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House of Commons

 
 

Tuesday 8th July 2008

 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

 

Climate Change Bill [Lords]


 

[ninth and tenth sittings]


 

Siobhain McDonagh

 

That the Order of the Committee [24th June] be varied as follows: ‘In paragraph (3),

 

leave out “7.00 p.m.” and insert 11.59 p.m..”’.

 


 

Schedule 5

 

Another Amendment (No. 108) proposed, in page 69, line 3, at the end, to insert the

 

words—

 

‘(d)    

the authority proposes to collect residual domestic waste at least once in

 

every seven days, and

 

(e)    

the authority proposes to collect all recyclable material, including

 

tetrapak materials, polystyrene and all plastics.’.

 

(Gregory Barker).

 

Question proposed, That the Amendment be made.

 

Withdrawn

 

David Maclean

 

Not called  109

 

Schedule  5,  page  69,  line  32,  at end insert ‘but no charges for residual domestic

 

waste can be imposed unless the authority has made provision to collect all other materials

 

not less than once every 14 days, including, (i) all plastics of whatever type, (ii)

 

polystyrene, (iii) paper and card of all descriptions including tetrapak, (iv) glass and (v)

 

metal and aluminium.’.

 

Mr Phil Woolas

 

Agreed to  24

 

Schedule  5,  page  74,  line  21,  leave out paragraph 3 and insert—

 

‘(1)    

Section 46 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c. 43) (receptacles for

 

household waste) is amended as follows.

 

(2)    

After subsection (1) insert—

 

“(1A)    

Where—

 

(a)    

subsection (1) applies to a waste collection authority, and


 
 

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(b)    

a waste reduction scheme under Schedule 2AA to this Act is in

 

operation in the authority’s area,

 

    

the authority may require the occupier to place the waste for collection in

 

receptacles identified by such means as may be specified.

 

(1B)    

A requirement under subsection (1A)—

 

(a)    

must be imposed by notice served on the occupier;

 

(b)    

may be imposed instead of, or in addition to, any requirement

 

imposed on the occupier under subsection (1).”.

 

(3)    

In subsection (10) (interpretation), in the definition of “specified”, after

 

“subsection (1)” insert “or (1A)”.’.

 

(4)    

In subsection (6) (penalties for failure to comply with requirements under

 

subsection (1) etc) after “subsection (1),” insert “(1A),”.

 

Schedule, as amended, Agreed to.

 


 

Steve Webb

 

Martin Horwood

 

Not called  110

 

Clause  70,  page  33,  line  9,  leave out subsection (2).

 

Mr Phil Woolas

 

Agreed to  104

 

Clause  70,  page  33,  line  18,  leave out from ‘exercised’ to end of line 19 and insert

 

‘at any time after the coming into force of this section.’.

 

David Maclean

 

Not called  107

 

Clause  70,  page  33,  line  19,  at end insert—

 

‘(c)    

does not include a power to create a criminal penalty on any householder

 

for non-compliance with any aspect of a waste reduction scheme.’.

 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

 

Clauses 71 to 74 Agreed to.

 


 

Martin Horwood

 

Negatived on division  1

 

Schedule  6,  page  75,  line  38,  leave out subsection (2) and insert—

 

‘(2)    

It is the duty of the Administrator to ensure that only renewable transport fuel

 

that—

 

(a)    

causes or contributes to the reduction of carbon emissions over its total

 

lifecycle from planting or production to use, and

 

(b)    

contributes to sustainable development and the protection or

 

enhancement of the national or global environment generally,

 

    

 

    

qualifies as a permitted fuel under this Act.’.


 
 

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Schedule, as amended, Agreed to.

 

Clauses 75 to 77 Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Phil Woolas

 

Agreed to  27

 

Clause  78,  page  36,  line  43,  after ‘acquire’, insert ‘and dispose of units or interests

 

in’.

 

Mr Phil Woolas

 

Agreed to  28

 

Clause  78,  page  37,  line  8,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

If the Treasury acquire such units or interests in units, until they are disposed of

 

they shall be treated as held by the persons for the time being constituting the

 

Treasury.’.

 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

 

Clause 79 Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Phil Woolas

 

Not selected  29

 

Page  37,  line  22,  leave out Clause 80.

 

Clause disagreed to on division.

