Energy Bill

– in a Public Bill Committee at on 15 January 2013.

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[Mr Edward Leigh in the Chair]

Photo of Edward Leigh Edward Leigh Chair, Public Accounts Commission, Chair, Public Accounts Commission 8:55, 15 January 2013

Before we begin, I have a few preliminary announcements. As usual, hon. Members may remove their jackets. Will they please ensure that mobile phones, pagers and so on are turned off or switched to silent mode. As a rule, I and my fellow Chair do not intend to call starred amendments that have not been tabled with adequate notice. The required notice in Public Bill Committees is three working days, so amendments should be tabled by the rise of the House on Monday for consideration on a Thursday, and by the rise of the House on Thursday for consideration on a Tuesday.

Not everyone is familiar with the process of taking oral evidence in Public Bill Committees, so it might help if I briefly explain how we will proceed. The Committee will first be asked to consider the Programme Motion on the amendment paper, for which debate is limited to half an hour. We will then proceed to a motion to report written evidence, and then to a motion to permit the Committee to deliberate in private in advance of oral evidence sessions, which I hope we can take formally. Assuming that the second motion has been agreed to, the Committee will move into private session. When the Committee has deliberated, the witnesses and members of the public will be invited back into the room, and our oral evidence session will begin. If the Committee agrees the programme motion, it will hear oral evidence this morning. I call the Minister to move the programme motion in his name.

Motion made, and Question proposed,

That—

(1) the Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 8.55 am on Tuesday 15 January) meet—

(a) at 2.00 pm on Tuesday 15 January;

(b) at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 17 January;

(c) at 8.55 am and 2.00 pm on Tuesday 22 January;

(d) at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 24 January;

(e) at 8.55 am and 2.00 pm on Tuesday 29 January;

(f) at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 31 January;

(g) at 8.55 am and 2.00 pm on Tuesday 5 February;

(h) at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 7 February;

(i) at 8.55 am and 2.00 pm on Tuesday 12 February;

(2) the Committee shall hear oral evidence in accordance with the following Table:

Date

Time

Witness

Tuesday 15 January

Until no later than 9.55 am

Department of Energy and Climate Change; Ministry of Defence

Tuesday 15 January

Until no later than 11.00 am

National Grid; Scottish Power; Centrica; E.ON UK

Tuesday 15 January

Until no later than 11.25 am

The Office of Gas and Electricity Markets

Tuesday 15 January

Until no later than 2.45 pm

Confederation of British Industry; representative from the Low Carbon Finance Group

Tuesday 15 January

Until no later than 3.30 pm

Renewable Energy Systems; DONG Energy; Ecotricity

Tuesday 15 January

Until no later than 4.15 pm

Cornwall Energy Associates Ltd; Professor Catherine Mitchell, University of Exeter; Professor Dieter Helm CBE, University of Oxford

Tuesday 15 January

Until no later than 5 pm

Vestas Wind Systems; SSE

Thursday 17 January

Until no later than 12 pm

Committee on Climate Change

Thursday 17 January

Until no later than 12.45 pm

Greenpeace; Friends of the Earth

Thursday 17 January

Until no later than 3 pm

Safety Directors’ Forum; EDF Energy; Carbon Capture and Storage Association

Thursday 17 January

Until no later than 4 pm

Consumer Focus; Institute for Public Policy Research; Which?

Thursday 17 January

Until no later than 4.45 pm

National Energy Action; GMB

Thursday 17 January

Until no later than 5.30 pm

Combined Heat and Power Association; Siemens; E3G

(3) proceedings on consideration of the Bill in Committee shall be taken in the following order: Clauses 1 to 3; Schedule 1; Clauses 4 to 31; Schedule 2; Clauses 32 and 33; Schedule 3; Clauses 34 to 38; Schedule 4; Clauses 39 and 40; Schedule 5; Clauses 41 to 54; Schedule 6; Clauses 55 to 57; Schedule 7; Clauses 58 to 62; Schedule 8; Clauses 63 to 79; Schedule 9; Clauses 80 to 85; Schedule 10; Clauses 86 to 93; Schedule 11; Clause 94; Schedule 12; Clauses 95 to 107; Schedule 13; Clauses 108 to 117; Schedule 14; Clauses 118 to 126; new Clauses; new Schedules; remaining proceedings on the Bill;

(4) the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at 5.00 pm on Tuesday 12 February.— (Mr Hayes.)

