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House of Commons

 
 

Tuesday 18th November 2008

 

Proceedings

 

on Consideration of Lords Amendments

 

Energy Bill


 

On Consideration of Lords Amendments to the Energy Bill


 

Lords Amendments Nos. 1 to 41 Agreed to.

 


 

Lords Amendment No. 42

 

As Amendments to the Lords Amendment:—

 

Alan Simpson

 

Greg Clark

 

Steve Webb

 

Colin Challen

 

Mr John Grogan

 

Lynne Jones

 

Withdrawn  (a)

 

Line  11,  leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘shall within 12 months of Royal Assent’.

 

Greg Clark

 

Alan Simpson

 

Steve Webb

 

Lynne Jones

 

Charles Hendry

 

Negatived on division  (b)

 

Line  14,  leave out ‘financial incentives’ and insert ‘payment’.


 
 

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Energy Bill, continued

 
 

Greg Clark

 

Alan Simpson

 

Steve Webb

 

Lynne Jones

 

Charles Hendry

 

Not called  (c)

 

Leave out lines 22 to 30 and insert—

 

‘(a)    

provision requiring the holder of a supply licence to make a payment to

 

a small-scale low-carbon generator, or to the authority for onward

 

payment to such a generator, in specified circumstances, for a specified

 

period of time;

 

(b)    

provision specifying the level of payment under paragraph (a) or how

 

such payment is to be calculated;

 

(c)    

provision for the level of payment, in respect of plant newly entering the

 

scheme, under paragraph (a) to decrease year by year in accordance with

 

a formula published, or to be published, by the Secretary of State;’.

 

Greg Clark

 

Alan Simpson

 

Steve Webb

 

Lynne Jones

 

Charles Hendry

 

Not called  (d)

 

Line  43,  at end insert—

 

‘(i)    

provision for the level of payment made under paragraph (a) to be

 

different for different sources of energy and technologies as listed in

 

subsection (5);

 

(j)    

provision for the level of payment made under paragraph (a) to be

 

different for different scales of plant up to the specified maximum

 

capacity;

 

(k)    

provision specifying how any costs of connecting to, and of any

 

reinforcement or extension of, the distribution system necessary for the

 

purposes of conveying electricity generated are to be borne.’.

 

Secretary Edward Miliband

 

Agreed to  (g)

 

Line  64,  leave out ‘3’ and insert ‘5’.

 

Greg Clark

 

Charles Hendry

 

Negatived on division  (f)

 

Line  76,  leave out ‘with an electrical capacity of 50 kilowatts or less’.

 


 

Lords Amendment, as amended, Agreed to.

 

Lords Amendments Nos. 43 to 64 Agreed to.

 



 
 

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Energy Bill, continued

 
 

Lords Amendment No. 65

 

As an Amendment to the Lords Amendment:—

 

Alan Simpson

 

Greg Clark

 

Steve Webb

 

Colin Challen

 

Mr John Grogan

 

Lynne Jones

 

Withdrawn  (a)

 

Line  3,  leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘shall within 12 months of Royal Assent’.

 


 

Lords Amendment Agreed to.

 

Lords Amendments Nos. 66 to 105 Agreed to.

 


 
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