Mawrth, 5 Medi 2023
The Chancellor of the Exchequer was asked—
What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the cost of HS2.
What assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of climate change on the economy.
What recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of the growth plan of 23 September 2022 on mortgage interest rates.
What recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of withdrawal from the EU on the economy.
What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the potential impact of inflation on public health and wellbeing.
What progress he has made on the introduction of investment zones.
What discussions he has had with representatives of the financial sector on freedom of speech.
What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the plastic packaging tax.
What steps his Department is taking to incentivise pension schemes to invest in the UK.
What steps his Department is taking to help support pubs through the tax system.
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities if they will make a statement on the Government’s decision to use the Levelling-up and...
With your permission, Madam Deputy Speaker, I will make a statement on our proposed changes to the work capability assessment, which aim to ensure that no one who can work is permanently written...
With permission, Madam Deputy Speaker, I wish to make a statement about illegal migration. Tackling illegal migration is one of the Government’s central priorities because it is the British...
On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I know that raising this takes up time in itself, but I am concerned that we now have just about three hours, including for the ten-minute rule motion,...
Motion for leave to bring in a Bill ( Standing Order No. 23)
Ordered, That the Speaker have leave of absence on Thursday 7 September to attend the G7 Speakers’ Conference.—(Penny Mordaunt.)
Consideration of Bill, as amended in the Public Bill Committee
“(1) The Secretary of State must carry out a public consultation on the options for designing and implementing a sustainable aviation fuel revenue certainty scheme. (2) A “sustainable...
“(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations subject off-grid heating fuel suppliers (or off-grid heating fuel suppliers of a particular description) to an obligation in respect of...
“(1) Before making regulations under section 92(1) that contain provision within devolved competence, the Secretary of State must give notice to each relevant devolved authority— (a)...
“(1) This section applies where— (a) the Secretary of State proposes to make regulations under section 216 by virtue of any of Parts 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10,11 and 12 of Schedule 18, and...
“Regulations under section 292 (1) Before making regulations under section 292 that contain provision within devolved competence, the Secretary of State must give notice to each relevant...
“(1) The Secretary of State must by regulations— (a) prohibit the practice of flaring and venting by oil and gas installations other than in an emergency within the jurisdiction of...
“(1) Within three months of the passage of this Act, the Secretary of State must by regulation extend the duties of the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority to the distribution and supply...
“(1) The Secretary of State must by regulations ensure that onshore wind installations are treated for the purpose of planning and development as local infrastructure and will be permitted...
“(1) It is the duty of the Secretary of State to ensure that the supply of electricity in the UK is decarbonised by 2030. (2) The Secretary of State must, within six months of the passage...
“(1) The Secretary of State must, before the end of the period of 6 months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed, publish an action plan entitled the Warmer Homes and...
Amendment made: 180, page 3, line 2, at end insert— “(aa) the interim targets, as defined in section 2 of that Act;”.—(Claire Coutinho.) This amendment requires the Gas...
Amendments made: 131, page 4, line 14, after “repeals” insert “or revocations”. This amendment makes it clear that the amendments referred to in subsection (7)(a) include...
Amendment made: 181, page 7, line 39, at end insert “, and (b) consider any representations which are duly made and not withdrawn.”—(Claire Coutinho.) This amendment imposes an...
Amendments made: 132, page 9, line 10, after “repeals” insert “or revocations”. This amendment makes it clear that the amendments referred to in subsection (2)(a) include...
Amendments made: 200, page 9, line 32, at end insert “and (b) specify a period of not less than 28 days within which representations or objections with respect to the proposed regulations...
Amendments made: 203, page 11, line 4, leave out “consult” and insert “give notice to”. This amendment and Amendment 204 impose additional requirements on consultation...
Amendments made: 205, page 15, line 34, at end insert “and (iii) the appropriate devolved authorities (if any).” This amendment and Amendment 206 require consultation with the...
Amendments made: 207, page 20, line 26, leave out paragraph (b) and insert— “(b) send a copy of the notice to— (i) the Scottish Ministers, if an activity authorised by the...
Amendment made: 209, page 35, line 4, at end insert— “(5A) The economic regulator must send a copy of any notice given by it under subsection (4) to— (a) the Welsh Ministers,...
Amendments made: 144, page 50, leave out lines 20 to 23. This amendment leaves out the definition of “electricity supplier” and is consequential on Amendment 148. Amendment 145, page...
