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Bill documents — Energy Bill 2012-13 to 2013-14

Bills

Full text of the Bill as introduced and further versions of the Bill as it is reprinted to incorporate amendments (proposals for change) made during its passage through Parliament.

House Bill Date
Commons Bill 004 2013-14 (as introduced) | PDF version 09.05.2013
Commons Bill 135 2012-13, (as Amended in Public Bill Committee) | PDF version, 839KB 08.02.2013
Commons Bill 100 2012-13, as introduced | PDF version, 787KB 29.11.2012

Explanatory Notes

Documents prepared by the Government to explain the purpose of the Bill.

House Explanatory Notes Date
Commons Bill 004 EN (Explanatory Notes to Bill) | PDF version 09.05.2013
Commons Bill 100 EN 2012-13, Explanatory notes to the Bill | PDF version, 574KB 29.11.2012

Amendment papers

Full list of amendment papers relating to the Bill. Individual amendment papers will be replaced with consolidated lists before the amendments are discussed.

House Amendment Paper Date
Commons Provisional Notices of Amendments and Added Names as at 16 May 2013 (PDF, 203KB) 17.05.2013
Commons Notices of Amendments given on 13 May 2013 | PDF version, 35KB 14.05.2013
Commons Notices of Amendments given on 9 May 2013 | PDF version, 99KB 10.05.2013
Commons Notices of Amendments given on 17 April 2013 | PDF version, 19KB 18.04.2013
Commons Notices of Amendments given on 15 April 2013 | PDF version, 108KB 16.04.2013
Commons Notices of Amendments given on 11 April 2013 | PDF version, 113KB 15.04.2013
Commons Notices of Amendments given on 10 April 2013 | PDF version, 102KB 11.04.2013
Commons Notices of Amendments given on 26 March 2013 | PDF version, 107KB 27.03.2013
Commons Notices of Amendments given on 14 March 2013 | PDF version, 110KB 15.03.2013
Commons Notices of Amendments given on 6 March 2013 | PDF version, 18KB 07.03.2013
Commons Notices of Amendments given on 28 February 2013 | PDF version, 108KB 01.03.2013
Commons Notices of Amendments given on 27 February 2013 | PDF version 28.02.2013
Commons Notices of Amendments given on 12 February 2013 | PDF version, 101KB 13.02.2013
Commons Notices of Amendments given on 7 February 2013 | PDF version, 23KB 08.02.2013
Commons Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 7 February 2013 | PDF version, 81KB 07.02.2013
Commons Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 5 February 2013 | PDF version, 156KB 05.02.2013
Commons Notices of Amendments as at 31 January 2013 | PDF version, 108KB 01.02.2013
Commons Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 30 January 2013 | PDF version, 78KB 31.01.2013
Commons Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 29 January 2013 | PDF version, 198KB 29.01.2013
Commons Notices of Amendments given on 24 January 2013 | PDF version, 146KB 25.01.2013
Commons Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 24 January 2013 | PDF version, 158KB 24.01.2013
Commons Notices of Amendments given on 22 January 2013 | PDF version, 98KB 23.01.2013
Commons Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 22 January 2013 | PDF version, 167KB 22.01.2013
Commons Notices of Amendments given on 18 January 2013 | PDF version, 93KB 21.01.2013
Commons Public Bill Committee Amendments given on 17 January 2013 | PDF version, 132KB 18.01.2013
Commons Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 17 January 2013 | PDF version, 32KB 17.01.2013
Commons Notices of Amendments given on 15 January 2013 | PDF version, 93KB 16.01.2013
Commons Public Bill Committee as at 15 January 2013 | PDF version, 131KB 15.01.2013
Commons Notices of Amendments given up to and including 11 January 2013 | PDF version, 129KB 14.01.2013
Commons Notices of Amendments given on 10 January 2013 | PDF version, 117KB 11.01.2013
Commons Notices of Amendments given on 7 January 2013 | PDF version, 71KB 08.01.2013

Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons

Details of the Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings in the House of Commons. The documents contain the text of amendments considered at each sitting and show whether it was agreed to, negatived (not agreed), not called, not moved or withdrawn.

House Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons Date
Commons Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 7 February 2013 | PDF version 08.02.2013
Commons Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 5 February 2013 | PDF version, 124KB 06.02.2013
Commons Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 31 January 2013 | PDF version, 145KB 01.02.2013
Commons Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 29 January 2013 | PDF version, 128KB 30.01.2013
Commons Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 24 January 2013 | PDF version, 116KB 25.01.2013
Commons Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 22 January 2013 | PDF version, 118KB 23.01.2013
Commons Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 17 January 2013 | PDF version, 96KB 18.01.2013
Commons Public Bill Proceedings as at 15 January 2013 | PDF version 16.01.2013

Research papers

House of Commons Library Research Papers and House of Lords Library Notes aim to be politically impartial. They contain factual information as well as a range of opinions on each subject. Research Papers and Library Notes on Bills are produced before Second Reading and, in the Commons, after Committee Stage.

House Research Paper Date
Commons Committee Stage Report 12.03.2013
Commons Briefing Paper on Second Reading 13.12.2012

Selection of amendments: Commons

In the House of Commons, amendments are grouped together so that amendments relating to a particular topic or issue are discussed together.

House Selection of amendments: Commons Date
Commons Consideration in Committee: Selection 6 (PDF, 13KB) 06.02.2013
Commons Consideration in Committee: Selection 5 (PDF, 13KB) 04.02.2013
Commons Consideration in Committee: Selection 4 (PDF, 18KB) 31.01.2013
Commons Consideration in Committee: Selection 3 (PDF, 16KB) 29.01.2013
Commons Consideration in Committee: Selection 2 (PDF, 16KB) 24.01.2013
Commons Consideration in Committee: Selection 1 (PDF, 17KB) 21.01.2013

Press Notices

Archive of Press Notices related to the Bill.

House Press Notices Date
Commons Energy Bill Committee announce evidence programme 14.01.2013
Commons Have your say on the Energy Bill 08.01.2013

Compare versions of Bills: Commons

The latest illustrative versions of the Bill, showing changes made in a Public Bill Committee in the House of Commons

House Compare versions of Bills: Commons Date
Commons Version of the bill showing changes made in committee (PDF, 1MB) 08.02.2013

Impact Assessments

List of related Impact Assessments

House Impact Assessments Date
Consumer Tariff Amendments (power f) - Clarify the power to make, upon a request from Ofgem, the activities of energy Third Party Intermediaries (TPIs) licensable (PDF, 158KB) 08.05.2013
Consumer Tariff Amendments (power g) - Power to require suppliers to provide key information to customers in a form that allows smart phones to read and use it (PDF, 190KB) 08.05.2013
Consumer Tariff Amendments (powers a-e) (PDF, 232KB) 08.05.2013
Energy Bill Summary Impact Assessment (PDF, 743KB) 08.05.2013
Renewables Obligation Transition (PDF, 445KB) 08.05.2013
Emissions Performance Standard Impact Assessments (PDF, 1MB) 08.05.2013
Electricity Market Reform - Capacity Market [update: May 2013] (PDF, 1MB) 08.05.2013
Electricity Market Reform – ensuring electricity security of supply and promoting investment in low-carbon generation [update: May 2013] (PDF, 1MB) 08.05.2013
Electricity Market Reform (EMR): