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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.


 
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