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House of Commons

Tuesday 5th February 2008

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

Energy Bill

[first and second Sittings]

Malcolm Wicks

Agreed to

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

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 5th February 2008
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Energy Bill, continued

(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

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

Committee shall be reported to the House for publication.

Agreed to

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.

Agreed to

The following witnesses gave oral evidence:

Trades Union Congress, EEF;

Scottish and Southern Energy plc; E.on UK plc; EDF Energy plc; Centrica plc; Scottish Power

plc; RWE npower plc;

National Grid plc; Energy Networks Association; OFGEM; energywatch;

British Energy; Nuclear Industry Association; Health and Safety Executive; Nuclear Decommis

sioning Authority;

Greenpeace; Friends of the Earth; Green Alliance; Mr Tom Burke.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 19th February at 10.30 a.m.