Mr Eric Illsley (Barnsley Central, Labour)

With this it will be convenient to discuss amendments Nos. 19 and 20.

Mr Andrew Robathan (Blaby, Conservative)

Will the Minister please elaborate? Are these consequential amendments?

Mr Stephen Timms (Minister of State (e-Commerce & Competitiveness), Department of Trade and Industry; East Ham, Labour)

I could speak at length on each of them. I support my hon. Friend's amendments. Amendment No. 12 is a tidying-up amendment, amendment No. 19 helps to determine the extent of

the various clauses and amendment No. 20 inserts a commencement provision.

Amendment agreed to.

Amendments made: No. 19, in

clause 8, page 4, line 34, leave out subsections (4) and (5) and insert—

'(4) Except as provided in subsections (5) and (5A), this Act extends to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

(5) Sections (Energy efficiency of residential accommodation: Secretary of State), (Energy efficiency of residential accommodation: National Assembly for Wales), (Energy efficiency of residential accommodation: energy conservation authorities), (CHP targets) and (Use of certain money held by Gas and Electricity Markets Authority) extend to England and Wales only.

(5A) Section (Duty of Gas and Electricity Markets Authority to carry out impact assessments) extends to England and Wales and to Scotland.'.

No. 20, in

clause 8, page 4, line 35, at end insert—

'(6) Sections (Energy efficiency of residential accommodation: Secretary of State), (Energy efficiency of residential accommodation: energy conservation authorities) (so far as it relates to England) and (CHP targets) shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint.

(7) Sections (Energy efficiency of residential accommodation: National Assembly for Wales) and (Energy efficiency of residential accommodation: energy conservation authorities) (so far as it relates to Wales) shall come into force on such day as the National Assembly for Wales may by order made by statutory instrument appoint.

(8) The other provisions of this Act shall come into force at the end of two months beginning with the day on which it is passed.

(9) An order under subsection (6) or (7) may appoint different days for different purposes.'.—[Brian White.]

Clause 8, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill.

Bill, as amended, to be reported.

Committee rose at twenty-four minutes past Eleven o'clock.