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Energy Bill

Secondary information

Type

Parliamentary proceeding

Reference

705 c218-72 

Session

2007-08

Legislative stage

Third reading

Procedure

New clauses

New schedules

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords chamber

Related items

Energy Bill. As amended on Report. (vote).
Tuesday, 28 October 2008
Bills
House of Lords

Proceeding contributions

Lord O'Neill of Clackmannan | 705 c228-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I congratulate my noble friends on introducing these amendments. I have been perhaps somew...

Baroness Corston | 705 c229 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I support noble Lords who have spoken in favour of feed-in tariffs. About five years ago, ...

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Baroness Young of Old Scone | 705 c228 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I add my praise to that offered to the Government for coming forward with this amendment o...

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 705 c223-5 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 29: 29: After Clause 40, insert the following new Clause— ““Feed-in tariffs: e...

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 705 c221-3 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendments Nos. 2 to 28: 2: Clause 37, page 19, line 36, at end insert— ““(1A) ““The relevan...

Lord Davies of Oldham | 705 c221 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we are at Third Reading and the Minister has already responded. On Question, amendment ag...

Baroness Carnegy of Lour | 705 c221 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, am I out of order in rising to speak now?

Lord Campbell-Savours | 705 c227-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I welcome the new clauses. The Bill has been immeasurably improved in the Lords. The amend...

Lord Puttnam | 705 c226-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I was delighted to add my name to this flurry of amendments. I will speak only the once an...

Lord Teverson | 705 c226 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I welcome the Government’s move forward in this area over the period that the Bill has bee...

Baroness Wilcox | 705 c225-6 (Link to this contribution) moved, as an amendment to Amendment No. 29, Amendment No. 30: 30: After Clause 40, line 3, leave o...

Lord Teverson | 705 c236 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have added my name to these amendments. I want to talk, in particular, about Amendment N...

Baroness Young of Old Scone | 705 c236 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, support this group of amendments, particularly the ones that try to pin these meas...

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 705 c236-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this has been a very interesting, if short, debate. I say to the noble Lord, Lord Teverson...

Lord De Mauley | 705 c238 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to noble Lords who participated in this short debate. I am also grateful to ...

Lord Reay | 705 c229-31 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I declare my land-owning interest, which is listed in the Register of Members’ Interests. ...

Lord Reay | 705 c234 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, can the noble Lord say anything about the costs of any scheme and who would be likely to b...

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 705 c231-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it has been an extremely interesting debate. We have heard rather different views, but the...

Baroness Wilcox | 705 c234 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment No. 30, as an amendment to Amendment No....

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 705 c234 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Lord will know that we have already made changes to the planning system to help ...

Lord De Mauley | 705 c234-5 (Link to this contribution) moved, as an amendment to Amendment No. 29, Amendment No. 34: 34: After Clause 40, line 14, leave ...

Duke of Montrose | 705 c220 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, as the Minister said, the renewables obligation legislation was devolved to Scotland under...

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 705 c220-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Wallace, for his support. It was with some trepidati...

Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 705 c218 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have it in command from Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales...

Lord Jenkin of Roding | 705 c254 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have to say thank you again to the Government. Amendment No. 69 meets exactly the case t...

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 705 c254 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I do not want to prolong the proceedings but I think that referring to the sword of Damocl...

Baroness Wilcox | 705 c255 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for tabling these amendments. Through the long and convoluted argumen...

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 705 c255-6 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendments Nos. 55 to 57: 55: Before Clause 80, insert the following new Clause— ““Power to ...

Baroness Wilcox | 705 c244 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend Lord Jenkin and the noble Baroness, Lady Young of Old Sco...

Lord Teverson | 705 c244 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we welcome the fact that the Government have put a higher cap in the Bill than we perhaps ...

Lord De Mauley | 705 c238 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment, Amendment No. 34, as an amendment to Amendment No....

Lord Jenkin of Roding | 705 c238-42 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 44: 44: After Clause 40, line 62, leave out ““3 megawatts”” and insert ““1 meg...

Baroness Young of Old Scone | 705 c242-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the Government must be happy because one amendment seeks to change the ceiling from 3 mega...

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 705 c245-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, my noble friend is trying to tempt me down a path that I do not want to go down. I know wh...

Lord Puttnam | 705 c245 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I apologise for having just had to run out to a meeting. If it became evident that 3 megaw...

Lord De Mauley | 705 c247 (Link to this contribution) moved, as an amendment to Amendment No. 29, Amendment No. 46: 46: After Clause 40, line 87, at end...

Lord Jenkin of Roding | 705 c246-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to those who spoke in the debate and for the Minister’s reply, which was not...

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 705 c244-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this has been an interesting discussion, following on from our discussion on Report. The n...

Lord Jenkin of Roding | 705 c250 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am tempted just to say thank you, but I will say one more word. There is no doubt that t...

