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.
[Mr Edward Leigh in the Chair]
The right hon. Edward Davey MP, Philip Dunne MP, John Hayes MP, and Emily Bourne gave evidence.
Nick Winser, Keith Anderson, Sara Vaughan and Sue Wheeler gave evidence.
Andrew Wright gave evidence.
[Hugh Bayley in the Chair] Written evidence to be reported to the House EN01 Centrica EN02 British Chambers of Commerce EN03 Opus Energy Ltd EN04 ESB International EN05 National Energy Action...
Andrew Buglass and Dr Matthew Brown gave evidence.
David Handley, Danielle Lane and Asif Rehmanwala gave evidence.
Nigel Cornwall, Professor Catherine Mitchell and Professor Dieter Helm CBE gave evidence.
Sarah Merrick and Dr Keith MacLean gave evidence.
(Morning)
Dr David Kennedy gave evidence.
Doug Parr and Dave Timms gave evidence.
[Hugh Bayley in the Chair]
Alan Brandwood, Vincent de Rivaz and Dr Luke Warren gave evidence.
Richard Hall, Will Straw and Pete Moorey gave evidence.
Jenny Saunders, Gary Smith and Peter Smith gave evidence.
Chris Littlecott,Graham Meeks and Michael Rolls gave evidence.
Maria McCaffery and Maf Smith gave evidence.
[Hugh Bayley in the Chair] Written evidence to be reported to the House EN 19 Dalestone Energy EN 20 UK Youth Climate Coalition EN 21 RWE npower EN 22 National Grid EN 23 Dong Energy EN 24 Solar...
I beg to move amendment 29, in clause 1, page 2, line 7, at end insert— ‘( ) The Secretary of State will report annually alongside the Annual Energy Statement...
I beg to move amendment 10, in clause 2, page 2, line 39, at end insert— ‘(e) make provision for Renewable Obligation Certificates (ROCs) to continue to be...
[Hugh Bayley in the Chair]
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 32, in clause 3, page 3, line 7, leav e out ‘an’ and insert ‘a single’.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 22, in clause 5, page 4, line 13, at end insert— ‘(3A) Regulations which make provision by virtue of subsection (1) for the...
I beg to move amendment 42, in clause 6, page 5, line 4, at end insert— ‘( ) Regulations must— (a) place a duty on the Secretary of State and the...
I beg to move amendment 27, in clause 7, page 5, line 27, aft er ‘suppliers’, insert— ‘(2) It is the duty of the Secretary of State to ensure...
[Mr Edward Leigh in the Chair] Written evidence to be reported to the House EN 26 Dr Nick Eyre, University of Oxford EN 27 Renewable Energy Association EN 28 Independent Renewable Energy...
I beg to move amendment 67, in clause 7, page 5, line 27, at end insert— ‘(1A) Provision made in this regard must include provision about a panel of independent experts to advise on...
[Mr Edward Leigh in the Chair]
Amendment proposed: 49, in clause 8, page 6, line 4, leav e out ‘or not to be paid, into the Consolidated Fund’ and insert ‘to...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 12, in clause 13, page 8, line 14, at end insert— ‘(d) the costs of delivering the energy to the grid.’. I am pleased, Mr...
I beg to move amendment 13, in clause 14, page 8, line 21, af ter ‘consult’, insert ‘and agree with’.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 28, in clause 17, page 10, line 10, a t end add— ‘(6) The national system operator shall not be designated so as to include any...
[Mr Edward Leigh in the Chair]
EN 29 CCSA EN 30 Centre for Energy Policy and Technology, Imperial College London EN 31 Sedgemoor District Council EN 32 Statkraft EN 33 Nuclear Industry Association
I beg to move amendment 73, in clause 18, page 10, line 17, at end insert ‘or to verifiably reduce demand permanently’.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 62, in clause 20, page 12, line 20, a t end insert— ‘( ) Provision made by virtue of this section must provide for— (a) the...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 8, that clauses 29 to 32 of the Bill be transferred to end of line 4 on page 20.
[Mr Jim Hood in the Chair]
Amendment proposed (this day): 76, in clause 29, page 15, line 36, leave out from ‘if’ to end of line 37 and insert ‘the body acting by virtue of...
Amendment made: 2, in clause 30, page 18, line 6, le ave out ‘or Chapter 3 (capacity market)’ and insert ‘, Chapter 3 (capacity market) or Chapter...
Amendment made: 3, in clause 32, page 19, line 23, l eave out ‘or 3’ and insert ‘, 3 or 5’.—(Mr Hayes.)
I beg to move amendment 78, in schedule 3, page 99, line 40, at end insert— ‘(3A) Provision by virtue of subsection (1)(c) must include provision about a panel of...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
[Sir Roger Gale in the Chair] Written Evidence to be reported to the House EN 34 E.ON supplementary evidence EN 35 EEF
Power to modify licence conditions etc to facilitate investment in electricity generation
Amendment proposed: 70, in clause 37, page 23, line 33, a t end insert— ‘(p) provision made by virtue of subsection (2)(j) must be in place for 36 months...