Amendment made: 139, page 56, line 7, at end insert— “(5) Regulations within subsection (4) may in particular make provision by reference to standards or other published documents (as...
Amendment made: 140, page 57, line 20, at end insert— “(5) Regulations within subsection (4) may in particular make provision by reference to standards or other published documents...
Amendment made: 141, page 58, line 38, at end insert— “(5) Regulations within subsection (4) may in particular make provision by reference to standards or other published documents...
Amendment made: 142, page 60, line 20, at end insert— “(5) Regulations within subsection (4) may in particular make provision by reference to standards or other published documents...
Amendment made: 148, page 62, line 4, leave out from “but” to end of line 8 and insert “a description so specified may not include persons other than— (a) GB gas shippers;...
Amendment made: 121, page 64, line 37, leave out “designation” and insert “appointment”.—(Claire Coutinho.) This amendment corrects a drafting error.
Amendment made: 143, page 67, line 19, at end insert— “(ba) make provision by reference to standards or other published documents (as they have effect from time to...
Amendment made: 149, page 72, line 3, leave out sub-paragraphs (iii) to (v) and insert— “(iii) a relevant market participant, or”.—(Claire Coutinho.) This amendment is...
Amendments made: 150, page 72, line 24, leave out sub-paragraphs (i) and (ii) and insert “a GB gas shipper”. This amendment is consequential on Amendment 148. Amendment 151, page 72,...
Amendments made: 210, page 73, line 20, leave out “consult” and insert— “(a) consult the persons mentioned in subsection (1A), and (b) specify a period of not less than 28...
Amendments made: 153, page 77, line 5, leave out subsection (1). This amendment is consequential on Amendment 148. Amendment 154, page 77, line 21, leave out subsection (3). This amendment is...
Amendments made: 163, page 79, line 35, leave out “any of subsections (1) to” and insert “subsection (2) or”. This amendment is consequential on Amendments153 and 154....
Amendment made: 122, page 82, line 28, at end insert— ““carbon storage installation” has the same meaning as in section 30 of the Energy Act 2008;”.—(Claire...
Amendments made: 123, page 84, line 17, leave out “(5)” and insert “(5A)”. This amendment is consequential on Amendment 124. Amendment 124, page 86, line 20, leave out...
Amendments made: 214, page 94, line 15, leave out from beginning to “before”. See Amendment 215. Amendment 215, page 94, line 16, at end insert “the Secretary of State must give...
Amendment made: 216, page 114, line 6, leave out “consult” and insert “give to the appropriate consultees a notice— (a) stating that the Secretary of State proposes to...
Amendments made: 125, page 115, line 6, leave out “and storage”. This amendment and Amendment 126 clarify that the Secretary of State is authorised to provide financial assistance for...
Amendment made: 133, page 119, line 23, leave out “subsection (1)” and insert “this section”.—(Claire Coutinho.) This amendment corrects a minor drafting error.
Amendment made: 134, page 125, line 33, leave out “licences to which this section applies” and insert “relevant licences”.—(Claire Coutinho.) This amendment corrects...
Amendments made: 217, page 132, line 15, leave out subsection (3). This amendment removes the requirement for the Secretary of State to consult the devolved administrations so far as regulations...
Amendments made: 73, page 138, line 29, at end insert “within subsection (5)(a), (b) or (ba)”. This amendment limits the width of the duty of the Independent System Operator and...
Amendment made: 166, page 142, line 11, leave out subsection (11).—(Claire Coutinho.) This amendment is consequential on Amendment 148.
Amendment made: 77, page 148, line 31, leave out “in or securities of” and insert “or any other interest in, or securities of,”.—(Claire Coutinho.) See the...
Amendment made: 78, page 150, line 31, leave out subsection (3) and insert— “(3) For the purposes of this Part, references to the ISOP’s functions are to any functions that are...
Amendment made: 79, page 165, line 10, at end insert— “(2) The power conferred by section 325(1) (consequential provision) includes, in particular, power to amend provision inserted...
Amendment made: 103, page 179, line 3, at end insert— “(3A) Subsections (3B) and (3C) apply if this section comes into force after 1 November 2023. (3B) Section 89(1) of the Energy...
Amendments made: 219, page 181, line 13, leave out “provisions amending or repealing primary legislation” and insert “— (a) provisions amending or repealing an Act of...
Amendment made: 223, page 182, line 12, leave out “primary legislation (as defined in section 216)” and insert “legislation mentioned in section 216(5)”.—(Claire...
