House of Commons Amendments

House of Commons

Session 2007 - 08
Internet Publications
Other Bills before Parliament

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 8th July 2008
30

Climate Change Bill [Lords] continued

(5)
Such provision may be made only in relation to emissions of a targeted

greenhouse gas and in making such provision the Secretary of State shall have

regard to international carbon reporting practice.
15
(6)
Regulations under this section may make provision—

(a)
as to the period or periods (whether past or future) in which emissions of

the targeted greenhouse gas are to be taken into account as UK emissions

of that gas, and

(b)
as to the manner in which such emissions are to be taken into account in
20
determining the 1990 baseline in relation to those periods.

(7)
They may, in particular—

(a)
designate a different base year, or

(b)
designate a number of base years, and to provide for the emissions in that

year, or the average amount of emissions in those years, to be taken into
25
account as if part of the 1990 baseline.

(8)
Regulations under this section are subject to affirmative resolution procedure.’.

As an Amendment to Nigel Griffiths’s proposed New Clause (Emissions from

international aviation or international shipping) (NC1):—

Gregory Barker

Miss Anne McIntosh

Mr Nick Hurd

Not called  (a)

Line  14,  at end insert—

‘(5A)
Regulations under this section must provide for emissions arising from the

transport of goods to the United Kingdom to take account of all stages of the

journey of those goods to the United Kingdom from their point of origin, where

any part of that journey has been by sea or through the Channel Tunnel.’.

Reporting on greenhouse gas emissions by Export Credits Guarantee Department

Mr Nick Hurd

Mr Elliott Morley

Malcolm Bruce

Lynne Jones

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

Withdrawn  NC8

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
The Export and Investment Guarantees Act 1991 is amended as follows.

(2)
In section 7 after subsection (1) insert—

“(1A)
The annual report shall include an assessment of the direct and indirect

contribution of greenhouse gases to the climate from those projects

falling into Category A, High Potential Impact or Category B, Medium

Potential Impact of the Export Credits Guarantee Department Case

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 8th July 2008
31

Climate Change Bill [Lords] continued

Impact Analysis Process for which arrangements were entered pursuant

to sections 1, 2 or 3 in that year.”’.

Duty to report on impact of climate change on biodiversity

David Maclean

Not called  NC9

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
It is the duty of the Secretary of State to lay before Parliament an annual report

on the impact of the UK’s carbon budgeting on—

(a)
UK biodiversity,

(b)
global biodiversity, and

(c)
world rainforests.

(2)
So far as the report relates to proposals and policies of the Scottish Ministers, the

Welsh Ministers, or a Northern Ireland department, it must be prepared in

consultation with that authority.

(3)
The Secretary of State must send a copy of the report to those authorities.

(4)
The first report under this section must be laid before Parliament and the devolved

legislatures not later than 30th September 2009.

(5)
Each subsequent report must be laid before Parliament not later than 30th June in

the year in which it is made.’.

Carbon impact assessments

Gregory Barker

Miss Anne McIntosh

Mr Nick Hurd

Withdrawn  NC10

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
After the publication of proposals and policies for meeting carbon budgets under

section 13, the Secertary of State must for any new measure, proposal or policy

made in any area of administration carry out an assessment of how that measure,

proposal or policy will affect UK emissions and what effect it will have on the

achievement of the 2050 target (a “carbon impact assessment”).

(2)
If a carbon impact assessment shows that a measure, proposal or policy would

increase UK emissions, then it must also set out the measures necessary to ensure

that the 2050 target is nonetheless achieved.

(3)
A carbon impact assessment must be published at the same time as the measure,

proposal or policy to which it relates.’.

