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Proceeding contribution from Lord Whitehead (Labour) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 24 February 2010. It occurred during Debate on bill on Energy Bill.

Energy Bill

I, too, am greatly enjoying my hon. Friend's presentation. If it is his intention that new clause 15 replace new clause 8—I presume that it would do were it to be passed by this House—an emissions performance standard would apply only to "new electricity generation plant." That is what new clause 15 states, but that provision was not in his original proposal. Does he, thus, accept that existing generation plants would be unabated and move into the 2020s with no emissions performance standard applying to them whatever?

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
506 c361 
Session
2009-10
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Disclosure of information Consumers Consumption Capital investment Coal fired power stations Carbon capture and storage Fees and charges Licensing EU law Electricity generation Ofgem Electricity Increases Fuel poverty Natural gas Pollution control Prices Standards Carbon emissions Climate Change Committee
Legislation
Energy Bill 2009-10
Link
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