Table of Contents for
Monday 19 Oct 2015

Volume No. 765Part No. 51

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House of Lords

West Africa: Ebola - Question

Mental Health Services - Question

Social Care and Support: Funding - Question

National Minimum Wage - Question

Energy Bill [HL] - Order of Consideration Motion

Energy Bill [HL] - Report (1st Day)

Clause 2: Transfer of functions to the OGA

Amendment 1

Amendment 2

Amendments 3 to 6

The Schedule: Transfer of functions to the OGA

Amendment 7

Amendments 8 and 9

Clause 3: Contracting out of functions to the OGA

Amendment 10

Amendment 11

Clause 4: Matters to which the OGA must have regard

Amendment 12

Amendments 16 and 17

Clause 5: Directions: national security and public interest

European Council - Statement

Modern Slavery Act 2015 (Transparency in Supply Chains) Regulations 2015 - Motion to Approve

Energy Bill [HL] - Report (1st Day) (Continued)

Clause 5: Directions: national security and public interest

Amendment 19

Clause 7: Power of Secretary of State to require information and samples

Amendment 20

Clause 8: Powers of the OGA to charge fees

Amendment 22

Amendment 23

Clause 9: Levy on licence holders

Amendment 24

Amendment 25

Amendment 26

Amendments 27 and 28 (to Amendment 26)

Clause 12: Overview of Part 2

Amendment 29

Amendment 30

Clause 16: Action by the OGA on a dispute reference

Amendment 31

Clause 18: Procedure for consideration of disputes

Amendment 32

Clause 21: Disputes: disclosure

Amendment 33

Clause 23: Petroleum-related information and samples

Amendment 34

Clause 29: Information and samples plans: supplementary

Amendments 35 to 38

Clause 30: Power of the OGA to require information and samples

Amendments 39 and 40

Clause 31: Disclosure of information and provision of samples

Amendment 41

Clause 32: Timing of disclosure etc: supplementary

Amendment 42

Clause 39: Meetings: disclosure

Amendment 43

Clause 42: Enforcement notices

Amendment 44

Clause 43: Financial penalty notices

Amendment 45

Amendment 46

Clause 46: Revocation notices

Amendments 47 to 51

Clause 47: Operator removal notices

Amendments 52 to 54

Clause 49: Appeals in relation to sanction notices

Amendments 55 to 57

Clause 51: Appeals against sanction imposed

Amendment 58

Clause 53: Subsequent sanction notices

Amendments 59 and 60

Clause 58: Sanctions: disclosure

Amendment 61

Amendments 62 to 70

Amendments 73 to 76





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names of speakers in the Lords Hansard text for
Monday 19 Oct 2015

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House of Lords [19 Oct 2015]

West Africa: Ebola - Question

2.36 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for International Development (Baroness Verma) (Con):

Lord Giddens (Lab):

Baroness Verma:

Lord Chidgey (LD):

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Baroness Verma:

Baroness Hayman (CB):

Baroness Verma:

Baroness Jenkin of Kennington (Con):

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Baroness Verma:

Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead (Lab):

Baroness Verma:

Mental Health Services - Question

2.44 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Lord Prior of Brampton):

Lord Patel of Bradford (Lab):

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Lord Prior of Brampton:

Baroness Tyler of Enfield (LD):

Lord Prior of Brampton:

Lord Winston (Lab):

Lord Prior of Brampton:

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Baroness Fookes (Con):

Lord Prior of Brampton:

The Earl of Sandwich (CB):

Lord Prior of Brampton:

Lord Bradley (Lab):

Lord Prior of Brampton:

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Social Care and Support: Funding - Question

2.52 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Lord Prior of Brampton) (Con):

Baroness Wheeler (Lab):

Lord Prior of Brampton:

Baroness Brinton (LD):

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Lord Prior of Brampton:

Baroness Pitkeathley (Lab):

Lord Prior of Brampton:

Lord Wills (Lab):

Lord Prior of Brampton:

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Lab):

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Lord Prior of Brampton:

Baroness Howarth of Breckland (CB):

Lord Prior of Brampton:

National Minimum Wage - Question

2.58 pm

The Earl of Courtown (Con):

Lord Haskel (Lab):

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The Earl of Courtown:

Lord Stoneham of Droxford (LD):

The Earl of Courtown:

Baroness Wheatcroft (Con):

The Earl of Courtown:

Lord Morris of Handsworth (Lab):

The Earl of Courtown:

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The Lord Bishop of St Albans:

The Earl of Courtown:

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara (Lab):

The Earl of Courtown:

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean (Con):

The Earl of Courtown:

Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton (Lab):

The Earl of Courtown:

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Energy Bill [HL] - Order of Consideration Motion

3.07 pm

Energy Bill [HL] - Report (1st Day)

3.07 pm

Clause 2: Transfer of functions to the OGA

Amendment 1

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change and Wales Office (Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth) (Con):


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3.15 pm

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Lord O’Neill of Clackmannan (Lab):

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Lab):

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Lord Howell of Guildford (Con):


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Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke (Lab):

Lord Teverson (LD):


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Baroness Worthington (Lab):

3.30 pm

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Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth:

Baroness Worthington:

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth:


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Baroness Worthington:

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth:

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Lord Hope of Craighead (CB):

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth:

Amendment 2

Amendments 3 to 6

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3.45 pm

The Schedule: Transfer of functions to the OGA

Amendment 7

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Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth:


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Baroness Worthington:

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth:

Amendments 8 and 9

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Clause 3: Contracting out of functions to the OGA

Amendment 10

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth:


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Lord Foulkes of Cumnock:

Baroness Worthington:

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Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth:

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock:

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth:

Amendment 11

Baroness Worthington:

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4 pm

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Lord Howell of Guildford:


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Lord O’Neill of Clackmannan:

4.15 pm

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Lord Spicer (Con):


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Lord Teverson:

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth:

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4.30 pm

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Baroness Worthington:

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth:

Baroness Worthington:

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4.44 pm

Division on Amendment 11Contents 251; Not-Contents 179.Amendment 11 agreed.

