already reported to the House be appended to the

proceedings of the Committee.

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.

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:

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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

(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 4 March 2008