Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 2:15 pm on 9 February 2006.
‘(1)It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to take such steps as he considers appropriate to promote the use of heat produced from renewable sources.
(2)For the purposes of subsection (1), heat produced by any plant is produced from renewable sources to the extent that the plant is fuelled by renewable sources.
(3)The steps which the Secretary of State may take for the purposes of subsection (1) include, in particular, steps for the purpose of promoting—
(a)the installation of plant which is or may be fuelled by renewable sources,
(b)the adaptation of plant so as to enable it to be fuelled by renewable sources, or
(c)the production of heat by plant which is fuelled partly by renewable sources and partly by other sources.
(4)In this section—
Amendment proposed to the proposed new clause, (b), at end insert—
‘(3A)The Secretary of State shall lay before Parliament an annual report on—
(a)steps that he has taken to promote renewable heat and any steps that at the time of the report he proposes to take; and
(b)the effect of any steps taken by him and an assessment of any steps specified in the report that he proposes to take.’.—[Mark Lazarowicz.]
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A parliamentary bill is divided into sections called clauses.
Printed in the margin next to each clause is a brief explanatory `side-note' giving details of what the effect of the clause will be.
During the committee stage of a bill, MPs examine these clauses in detail and may introduce new clauses of their own or table amendments to the existing clauses.
When a bill becomes an Act of Parliament, clauses become known as sections.
As a bill passes through Parliament, MPs and peers may suggest amendments - or changes - which they believe will improve the quality of the legislation.
Many hundreds of amendments are proposed by members to major bills as they pass through committee stage, report stage and third reading in both Houses of Parliament.
In the end only a handful of amendments will be incorporated into any bill.
The Speaker - or the chairman in the case of standing committees - has the power to select which amendments should be debated.