Division No. 1 [] [19 Oct 2015]

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5 pm

Clause 4: Matters to which the OGA must have regard

Amendment 12

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth:


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Lord Oxburgh (CB):

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5.15 pm

Lord Howell of Guildford:

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock:


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Lord Teverson:

5.30 pm

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Baroness Worthington:


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5.45 pm

Viscount Ridley (Con):

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Baroness Worthington:

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth:


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6 pm

Baroness Worthington:

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth:

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Amendments 16 and 17

The Deputy Speaker (Lord Geddes) (Con):

Clause 5: Directions: national security and public interest

European Council - Statement

6.04 pm

The Lord Privy Seal (Baroness Stowell of Beeston) (Con):


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6.12 pm

Baroness Smith of Basildon (Lab):

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Lord Wallace of Tankerness (LD):

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Baroness Stowell of Beeston:


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6.40 pm

Lord West of Spithead (Lab):

Baroness Stowell of Beeston:

Lord Howell of Guildford (Con):

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Baroness Stowell of Beeston:

Lord Wigley (PC):

Baroness Stowell of Beeston:

Lord King of Bridgwater (Con):

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Baroness Stowell of Beeston:

Lord Grocott (Lab):

Baroness Stowell of Beeston:


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Lord Callanan (Con):

Baroness Stowell of Beeston:

Baroness Smith of Newnham (LD):

Baroness Stowell of Beeston:

The Earl of Sandwich (CB):

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Lord Tomlinson (Lab):

The Lord Bishop of Southwark:

Baroness Stowell of Beeston:

The Earl of Sandwich:

Baroness Stowell of Beeston:

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Lord Tomlinson:

Baroness Stowell of Beeston:

Modern Slavery Act 2015 (Transparency in Supply Chains) Regulations 2015 - Motion to Approve

7.01 pm

The Minister of State, Home Office (Lord Bates) (Con):

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Lord Alton of Liverpool (CB):


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7.15 pm

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The Earl of Sandwich (CB):


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Baroness Hamwee (LD):


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Lord Kennedy of Southwark (Lab):

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7.30 pm

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Lord Bates:


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Lord Alton of Liverpool:

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Lord Bates:

7.45 pm

The Earl of Sandwich:

Lord Bates:

Lord Alton of Liverpool:

Lord Bates:

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Lord Kennedy of Southwark:

Baroness Hamwee:

Lord Berkeley of Knighton (CB):

Lord Bates:


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Energy Bill [HL] - Report (1st Day) (Continued)

7.52 pm

Clause 5: Directions: national security and public interest

Amendment 19

Baroness Worthington (Lab):


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8 pm

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Lord Teverson (LD):


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The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change and Wales Office (Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth) (Con):


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8.15 pm

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Baroness Worthington:

8.30 pm

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Clause 7: Power of Secretary of State to require information and samples

Amendment 20

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth:

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Baroness Byford (Con):

Baroness Worthington:

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth:

Clause 8: Powers of the OGA to charge fees

Amendment 22

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Amendment 23

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth:

Baroness Worthington:

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth:

Clause 9: Levy on licence holders

Amendment 24

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth:

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Amendment 25

Amendment 26

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Amendments 27 and 28 (to Amendment 26)

Clause 12: Overview of Part 2

Amendment 29

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth:


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8.45 pm

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Lord Grantchester (Lab):


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Lord Oxburgh (CB):

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth:


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Amendment 30

Clause 16: Action by the OGA on a dispute reference

Amendment 31

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth:

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9 pm

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Baroness Worthington:

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth:

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Baroness Worthington:

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth:

Clause 18: Procedure for consideration of disputes

Amendment 32

Clause 21: Disputes: disclosure

Amendment 33

Clause 23: Petroleum-related information and samples

Amendment 34

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Clause 29: Information and samples plans: supplementary

Amendments 35 to 38

Clause 30: Power of the OGA to require information and samples

Amendments 39 and 40

Clause 31: Disclosure of information and provision of samples

Amendment 41

Clause 32: Timing of disclosure etc: supplementary

Amendment 42

Clause 39: Meetings: disclosure

Amendment 43

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Clause 42: Enforcement notices

Amendment 44

Clause 43: Financial penalty notices

Amendment 45

Amendment 46

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth:

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Lord Grantchester:

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth:

Clause 46: Revocation notices

Amendments 47 to 51

Clause 47: Operator removal notices

Amendments 52 to 54

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Clause 49: Appeals in relation to sanction notices

Amendments 55 to 57

Clause 51: Appeals against sanction imposed

Amendment 58

Clause 53: Subsequent sanction notices

Amendments 59 and 60

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Clause 58: Sanctions: disclosure

Amendment 61

Amendments 62 to 70

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Amendments 73 to 76

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