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Proceeding contribution from Speaker in the House of Commons on Monday, 18 July 2011. It occurred during Debate on National Policy Statements (Energy).


National Policy Statements (Energy)

With this we shall consider the following: Amendment (e) to motion 1, leave out from 'of' to end and add"'the Overarching National Policy Statement for Energy (EN-1), which was laid before this House on 23 June, but declines to approve it until it is amended to insert in section 5.14.7 a direction to the Infrastructure Planning Commission to consider the impact on the waste hierarchy of energy-from-waste generating stations of over 50MW.'." Motion 2—National Policy Statements (Fossil Fuel Electricity Generating Infrastructure)—"That this House takes note of and approves the National Policy Statement for Fossil Fuel Electricity Generating Infrastructure (EN-2), which was laid before this House on 23 June." Amendment (b) to motion 2, leave out from 'of' to end and add"'the National Policy Statement for Fossil Fuel Electricity Generating Infrastructure (EN-2), which was laid before this House on 23 June, but declines to approve it until it is amended to include energy-from-waste generating stations to the list of covered technologies in section 1.8.1.'." Motion 3—National Policy Statements (Renewable Energy Infrastructure)—"That this House takes note of and approves the National Policy Statement for Renewable Energy Infrastructure (EN-3), which was laid before this House on 23 June." Amendment (a) to motion 3, leave out from 'of' to end and add"'the National Policy Statement for Renewable Energy Infrastructure (EN-3), which was laid before this House on 23 June, but declines to approve it until it is amended to omit energy-from-waste plants'." Motion 4—National Policy Statements (Gas Supply Infrastructure And Gas And Oil Pipelines)—"That this House takes note of and approves the National Policy Statement for Gas Supply Infrastructure and Gas and Oil Pipelines (EN-4), which was laid before this House on 23 June." Motion 5—National Policy Statements (Electricity Networks Infrastructure)—"That this House takes note of and approves the National Policy Statement for Electricity Networks Infrastructure (EN-5), which was laid before this House on 23 June." Motion 6—National Policy Statements (Nuclear Power Generation)—"That this House takes note of and approves the National Policy Statement for Nuclear Power Generation (EN-6), which was laid before this House on 23 June."


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Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
531 c678-9 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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