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887 Fixed-term Parliaments Bill 1 DECEMBER 2010 Fixed-term Parliaments Bill 888 Flint, rh Caroline Fovargue, Yvonne Francis, Dr Hywel Gapes, Mike Gardiner, Barry Gilmore, Sheila Glass, Pat Godsiff, Mr Roger Goggins, rh Paul Goodman, Helen Greatrex, Tom Green, Kate Greenwood, Lilian Griffith, Nia Gwynne, Andrew Hain, rh Mr Peter Hanson, rh Mr David Harman, rh Ms Harriet Harris, Mr Tom Havard, Mr Dai Healey, rh John Hepburn, Mr Stephen Heyes, David Hillier, Meg Hilling, Julie Hodge, rh Margaret Hodgson, Mrs Sharon Hollobone, Mr Philip Hosie, Stewart Howarth, rh Mr George Hunt, Tristram Irranca-Davies, Huw James, Mrs Siân C. Jamieson, Cathy Johnson, Diana Jones, Graham Jones, Helen Jones, Mr Kevan Jones, Susan Elan Jowell, rh Tessa Joyce, Eric Kaufman, rh Sir Gerald Keeley, Barbara Keen, Alan Kendall, Liz Khan, rh Sadiq Lavery, Ian Lazarowicz, Mark Leslie, Chris Lewis, Mr Ivan Lloyd, Tony Llwyd, Mr Elfyn Love, Mr Andrew Lucas, Caroline Lucas, Ian MacNeil, Mr Angus Brendan Mactaggart, Fiona Mahmood, Mr Khalid Mahmood, Shabana Mann, John Marsden, Mr Gordon McCann, Mr Michael McCarthy, Kerry McClymont, Gregg McDonagh, Siobhain McFadden, rh Mr Pat McGovern, Jim McGuire, rh Mrs Anne McKechin, Ann McKinnell, Catherine Meacher, rh Mr Michael Mearns, Ian Michael, rh Alun Miliband, rh David Miller, Andrew Moon, Mrs Madeleine Morden, Jessica Morrice, Graeme (Livingston) Morris, Grahame M. (Easington) Mudie, Mr George Munn, Meg Murphy, rh Mr Jim Murphy, rh Paul Murray, Ian Nandy, Lisa Nash, Pamela Nuttall, Mr David O’Donnell, Fiona Onwurah, Chi Owen, Albert Pearce, Teresa Perkins, Toby Pound, Stephen Qureshi, Yasmin Raynsford, rh Mr Nick Reynolds, Emma Reynolds, Jonathan Riordan, Mrs Linda Robertson, Angus Robertson, John Robinson, Mr Geoffrey Rotheram, Steve Roy, Mr Frank Roy, Lindsay Ruddock, rh Joan Sarwar, Anas Seabeck, Alison Sharma, Mr Virendra Sheerman, Mr Barry Sheridan, Jim Shuker, Gavin Singh, Mr Marsha Skinner, Mr Dennis Slaughter, Mr Andy Smith, Angela Smith, Nick Smith, Owen Soulsby, Sir Peter Spellar, rh Mr John Stringer, Graham Stuart, Ms Gisela Sutcliffe, Mr Gerry Thomas, Mr Gareth Thornberry, Emily Trickett, Jon Turner, Karl Twigg, Derek Twigg, Stephen Umunna, Mr Chuka Vaz, rh Keith Vaz, Valerie Walley, Joan Watson, Mr Tom Watts, Mr Dave Whiteford, Dr Eilidh Whitehead, Dr Alan Williams, Hywel Williamson, Chris Wilson, Phil Winnick, Mr David Winterton, rh Ms Rosie Wishart, Pete Woodcock, John Woodward, rh Mr Shaun Wright, David Wright, Mr Iain Tellers for the Noes: Mr David Hamilton and Mark Hendrick Question accordingly agreed to. Clauses 2 to 4 ordered to stand part of the Bill. Schedule CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS ETC Amendments made: Government amendment 14, page 4, line 9, at end insert— ‘Parliament Act 1911 (c. 13) 3A In the Parliament Act 1911 omit section 7.’. Government amendment 15, page 4, line 16, at end insert— ‘7A In section 119(2) after “mourning” insert “(but, in relation to a parliamentary general election, excluding any day to which rule 2 of the parliamentary elections rules does not apply by virtue of rule 2(2A))”.’. Government amendment 16, page 5, line 9, at end insert— ‘(3A) Omit paragraph (2)(ii) and the “and” before it.’. Government amendment 17, page 5, line 18, at end insert— ‘But, in relation to any proceedings commenced afresh by reason of a candidate’s death, this paragraph is to be ignored.”.’. Government amendment 18, page 5, line 18, at end insert— ‘9A In rule 6A(4) in Schedule 1 after “rule 2(1)” insert “(subject to rule 2(2A))”.’. Government amendment 19, page 7, line 10, at end insert— ‘15A In section 22(2A) after “1983” insert “(subject to rule 2(2A))”.’.—(Mr Harper.) Schedule, as amended, agreed to. The Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair. Bill, as amended, reported. Bill to be considered tomorrow Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans): I now have to announce the results of the Division deferred from a previous day. In the Division on the Question relating to the Scottish Parliament, the Ayes were 317 and the Noes were 212, so the Ayes have it. [The Division list is published at the end of today’s debates.]