I beg to move amendment 122, in clause 38, page 39, line 36, l eave out subsection (2) and insert— ‘(2) For generating stations constructed pursuant to a...
[Mr Edward Leigh in the Chair]
Amendment proposed (this day): 122, in clause 38, page 39, line 36, leave out subsection (2) and insert— ‘(2) For generating stations constructed pursuant to...
Amendments made: 4, in clause 43, page 45, line 6, at end insert ‘, or under paragraph 6 of Schedule3,’. Amendment 5, in...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 95, in clause 73, page 63, line 19, a t end insert— ‘() advice given in a particular case.’. The ability of the ONR to give...
I beg to move amendment 100, in schedule 9, page 143, line 33, at end insert— (1) Paragraph 2 does not prohibit a disclosure of protected information which is made— (a)...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Amendment made: 96, in clause 91, page 74, line 25, a t end insert— ‘( ) In relation to any modification of a provision of, or made under, any of the...
Amendment made: 97, in clause 92, page 74, line 31, l eave out from beginning to end of line 34 and insert ‘, in particular— (a) provision modifying any...
Amendments made: 101, in schedule 12, page 155, line 10, at end insert— ‘(d) in paragraph (b), after sub-paragraph (ii) insert— “(iii) assigned to the...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
[Mr Edward Leigh in the Chair] Written evidence to be reported to the House EN 36 Cornwall Energy
I beg to move amendment 118, in clause 109, page 81, line 23, leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘shall within 12 months of the passing of this Act’.
[Hugh Bayley in the Chair]
Amendment proposed (this day): 132, in clause 109, page 81, line 35, at end insert— ‘( ) The strategic priorities and policy outcomes set out in subsection...
I beg to move amendment 18, in clause 113, page 85, line 14, after ‘Parliament’, insert ‘and the Scottish and Welsh Ministers’.
I beg to move amendment 125, in clause 116, page 87, line 39, at end insert— ‘(4) This section shall take effect on that day on which the first strategy...
I beg to move amendment 126, in schedule 14, page 178, line 42, leave out subsection (4).
I invite the Minister to propose an intriguingly worded amendment.
I beg to move amendment 72, in clause 121, page 92, line 32, at end insert ‘and any successor authority’. This is a simple amendment. Much as we have...
[Hugh Bayley in the Chair] Written evidence to be reported to the House EN 37 Royal Academy of Engineering EN 38 The Co-operative Group
Amendment made: 99, in clause 124, page 94, line 37, after ‘paragraphs’ insert ‘16(3),’.—(Mr Hayes.)
I beg to move amendment 133, in clause 125, page 95, line 19, at end insert— ‘() sections [Power to modify energy supply licences: domestic supply...
[Hugh Bayley in the Chair]
Amendment proposed (this day): 133, in clause 125, page 95, line 19, at end insert— ‘() sections [Power to modify energy supply licences: domestic supply...
‘(1) It is the duty of the Secretary of State to ensure, in respect of each year in relation to which a decarbonisation target range is set, that the carbon intensity of electricity...
‘(1) The following matters must be taken into account by the Secretary of State in setting or amending a decarbonisation target range. (2) The matters are— (a) scientific knowledge...
‘(1) As soon as is reasonably practicable after a decarbonisation order is made, the Secretary of State must lay before Parliament a report setting out proposals and policies for fulfilling...
‘(1) In sections[Decarbonisation target range]and[Further duties of the Secretary of State], “carbon intensity of electricity generation in Great Britain” means grams of carbon...
‘(1) The Secretary of State may require fees to be paid for services or facilities provided or made available by the Secretary of State in the exercise of energy resilience powers. (2)...
‘(1) The Secretary of State may modify— (a) a condition of a particular licence under section 7A(1) of the Gas Act 1986 (supply licences); (b) the standard conditions incorporated in...
‘(1) Before making modifications of a licence under section[Power to modify energy supply licences: domestic supply contracts](1) the Secretary of State must— (a) publish the proposed...
‘(1) Sections 4AA to 4B of the Gas Act 1986 (principal objective and general duties) apply in relation to functions of the Secretary of State under section[Power to modify energy supply...
‘(1) The Utilities Act 2000 is amended as follows. (2) In section 33 (standard conditions of electricity licences), in subsection (1)(f), omit “76 or”. (3) In section 81...
‘(1) In section 41C of the Gas Act 1986 (power to alter activities requiring licence), after subsection (4) insert— “(4A) For the purposes of subsection (4), activities...
‘Regulations shall be made to allow the payment of Winter Fuel Allowance payable under the Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2000 (SI 2000/729) to eligible persons whose main...
‘( ) The Secretary of State must exercise the powers conferred by this Chapter so as to establish an auction market (the “green power auction market”) in which generators are...
‘A company supplying electricity, gas or heating oil to a domestic customer shall, at least annually, inform the customer of the cheapest tariff available to that customer (based on that...
‘Notwithstanding any existing legislation, Welsh Ministers shall have the power to grant consent for the construction, extension or operation of renewable energy generation up to 100MW on...
Amendments made: 134, in title, line 1 after ‘provision,’ insert ‘for the setting of a decarbonisation target range and duties in relation to it;’. Amendment...
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