Previously called Standing Committees, Public Bill Commitees study proposed legislation (Bills) in detail, debating each clause and reporting any amendments to the Commons for further debate.
There are at least 16 MPs on a Committee, and the proportion of parties reflects the House of Commons, so the government always has a majority.
(Morning)
[Mr. David Amess in the Chair]
EN 01 Barnardo’s and Save the Children EN 02 Greenpeace EN 03 Friends of the Earth EN 04 Energy Networks Association EN 05 Energy Retail Association EN 06 energywatch
[Mr. David Amessin the Chair]
EN 07 Carbon Capture and Storage Association EN 08 Mayor of London EN 09 CBI EN 10 Tom Burke EN 11 Oil and Gas UK EN 12 British Wind Energy Association EN 13 Renewable Energy Association
[Mrs. Joan Humblein the Chair]
Exploitation of areas outside the territorial sea for gas importation and storage
Prohibition on unlicensed activities
Licences
[Mr. David Amess in the Chair]
Licences
Applications
Terms and conditions
Model clauses
Offence to carry on unlicensed activities
Offences relating to licences
Secretary of state’s power of direction
Failure to comply with a direction under section 9
Inspectors
Criminal proceedings
Interaction with the petroleum licensing requirements
Prohibition on unlicensed activities
[Mr. David Amess in the Chair]
Licences
Requirements relating to grant of licences
Terms and conditions
Content of licences: regulations
Offence to carry on unlicensed activities
[Mrs. Joan Humble in the Chair]
offence to carry on unlicensed activities
Secretary of state’s power of direction
Failure to comply with a direction under section 23
Injunctions restraining breaches of section 16(1)
Inspectors
Criminal proceedings
Requirement for public register
Abandonment of installations
Termination of licence: regulations
Chapter 3: interpretation
Amendments relating to Chapters 2 and 3 of Part 1
The renewables obligation
The renewables obligation
[Mr. David Amess in the Chair]
The rewnewables obligation
[Mrs. Joan Humble in the Chair]
The renewables obligation
Section 36: supplemental provision
Existing savings relating to section 32 of the Electricity Act 1989
The Northern Ireland renewables obligation
Offshore electricity transmission
Decommissioning of energy installations
Duty to submit a funded decommissioning programme
[Mr. David Amess in the Chair]
Duty to submit a funded decommissioning programme
Approval of a programme
Modification of approved programme
[Mrs. Joan Humble in the Chair]
Modification of approved programme
Procedure for modifying approved programme
Power to disapply section 45
Time when modification takes effect
Provision of information and documents
Power to review operation of programme
Nuclear decommissioning: regulations and guidance
Funded decommissioning programmes: verification of financial matters
Offence to fail to comply with approved programme
Secretary of State’s power of direction
Power to apply this Chapter to other nuclear installations
Co-operation with other public bodies
Continuity of obligations
Amendment of Nuclear Installations Act 1965
Meaning of “associated”
Interpretation
[Mrs. Joan Humble in the Chair]
Decommissioning notices relating to offshore renewable energy installations
Security for decommissioning obligations
Provision of information to Secretary of State
Persons who may be required to submit abandonment programmes
Financial resources etc
Protection of abandonment funds from creditors
Information about decommissioning of wells
[Mr. David Amess in the Chair]
Information about decommissioning of wells
Transfers without the consent of the Secretary of State
Model clauses of petroleum licences
Petroleum licences: amendments to model clauses
Third party access to infrastructure
Modification of pipelines
Third party access to oil processing facilities
Directions under section 75: supplemental
Energy reports
Gas meters
[Mr. David Amess in the Chair]
EN 14 British Hydropower Association
Gas meters
Power to amend licence conditions: gas
electricity meters
Section 82: consequential amendments
Power to amend licence conditions: electricity
Electricity safety
Security of sensitive nuclear information
[Mrs. Joan Humble in the Chair]
Security of sensitive nuclear information
Offences by bodies corporate etc
Short title
Smart meters ‘(1) The Secretary of State shall make regulations which require smart meters to be installed for gas and electricity in all homes by the end of a specified period of ten years...
Information on contributions towards environmental taxes ‘(1) The Secretary of State shall make regulations requiring energy utilities companies to specify the proportion of those...
Annual report on gas storage ‘The Secretary of State shall, in each calendar year following that in which this Act is passed, lay before Parliament a report on— (a) his assessment of...
Feed-in tariffs ‘(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision to introduce feed-in tariffs for renewable micro-generation and decentralised energy. (2) In this...
Renewable heat obligation ‘(1) The Secretary of State shall make regulations which introduce a renewable heat obligation on suppliers of fossil heating fuels. (2) In this section a...
Duty to encourage a reduction in emissions of greenhouse gases ‘In section 3A of the Electricity Act (c. 29) (the principal objective and general duties of the Secretary of State and the...
Extension of Marine Renewables Deployment Fund ‘The Secretary of State shall make regulations to extend the remit of the Marine Renewables Deployment Fund to include support for the early...
Energy usage in homes and businesses ‘The Secretary of State shall, in each calendar year following that in which this Act is passed, lay before Parliament a report on— (a) total...
Committee membership and attendance (out of 15)
Chairpersons
Members
[ Committee memberships can change partway through ]