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 8th July 2008
32

Climate Change Bill [Lords] continued

Statements of compatibility

Gregory Barker

Miss Anne McIntosh

Mr Nick Hurd

Withdrawn  NC11

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
A Minister of the Crown in charge of a Bill in either House of Parliament must,

before Second Reading of the Bill—

(a)
make a statement to the effect that in his view the provisions of the Bill

are compatible with the principal aim of this Act (“a statement of

compatibility”); or

(b)
make a statement to the effect that although he is unable to make a

statement of compatibility the Government nevertheless wishes the

House to proceed with the Bill.

(2)
The statement must be in writing and be published is such a manner as the

Minister making it considers appropriate.’.

The civil estate

Gregory Barker

Miss Anne McIntosh

Mr Nick Hurd

Withdrawn  NC12

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
The Secretary of State must ensure that the annual emissions of carbon dioxide

from each individual government department in 2011 are at least 15.2 per cent.

lower than the equivalent emissions of carbon dioxide in the 1990 baseline.

(2)
The Secretary of State must ensure that the average energy efficiency per square

metre of all property owned by each individual government department in 2010

is at least 15 per cent. higher than the equivalent amount measured as in 1990.

(3)
Any property in the control of the QinetiQ Group plc shall not be counted under

this section.

(4)
The Secretary of State must as soon as reasonably practicable ensure that a

reduction is made in the funding of each government department for energy and

utilities costs which is in line with the existing Government Sustainable

Operations Targets for carbon emissions, waste arisings and water

consumption.’.

Modelling used by government to forecast impact of policies on climate change

Martin Horwood

Steve Webb

Withdrawn  NC13

To move the following Clause:—

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 8th July 2008
33

Climate Change Bill [Lords] continued

‘(1)
The Committee shall provide the Secretary of State with advice on the modelling

used by Government to forecast future emissions and the impact of individual

policies on climate change.

(2)
The Committee must, at the time it give its advice under this section to the

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

(3)
As soon as is reasonably practicable after giving its advice to the Secretary of

State, the Committee must publish that advice in such a manner as it considers

appropriate.’.

Committee’s power to audit emissions statistics

Martin Horwood

Steve Webb

Not called  NC14

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
The Committee shall comment on the accuracy of the Government’s statistics on

emissions and provide the Secretary of State with advice on them.

(2)
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.

(3)
As soon as is reasonably practicable after giving its advice to the Secretary of

State, the Committee must publish that advice in such a manner as it considers

appropriate.’.

Advice on climate change policy from Committee to Secretary of State

Martin Horwood

Steve Webb

Withdrawn  NC15

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
The Committee may provide the Secretary of State with advice on any policy

matters related to climate change.

(2)
The Committee must, at the time it gives its advice to the Secretary of State, send

a copy to the other national authorities.

(3)
As soon as is reasonably practicable after giving its advice to the Secretary of

State, the Committee must publish that advice in such a manner as it considers

appropriate.’.

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 8th July 2008
34

Climate Change Bill [Lords] continued

International negotiations by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Martin Horwood

Steve Webb

Not selected  NC16

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
In international climate change agreement negotiations the Secretary of State for

the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and all persons acting on his behalf must

work towards achieving an international agreement which prevents dangerous

climate change.

(2)
For the purposes of this section “dangerous climate change” is deemed to have

occurred when global average temperature increase is more than C above pre-

industrial levels.

(3)
Agreement should be based on the principles of contraction and convergence, that

is the principle of contraction of global carbon emissions and convergence of per

capita emissions across the global population.

(4)
In reaching such an agreement the Secretary of State for the Foreign and

Commonwealth Office and all persons acting on his behalf should act in concert

with the UN and the EU.’.

Waste authority’s power to reduce amount of council tax payable

Gregory Barker

Miss Anne McIntosh

Mr Nick Hurd

Negatived on division on second reading  NC18

To move the following Clause:—

‘After section 13A of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14) there is

inserted—

“13B
Power to reduce amount of tax payable in relation to household waste

(1)
Where a person is liable to pay council tax in respect of any chargeable

dwelling and any day, any waste collection authority or waste disposal

authority may require the billing authority for the area in which the

dwelling is situated to reduce the amount which he is liable to pay as

respects the dwelling and the day to such extent as it thinks fit.