Amendment made: 224, page 184, line 22, at end insert— “(3A) The Secretary of State may make regulations under this section only if the Secretary of State has also made regulations...
Amendments made: 182, page 205, line 15, leave out “Secretary of State” and insert “appropriate authority”. This amendment enables energy performance regulations to be...
Amendment made: 185, page 207, line 40, leave out “Secretary of State” and insert “appropriate authority”.—(Claire Coutinho.) This amendment enables the amount...
Amendments made: 186, page 208, line 9, leave out paragraphs (a) and (b) and insert “primary legislation”. This amendment enables energy performance regulations to amend, reveal or...
Amendments made: 225, page 218, line 26, leave out from beginning to end of line 32. This amendment removes the requirement for the Secretary of State to consult the devolved administration so...
Amendments made: 80, page 237, line 6, leave out paragraph (d) and insert— “(d) the acquisition of shares or any other interest in, or securities of, a body corporate;”. See the...
Amendments made: 230, page 241, line 9, leave out “for and in connection with the determination of the extent to which” and insert “enabling a determination to be made, by or on...
Amendment made: 238, page 242, line 22, leave out from “region” to end of line 23. This amendment removes from clause 289(2)(a) the reference to qualifying Secretary of State...
Amendment made: 242, page 248, line 10, at end insert— “(3) References in this Chapter— (a) to a Scottish public authority are to the Scottish Ministers or any other public...
Amendments made: 84, Clause 295, page 253, line 17, leave out “the”. This amendment is consequential on Amendment 102. Amendment 85, Clause 295, page 253, line 17, at end...
Amendments made: 90, page 258, line 6, after “installation” insert “or a licensed disposal site”. This amendment, together with Amendment 91, ensures, in relation to an...
Amendments made: 92, page 272, line 28, after “in” insert “, or securities of,”. See the explanatory statement for Amendment 71. Amendment 93, Clause 315, line 4, after...
Amendment made: 94, page 281, line 10, leave out “this Act or any provision made” and insert— “provision made by or under this Act or”.—(Claire Coutinho.) This...
Amendment made: 243, page 282, line 23, leave out subsection (11).—(Claire Coutinho.) This amendment removes a clarification that is now thought unnecessary.
Amendments made: 176, page 282, line 37, leave out “Chapters 1 and 3” and insert “Chapter 1”. This amendment is consequential on Amendment 178. Amendment 177, page 282,...
Amendments made: 104, page 283, line 32, at end insert— “(za) in Chapter 1 of Part 2— (i) section 56; (ii) sections 57 and 58, so far as relating to hydrogen production revenue...
Amendments made: 95, page 323, line 7, after “decision” insert— “to terminate the carbon storage licence or”. This amendment adds to paragraph 5(3) of Schedule 8 a...
Amendments made: 97, page 326, line 39, leave out “or rights” and insert “, rights or liabilities”. This amendment aligns the language used in paragraph 6(1)(a) of...
Amendment made: 101, page 336, line 17, leave out paragraphs (a) and (b) and insert— “(a) such specified pensions information, or (b) such specified assistance, as the Secretary of...
Amendments made: 135, page 350, line 26, leave out from “in” to “of” in line 28 and insert— “a notice under section 181(1) of the Energy Act 2023 in relation...
Amendment made: 102, page 416, line 16, at end insert—
A1 In the Petroleum (Production) (Landward Areas) Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/1436), Schedule 3 (model clauses for petroleum exploration and development licences in landward areas) is amended as...
Introduction A5 The Petroleum (Current Model Clauses) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/160) is amended in accordance with this Part of this Schedule. Part 2 of Schedule 2 A6 Part 2 of Schedule 2 (current...
Introduction A46 The Petroleum Licensing (Exploration and Production) (Seaward and Landward Areas) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/352) are amended in accordance with this Part of this Schedule....
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 118(6)),
That the draft Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (Amendment) Order 2023, which was laid before this House on 6 June, be approved.—(Andrew Stephenson.) Question agreed to....
That the draft Police Act 1997 (Criminal Record Certificates: Relevant Matter) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2023, which was laid before this House on 19 June, be approved.—(Andrew...
Wilby Way roundabout separates the village of Wilby from Wellingborough and the large Sainsbury’s. It is an extremely dangerous roundabout on a dual carriageway. With more cars coming down...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Andrew Stephenson.)
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