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Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 21 January 2010
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Energy Bill, continued

(4)
In this section “commencement day” means the day on which this section comes

into force.’.

CCS body for pipelines

Greg Clark

Charles Hendry

Gregory Barker

Bill Wiggin

Disagreed to, on division  NC13

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
The Secretary of State may by regulations establish a body or bodies to facilitate

the movement of CO2 from CCS-enabled facilities.

(2)
The body’s duties may include—

(a)
offering long term contracts to emitters to dispose of their CO2;

(b)
arranging tenders for companies/consortia to bid for the monopoly rights

to operate CCS hubs and to transport onwards and store the CO2 that

arrives from the emitting hubs;

(c)
organising competitive tenders for the provisions of pipeline capacity,

storage and monitoring services;

(d)
commissioning research and survey work on the suitability of long-term

storage sites;

(e)
overseeing the distribution of the CCS levy.’.

Community benefits for residence in proximity to renewable energy generation

Greg Clark

Charles Hendry

Gregory Barker

Bill Wiggin

Simon Hughes

Mr Phil Willis

Withdrawn  NC14

To move the following Clause:—

‘The Secretary of State may by regulations make a scheme to make provision

for—

(a)
cheaper tariffs for households in proximity to a renewable energy

generation facility; and

(b)
shared ownership in renewable energy generation facilities for

households in proximity to the facility.’.

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 21 January 2010
23

Energy Bill, continued

CCS Roadmap

Greg Clark

Charles Hendry

Gregory Barker

Bill Wiggin

Disagreed to, on division  NC15

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
The Secretary of State shall lay before the House a programme and timeline for

the delivery of at least three carbon capture and storage demonstration projects.

(2)
The Secretary of State shall present this programme and timeline within six

months of Royal Assent for this Act.’.

Carbon floor price

Greg Clark

Charles Hendry

Gregory Barker

Bill Wiggin

Disagreed to, on division  NC16

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
The Secretary of State may by regulations introduce a mechanism to produce a

floor in the price of carbon.

(2)
“A floor in the price of carbon” means a price below which the cost of EU

allowances from the EU ETS may not fall.’.

Schemes for reducing fuel poverty: further provisions (No.2)

Dr Alan Whitehead

Nick Ainger

Mr Graham Allen

John Austin

Mr Clive Betts

Ms Karen Buck

Not called  NC17

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
In this Part a support scheme—

(a)
must include the offer of a reasonable amount of energy efficiency

measures to all persons in the fuel poverty risk groups who are offered

financial benefits;

(b)
may include the offer of energy efficiency measures to such other persons

as the scheme specifies;

(c)
may include the offer of such other benefits as the Secretary of State may

from time to time specify.

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 21 January 2010
24

Energy Bill, continued

(2)
In this section—


“energy efficiency measures” includes any of those measures that are at the time

of the passing of this Act rated at 5% for any purposes; and


“a reasonable amount of energy efficiency measures” means an amount of

measures that the Secretary of State specifies having regard to the condition of the

property concerned.’.

Limit to number of energy tariffs for residential customers

Simon Hughes

Mr Phil Willis

Martin Horwood

Sir Robert Smith

Not called  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

Not called  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.’.

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 21 January 2010
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Energy Bill, continued

Provision of gas storage facilities

Greg Clark

Charles Hendry

Gregory Barker

Bill Wiggin

Not called  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.

(2)
The Secretary of State may by regulations establish the eligibility of suppliers and

generators for inclusion in the requirement.’.

Joan Ruddock

That certain written evidence already reported to the House be appended to the

proceedings of the Committee.

                                                                 Agreed to

Bill to be reported, without Amendment.