 


 

new clauses

 

Duty to have regard to need for UK domestic action on climate change

 

Mr Phil Woolas

 

Added  NC2

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

In exercising functions under this Part involving consideration of how to meet—

 

(a)    

the target in section 2(1) (the target for 2050), or

 

(b)    

the carbon budget for any period,

 

    

the Secretary of State must have regard to the need for UK domestic action on

 

climate change.


 
 

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(2)    

“UK domestic action on climate change” means reductions in UK emissions of

 

targeted greenhouse gases or increases in UK removals of such gases (or both).’.

 


 

Advice of Committee on Climate Change on impact report

 

Mr Phil Woolas

 

Added  NC3

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

It is the duty of the Committee on Climate Change to advise the Secretary of State

 

on the preparation of each of the Secretary of State’s reports under section 55.

 

(2)    

The Committee must give its advice under this section in relation to a report not

 

later than six months before the last date for laying the report before Parliament

 

(see subsections (2) to (4) of section 55).

 

(3)    

The Committee must, at the time it gives its advice under this section to the

 

Secretary of State, send a copy to the other national authorities.

 

(4)    

As soon as is reasonably practicable after giving its advice under this section the

 

Committee must publish that advice in such manner as it considers appropriate.’.

 


 

Reporting on progress in connection with adaptation

 

Mr Phil Woolas

 

Added  NC4

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

Each report of the Committee on Climate Change under section 35 to which this

 

section applies must contain an assessment of the progress made towards

 

implementing the objectives, proposals and policies set out in the programmes

 

laid before Parliament under section 56 (adaptation to climate change).

 

(2)    

This section applies to the report in the second year after that in which the

 

Secretary of State lays the first programme under section 56 before Parliament.

 

(3)    

After that, this section applies to the report under section 35 in every second year

 

after that in which the Committee last made a report to which this section applies,

 

subject to any order under subsection (4).

 

(4)    

The Secretary of State may by order provide that this section shall apply to the

 

report under section 35 in the year specified in the order and in every subsequent

 

year.

 

(5)    

An order under subsection (4) is subject to negative resolution procedure.’.

 



 
 

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Collection of household waste

 

Mr Phil Woolas

 

Added  NC5

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘In section 46 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c. 43) (receptacles for

 

household waste), after subsection (10) insert—

 

“(11)    

A waste collection authority is not obliged to collect household waste that

 

is placed for collection in contravention of a requirement under this

 

section.”.’.

 


 

Guidance on reporting

 

Mr Phil Woolas

 

Read a second time, on division, and Added  NC6

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

The Secretary of State must publish guidance on the measurement or calculation

 

of greenhouse gas emissions to assist the reporting by persons on such emissions

 

from activities for which they are responsible.

 

(2)    

The guidance must be published not later than 1st October 2009.

 

(3)    

The Secretary of State may from time to time publish revisions to guidance under

 

this section or revised guidance.

 

(4)    

Before publishing guidance under this section or revisions to it, the Secretary of

 

State must consult the other national authorities.

 

(5)    

Guidance under this section and revisions to it may be published in such manner

 

as the Secretary of State thinks fit.’.

 


 

Report on contribution of reporting to climate change objectives

 

Mr Phil Woolas

 

Added  NC7

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

The Secretary of State must—

 

(a)    

review the contribution that reporting on greenhouse gas emissions may

 

make to the achievement of the objectives of Her Majesty’s Government

 

in the United Kingdom in relation to climate change, and

 

(b)    

lay a report before Parliament setting out the conclusions of that review.

 

(2)    

The report must be laid before Parliament not later than 1st December 2011.


 
 

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(3)    

In complying with this section the Secretary of State must consult the other

 

national authorities.’.

 


 

Charges for single use carrier bags

 

Mr Phil Woolas

 

Added  NC17

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

Schedule [Charges for single use carrier bags] makes provision about charges for

 

single use carrier bags.

 

(2)    

In that Schedule—

 

Part 1 confers power on the relevant national authority to make regulations

 

about charges for single use carrier bags;

 

Part 2 makes provision about civil sanctions;

 

Part 3 makes provision about the procedures applying to regulations under

 

the Schedule.