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 705 c248-9 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendments Nos. 47 and 48: 47: After Clause 40, insert the following new Clause— ““Power to ...

Lord Davies of Oldham | 705 c249-50 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 49: 49: Clause 51, page 46, leave out lines 12 and 13 and insert— ““(5A) The S...

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 705 c247 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord De Mauley, has raised a fair point. I am happy to say that Section 47...

Lord De Mauley | 705 c248 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for that answer. For this evening’s purposes, I beg leave to withdraw...

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 705 c251-4 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 54: 54: Before Clause 80, insert the following new Clause— ““Duties of the Gas...

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 705 c251 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendments Nos. 52 and 53: 52: Clause 69, page 59, line 13, leave out ““from the installatio...

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 705 c251 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 51: 51: Clause 57, page 49, line 11, leave out ““false or misleading informati...

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 705 c251 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 50: 50: Clause 51, page 46, line 18, at end insert— ““( ) When making a decisi...

Lord Davies of Oldham | 705 c250 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to both noble Lords. As I indicated, their assiduous work earlier in the Bil...

Lord Rowlands | 705 c250 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I support the sentiments of the noble Lord, Lord Jenkin. This issue was first raised in th...

Baroness Wilcox | 705 c265 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we are at the end of Third Reading. I take some comfort from the Minister’s reply, certain...

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 705 c264-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank noble Lords for their interesting comments. I cannot apologise for the vague provi...

Lord Teverson | 705 c263-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I welcome the government amendment. As we are all aware from the Climate Change Bill and t...

Baroness Wilcox | 705 c262-3 (Link to this contribution) moved, as an amendment to Amendment No. 60, Amendment No. 63: 63: After Clause 90, line 52, at end...

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 705 c260-2 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 60: 60: After Clause 90, insert the following new Clause— ““Renewable heat inc...

Lord Davies of Oldham | 705 c260 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 59: 59: After Clause 89, insert the following new Clause— ““Costs connected wi...

Lord Davies of Oldham | 705 c258-60 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to both noble Lords who contributed to the debate. The last contribution was...

Lord De Mauley | 705 c258 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am glad to have an opportunity to welcome once again the Government’s change of heart on...

Lord Jenkin of Roding | 705 c257-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I speak to my two amendments in this group. I can promise noble Lords who are awaiting the...

Lord Davies of Oldham | 705 c256-7 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 58: 58: After Clause 83, insert the following new Clause— ““Licensing of activ...

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 705 c266 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendments Nos. 66 to 69: 66: Clause 94, page 83, line 17, at end insert— ““( ) section (Fee...

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 705 c266-7 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendments Nos. 70 and 71: 70: Clause 99, page 84, line 32, leave out subsection (1) and ins...

Baroness Wilcox | 705 c265 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble Lord for that. There are times when one has to take on trust what the Go...

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 705 c265-6 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 65: 65: After Clause 91, insert the following new Clause— ““Application of gen...

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 705 c265 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, as I have said in relation to the FIT scheme, I will make it clear to noble Lords how they...

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 705 c272 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendments Nos. 89 and 90: 89: Schedule 5, page 138, line 22, column 2, at beginning insert—...

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 705 c267-71 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 78: 78: After Schedule 3, insert the following new Schedule— Smart meters: lic...

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 705 c271-2 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendments Nos. 81 to 88: 81: Schedule 4, page 137, line 6, at end insert— ““Gas Act 1986 (c...

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 705 c267 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendments Nos. 72 to 75: 72: Clause 101, page 85, line 23, at end insert— ““( ) sections (F...

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 705 c267 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendments Nos. 76 and 77: 76: Schedule 2, page 105, line 20, leave out ““asset owner”” and ...

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 705 c272 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendments Nos. 91 to 94: 91: In the Title, line 2, after ““sources;”” insert ““to make prov...

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 705 c272 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that this Bill do now pass. I thank noble Lords for their contributions to t...

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 705 c218-20 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 1: 1: Clause 37, page 19, line 36, leave out ““Secretary of State”” and insert...

Lord Wallace of Tankerness | 705 c220 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I wish to acknowledge the amendments tabled in the Minister’s name in fulfilment of the ob...

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 705 c238 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I will welcome the input of noble Lords into the consultation that will take place in this...

Lord Goodhart | 705 c231 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I speak briefly in my capacity as chairman of the Delegated Powers Committee. The amendmen...

Subjects

Devolved matters Consumers Decommissioning Costs Combined heat and power Licensing Information Energy Electricity generation Oil Planning permission Payments Nuclear power Power stations Nuclear power stations Parliamentary scrutiny Prices Microgeneration Offshore industry Scotland Safety Renewable energy Technology Wind power Carbon emissions Renewables obligation Feed-in tariffs Statutory instruments

Legislation

Energy Bill 2007-08

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