889 1 DECEMBER 2010 National Policy Statements 890 National Policy Statements [Relevant documents: The Third Report from the Energy and Climate Change Committee, Session 2009-10, on The proposals for national policy statements on energy, HC 231, and the Government’s response thereto, and the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Energy and Climate Change Committee on 30 November, HC 648-i.] 4.35 pm The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Charles Hendry): I beg to move, That this House has considered the matter of the draft Energy National Policy Statements. The revised draft national policy statements for energy set out national policy, which must be considered in determining whether consent should be granted to infrastructure projects that are examined by the Infrastructure Planning Commission. As right hon. and hon. Members will be aware, the previous Administration consulted on a suite of draft energy national policy statements between November 2009 and February 2010. Alongside that consultation, Parliament undertook scrutiny of the draft national policy statements. Scrutiny in this House was undertaken by the Select Committee on Energy and Climate Change, which held a number of oral hearings, requested written evidence and published a report of its findings, together with 30 recommendations and conclusions. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the then members of the Committee for the important work that they undertook and the thoroughness with which they approached it. This afternoon’s debate is part of Parliament’s scrutiny of the draft energy national policy statements, so I will talk about the purpose of national policy statements and the changes that we have made to them, the parliamentary scrutiny process required for national policy statements, and the coalition Government’s proposals for planning reform. The statements are complicated, lengthy documents that cover all aspects of energy policy, so I will talk at some length in introducing them. I hope that the House will bear with me. I will also give way to any interventions from hon. Members wishing to raise concerns. However, before going into the detail of the national policy statements, I would like to take a moment to set out the background to the coalition Government’s energy policy and the need to build new major energy infrastructure, as it is against that background that such massive new investment is required. Our energy policy is based on four pillars: energy saving, more renewables, new nuclear, and clean coal and gas. That includes the green deal, which we believe will help to bring existing buildings up to 21st-century efficiency standards. We are taking steps to reduce demand for gas through both energy efficiency measures to help improve our energy security, and demand-side response, through interruptable contracts for large users that will ensure that domestic users are prioritised in an emergency. A reduction in demand will also help to improve our energy security. Under the green deal, home owners and businesses will be able to get energy efficiency improvements without having to pay cash in advance. The private sector will provide the up-front funding, receiving its money back from the energy savings on household bills. That will help to save energy, reduce carbon and protect energy consumers from price rises through greater energy savings. John Robertson (Glasgow North West) (Lab): I commend the hon. Gentleman on the work that he did on the Energy and Climate Change Committee, and on which he congratulated everyone involved—they say that selfpraise is no praise, but there we go. My great worry, and that of many of my colleagues on the Opposition Benches, is that the poor will always suffer. While everybody else is looking for ways of saving money, they cannot do so. What will his Government do to help people who perhaps cannot afford to do what is necessary to make the savings that he is talking about? Charles Hendry: The hon. Gentleman has often raised this issue in the Select Committee in the past, and it should be at the heart of our thinking. At this time of year, when people are struggling to pay their bills, how they will pay them in the future is a matter of great concern to us. The nature of the green deal is that it does not depend on the creditworthiness of the individual householder. A charge will be set against the future energy bills of their property, with the condition that the total cost of the energy efficiency measures should be such that it can be repaid through that extra charge over a period of 20 or 25 years. So the people living in those properties will get the immediate full benefit in terms of warmth and reduced energy consumption, but the charge will be brought back over time. We think that this policy has been devised in a way that has at its heart the interests of those who are fuel poor and have difficulty in paying their bills. The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right to say that, in all these issues, there are massive costs for consumers. Our job as a Government is to find ways of trying to drive down the number of units that consumers will be using. The green deal is part of that process, as is smart metering. Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West) (Lab/ Co-op): May I issue an appeal to the Minister and his colleagues that, as the green deal mechanism is being finalised and formulated, it should not be targeted at only cavity wall and loft insulation? There are many properties in my constituency and elsewhere for which that would be no use at all, and some of those properties are among the least fuel efficient. Charles Hendry: The hon. Gentleman brings to the House a huge amount of expertise on these issues and I very much welcome his contribution. He has touched on an issue that is at the core of our thinking on how to take the green deal forward. He is absolutely right to say that, while a significant number of houses would be helped if it were to address issues of cavity wall and loft insulation, there are many that do not have cavity walls and many that need additional measures. We are looking at the role that boilers can play in regard to energy efficiency, because that area has not been given sufficient attention in the past. The key will be to find a range of measures that are relevant to each individual property, the savings from which will justify the investment over time. I can give the hon. Gentleman an absolute assurance that the type of houses that he is talking about in his constituency, in mine, and in many others across the country will be very much included as the green deal is developed.
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