 

(3)    

In that Schedule “the relevant national authority” means—

 

(a)    

the Secretary of State in relation to England;

 

(b)    

the Welsh Ministers in relation to Wales;

 

(c)    

the Department of the Environment in Northern Ireland in relation to

 

Northern Ireland.

 

(4)    

Regulations under that Schedule are subject to affirmative resolution procedure

 

if—

 

(a)    

they are the first regulations to be made by the relevant national authority

 

in question under the Schedule,

 

(b)    

they contain provision imposing or providing for the imposition of new

 

civil sanctions, or

 

(c)    

they amend or repeal a provision of an enactment contained in primary

 

legislation.

 

(5)    

Otherwise regulations under that Schedule are subject to negative resolution

 

procedure.’.

 



 
 

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Emissions from international aviation or international shipping

 

Nigel Griffiths

 

Colin Challen

 

Mr David Drew

 

Colin Burgon

 

Mr David Chaytor

 

Ms Katy Clark

 

Mr Tom Clarke

 

Michael Connarty

 

Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas    

 

Mrs Janet Dean

 

Mr Jim Devine

 

Mr Frank Field

 

Mark Fisher

 

Dr Ian Gibson

 

Mr Fabian Hamilton

 

Kelvin Hopkins

 

Dr Brian Iddon

 

Martin Linton

 

Chris McCafferty

 

Ann McKechin

 

Mr Michael Meacher

 

Julie Morgan

 

Mr Chris Mullin

 

Dr Gavin Strang

 

David Taylor

 

Paddy Tipping

 

Mr Dai Havard

 

Mr Edward O’Hara

 

Mr Joe Benton

 

Mr Lindsay Hoyle

 

Paul Flynn

 

Jim Sheridan

 

Dr Desmond Turner

 

Jon Cruddas

 

Mr Marsha Singh

 

Mr Philip Hollobone

 

Harry Cohen

 

Nick Ainger

 

Clare Short

 

Mr Gordon Marsden

 

Kelvin Hopkins

 

Mrs Betty Williams

 

Mr Clive Betts

 

Dr Tony Wright

 

Mr Peter Kilfoyle

 

Mr Bill Olner

 

Mr Neil Gerrard

 

Stephen Williams

 

Lynne Jones

 

Mr Paul Truswell

 

Mr Robert Marshall-Andrews

 

Mr David Crausby

 

Tony Lloyd

 

Dr Hywel Francis

 

Emily Thornberry

 

Mike Gapes

 

Jim Dobbin

 

John McDonnell

 

Frank Dobson

 

Mr Graham Allen

 

John Austin

 

Hugh Bayley

 

Roger Berry

 

Mr Ronnie Campbell

 

Mr Martin Caton

 

Jeremy Corbyn

 

Mrs Ann Cryer

 

Mr Jim Hood

 

Mr John Horam

 

Alan Keen

 

Mr Eric Martlew

 

John McDonnell

 

Anne Moffat

 

Dr Doug Naysmith

 

Mrs Linda Riordan

 

Mr Mohammad Sarwar

 

Alan Simpson

 

Dr Rudi Vis

 

Kate Hoey

 

Frank Dobson

 

Mr Roger Godsiff

 

Mr Gordon Prentice

 

Mike Wood

 

Mr Barry Sheerman

 

Jim Cousins

 

Matthew Taylor

 

Mr Roger Godsiff

 

Andrew Mackinlay

 

Albert Owen

 

Jon Trickett

 

Mr Anthony Wright

 

Dr Richard Taylor

 

Sir Alan Beith

 

Mr George Galloway

 

Mark Durkan

 

Mr John Grogan

 

Ms Dari Taylor

 

John Battle

 

Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods

 

Mr Andy Reed

 

Not called  NC1

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

Emissions of greenhouse gases from international aviation and shipping shall

 

count as emissions from sources in the United Kingdom for the purposes of this

 

Part from 1st January 2013, as provided by regulations under this section.

 

(2)    

The Secretary of State may by order define what is to be regarded for this purpose

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as international aviation or international shipping.

 

(3)    

An order made under subsection (2) is subject to affirmative resolution

 

procedure.

 

(4)    

The Secretary of State may make provision by regulation as to the circumstances

 

in which, and the extent to which, emissions from international aviation or

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international shipping are to be regarded for the purposes of this Part as emissions

 

from sources in the United Kindgom.


 
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