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House of Commons

Tuesday 4th March 2008

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

Energy Bill

[tenth and eleventh Sittings]

Clause 41

Question proposed, that the Clause, as amended, stand part of the Bill.

Agreed to

Charles Hendry

Mr John Baron

Withdrawn  31

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

‘(d)
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority,

(e)
relevent local authority.’.

Steve Webb

Martin Horwood

Not called  41

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

‘(d)
the Nuclear Liabilities Financing Assurance Board (NLFAB).’.

Charles Hendry

Mr John Baron

Not called  32

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

‘(d)
relevant local authority.’.

Steve Webb

Martin Horwood

Negatived on division  45

Clause  42,  page  38,  line  21,  at end add—

‘(11)
The Secretary of State must not approve a funded decommissioning programme

if it includes any proposal to limit the liabilities of the operator, or a body

corporate associated with the person who submitted the programme, should cost

estimates change.’.

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Clause Agreed to.

Clauses 43 and 44 Agreed to.

Charles Hendry

Mr John Baron

Not called  33

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

‘(d)
relevant local authority.’.

Clause Agreed to.

Steve Webb

Martin Horwood

Not called  42

Clause  46,  page  40,  line  13,  at end insert—

‘(d)
the Nuclear Liabilities Financing Assurance Board (NLFAB).’.

Clause Agreed to.

Clauses 47 and 48 Agreed to.

Steve Webb

Martin Horwood

Withdrawn  46

Clause  49,  page  42,  line  7,  after ‘may’, insert ‘at any time and at least once every

five years’.

Malcolm Wicks

Agreed to  27

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

‘the Secretary of State has reason to believe’.

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

Charles Hendry

Mr John Baron

Not called  34

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

‘(d)
the Committee on Radioactive Waste Management,

(e)
the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority,

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Energy Bill, continued

(f)
the relevant local authorities.’.

Steve Webb

Martin Horwood

Not called  43

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

‘(d)
the Nuclear Liabilities Financing Assurance Board (NLFAB).’.

Clause Agreed to.

Steve Webb

Martin Horwood

Negatived on division  40

Clause  51,  page  44,  line  29,  at end insert—

‘(3)
Regulations may establish a Nuclear Liabilities Financing Assurance Board

(NLFAB) to provide independent scrutiny and advice on the development,

approval, implementation, modification and maintenance of funded programmes

for the designated technical matters mentioned in section 41(5).

(4)
The NLFAB shall—

(a)
be appointed by the Secretary of State;

(b)
report to Parliament annually on the implementation of all funding of

designated technical matters as specified in approved funded

programmes;

(c)
review all programmes on a five year cycle, including coverage of all

designated technical matters specified in approved funded programmes,

estimates for costs for all matters under section 41(5) and of security

provided in connection with those costs;

(d)
give advice on alternative arrangements where designated technical

matters are not specified in an approved funded programme.’.

Clause Agreed to.

Clause 52 Agreed to.

Charles Hendry

Mr John Baron

Withdrawn  36

Clause  53,  page  45,  line  22,  after ‘indictment’, insert ‘in a case of dishonesty,’.

Charles Hendry

Mr John Baron

Not called  35

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

Clause Agreed to.

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Clauses 54 and 55 Agreed to.

Charles Hendry

Mr John Baron

Not called  37

Clause  56,  page  46,  line  38,  leave out ‘or misleading’.

Clause Agreed to.

Clauses 57 and 58 Agreed to.

Steve Webb

Martin Horwood

Not called  44

Clause  59,  page  47,  line  30,  at end insert—

‘(d)
the Nuclear Liabilities Financing Assurance Board (NLFAB).’.

Clause Agreed to.

Clauses 60 to 62 Agreed to.

Steve Webb

Martin Horwood

Withdrawn  39

Clause  63,  page  50,  line  14,  at end insert—

‘“disposal” for solid nuclear wastes (including nuclear materials declared as

waste) means emplacement in a long term storage facility;’.

Malcolm Wicks

Agreed to  2

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

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

[Adjourned till Thursday at 9.00 a.m.