Amendment made:

That, after the final entry in the Table in paragraph (2) of the Resolution agreed by the Programming Sub-Committee at its meeting on 10 January, there be inserted the following entry—

Date

Time

Witness

Thursday 17 January

Until no later than 6 pm

Renewable UK

—(Mr Hayes.)

Main Question, as amended, put and agreed to.

Ordered,

That—

(1) the Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 8.55 am on Tuesday 15 January) meet—

(a) at 2.00 pm on Tuesday 15 January;

(b) at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 17 January;

(c) at 8.55 am and 2.00 pm on Tuesday 22 January;

(d) at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 24 January;

(e) at 8.55 am and 2.00 pm on Tuesday 29 January;

(f) at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 31 January;

(g) at 8.55 am and 2.00 pm on Tuesday 5 February;

(h) at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 7 February;

(i) at 8.55 am and 2.00 pm on Tuesday 12 February;

(2) the Committee shall hear oral evidence in accordance with the following Table:

Date

Time

Witness

Tuesday 15 January

Until no later than 9.55 am

Department of Energy and Climate Change; Ministry of Defence

Tuesday 15 January

Until no later than 11.00 am

National Grid; Scottish Power; Centrica; E.ON UK

Tuesday 15 January

Until no later than 11.25 am

The Office of Gas and Electricity Markets

Tuesday 15 January

Until no later than 2.45 pm

Confederation of British Industry; representative from the Low Carbon Finance Group

Tuesday 15 January

Until no later than 3.30 pm

Renewable Energy Systems; DONG Energy; Ecotricity

Tuesday 15 January

Until no later than 4.15 pm

Cornwall Energy Associates Ltd; Professor Catherine Mitchell, University of Exeter; Professor Dieter Helm CBE, University of Oxford

Tuesday 15 January

Until no later than 5 pm

Vestas Wind Systems; SSE

Thursday 17 January

Until no later than 12 pm

Committee on Climate Change

Thursday 17 January

Until no later than 12.45 pm

Greenpeace; Friends of the Earth

Thursday 17 January

Until no later than 3 pm

Safety Directors’ Forum; EDF Energy; Carbon Capture and Storage Association

Thursday 17 January

Until no later than 4 pm

Consumer Focus; Institute for Public Policy Research; Which?

Thursday 17 January

Until no later than 4.45 pm

National Energy Action; GMB

Thursday 17 January

Until no later than 5.30 pm

Combined Heat and Power Association; Siemens; E3G

Thursday 17 January

Until no later than 6 pm

RenewableUK

(3) proceedings on consideration of the Bill in Committee shall be taken in the following order: Clauses 1 to 3; Schedule 1; Clauses 4 to 31; Schedule 2; Clauses 32 and 33; Schedule 3; Clauses 34 to 38; Schedule 4; Clauses 39 and 40; Schedule 5; Clauses 41 to 54; Schedule 6; Clauses 55 to 57; Schedule 7; Clauses 58 to 62; Schedule 8; Clauses 63 to 79; Schedule 9; Clauses 80 to 85; Schedule 10; Clauses 86 to 93; Schedule 11; Clause 94; Schedule 12; Clauses 95 to 107; Schedule 13; Clauses 108 to 117; Schedule 14; Clauses 118 to 126; new Clauses; new Schedules; remaining proceedings on the Bill;

(4) the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at 5.00 pm on Tuesday 12 February.

Resolved,

That, subject to the discretion of the Chair, any written evidence received by the Committee shall be reported to the House for publication.—(Mr Hayes.)

Photo of Edward Leigh Edward Leigh Chair, Public Accounts Commission, Chair, Public Accounts Commission

Copies of memorandums that the Committee receives will be made available in the Committee Room.

Resolved,

That, at this and any subsequent meeting at which oral evidence is to be heard, the Committee shall sit in private until the witnesses are admitted.—(Mr Hayes.)

The Committee deliberated in private.