(2)
The power under subsection (1) may only be exercised in connection

with measures to reduce the amount of residual domestic waste produced

in the authority’s area.

(3)
The power under subsection (1) may be exercised in relation to particular

cases or by determining a class of case in which liability is to be reduced

to an extent provided by the determination.

(4)
Where an authority exercises the power under subsection (1) the

authority must pay or allow to the billing authority if requested an

amount equivalent to the total reduction in the amount of tax payable

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 8th July 2008
35

Climate Change Bill [Lords] continued

each year as a result together with the reasonable administration costs of

making such reductions.”’.

Carbon emissions reduction targets: obligation to cooperate

Dr Alan Whitehead

Mr David Chaytor

Ms Karen Buck

Gregory Barker

Withdrawn  NC19

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
The Secretary of State may by regulations—

(a)
make provision requiring energy suppliers to cooperate with responsible

local authorities in the preparation and delivery of relevant local area

agreements, and

(b)
make provision as to the arrangements for such cooperation.

(2)
The Secretary of State may by regulations—

(a)
subject to subsection (3), make provision requiring energy suppliers to

make such contribution as may be determined by the Secretary of State

in respect of measures to achieve carbon emission reduction targets,

(b)
make provision as to the arrangements for such contribution, in particular

as to the restrictions upon energy suppliers in including any element of

such contribution in charges to consumers.

(3)
The contribution referred to in subsection (2) shall not exceed an amount

equivalent to the sums raised through relevant consumer contributions made to

energy suppliers.

(4)
In this section—

“energy suppliers” shall mean persons who are gas transporters or gas

suppliers for the purposes of the Gas Act 1986 (c. 44); and persons who

are electricity distributors or electricity suppliers for the purposes of the

Electricity Act 1989 (c. 29);

“responsible local authorities” shall be as defined in section 103 of the Local

Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28);

“local area agreement” shall be as defined in section 106 of the Local

Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007;

“relevant consumer contributions” shall mean those contributions made to

energy suppliers by consumers in respect of Carbon Emission Reduction

Targets as permitted by the Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Act

2006 (c. 19).’.

Duties of a waste collection authority

David Maclean

Not selected  NC20

To move the following Clause:—

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 8th July 2008
36

Climate Change Bill [Lords] continued

‘A waste collection authority must—

(a)
collect without charge any material in its area which has been deposited

or disposed of in unauthorised locations;

(b)
provide at least one recycling facility in its area which is open from 7 a.m

till 11 p.m. seven days per week;

(c)
collect all recycling material on the same day each week;

(d)
permit householders to supply their own containers for recycling

materials or residual waste provided that they are of a similar size and

design and which do not jeopardise the scheme.’.

Containers for recycling materials

David Maclean

Not selected  NC21

To move the following Clause:—

‘A waste reduction scheme must not—

(a)
require premises to maintain three or more different containers for

recycling materials;

(b)
include any systems of bins, boxes or containers which provide for

electronic monitoring, scanning, counting or otherwise measuring

residual domestic waste;

(c)
authorise any person to sift, sort and monitor the contents of any (a)

domestic recycling container or (b) residual refuse container;

(d)
require or supply containers of a design which only the waste authority

can supply.’.

Waste reduction incentives

Gregory Barker

Miss Anne McIntosh

Mr Nick Hurd

Not called  NC22

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
A waste collection authority whose area is in England may make a waste

reduction scheme, the objective of which is to provide an incentive to recycle

more domestic waste and accordingly to reduce the amount of residual domestic

waste.

(2)
A waste reduction scheme—

(a)
must provide for the incentive to be a payment of monies worth an

amount which the authority considers will be effective to achieve the

purposes of the scheme, and

(b)
may, in particular, permit a person to be supplied with a voucher which

may be exchanged for goods or services.