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Public Bill Committee: 14 January 2010                  

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Energy Bill, continued

 
 

Limit to number of energy tariffs for residential customers

 

Simon Hughes

 

Mr Phil Willis

 

Martin Horwood

 

Sir Robert Smith

 

NC18

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘Within six months of the passing of this Act, the Secretary of State shall, by

 

regulation, limit to no more than 10 the number of tariffs which each energy

 

supplier may offer to any residential customer.’.

 


 

Publication of energy tariffs

 

Simon Hughes

 

Mr Phil Willis

 

Martin Horwood

 

Sir Robert Smith

 

NC19

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

Within six months of the passing of this Act the Authority will publish or cause

 

to be published, at least three times a year, in national, regional and local press a

 

full list of energy tariffs [“the consumer energy price list”] applicable for the next

 

period of six months.

 

(2)    

The dates of the publication of the “consumer energy price list” shall be during

 

the thirty days before—

 

(a)    

1 April,

 

(b)    

1 September, and

 

(c)    

1 January.’.

 


 

Provision of gas storage facilities

 

Greg Clark

 

Charles Hendry

 

Gregory Barker

 

Bill Wiggin

 

NC20

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

The Secretary of State may by regulations set a minimum requirement for an

 

amount of gas to be secured for use by—

 

(a)    

suppliers of gas to domestic and business customers, and

 

(b)    

gas-fired generators of electricity.


 
 

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(2)    

The Secretary of State may by regulations establish the eligibility of suppliers and

 

generators for inclusion in the requirement.’.

 

 

Order of the House [7 DECember 2009]

 

That the following provisions shall apply to the Energy Bill:

 

Committal

 

1.    

The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.

 

Proceedings in Public Bill Committee

 

2.    

Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously

 

concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 21 January 2010.

 

3.    

The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on

 

which it meets.

 

Consideration and Third Reading

 

4.    

Proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

 

brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the

 

day on which those proceedings are commenced.

 

5.    

Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

 

brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

 

6.    

Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to

 

proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.

 

Other proceedings

 

7.    

Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on

 

consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further messages from the

 

Lords) may be programmed.

 

 

Order of the Committee [5 January 2010]

 

That—

 

(1)  

the Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 10.30 am on Tuesday

 

5 January) meet—

 

(a)  

at 4.00 pm on Tuesday 5 January;

 

(b)  

at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 7 January;

 

(c)  

at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 12 January;

 

(d)  

at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 14 January;

 

(e)  

at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 19 January

 

(f)  

at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 21 January;

 

(2)  

the Committee shall hear oral evidence in accordance with the following

 

Table:


 
 

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      TABLE

 

Date

Time

Witness

 
 

Tuesday 5 January

Until no later than

Scottish Power; E.ON;

 
  

12.00 noon

National Grid

 
 

Tuesday 5 January

Until no later than

Scottish and Southern;

 
  

1.00 pm

RWE; Centrica; EDF

 
 

Tuesday 5 January

Until no later than

Carbon Capture and

 
  

5.00 pm

Storage Association;

 
   

Professor Jon Gibbins;

 
   

Ytilitu

 
 

Tuesday 5 January

Until no later than

Green Alliance; WWF

 
  

6.00 pm

  
 

Tuesday 5 January

Until no later than

Ofgem

 
  

7.00 pm

  
 

Thursday 7 January

Until no later than

Consumer Focus; Fuel

 
  

10.25 am

Poverty Advisory Group;

 
   

National Energy Action

 
 

Thursday 7 January

Until no later than

Energy Intensive Users

 
  

2.00 pm

Group

 
 

Thursday 7 January

Until no later than

Department of Energy

 
  

3.30 pm

and Climate Change

 
 

(3)  

the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a

 

conclusion at 4.00 pm on Thursday 21 January.

 


 
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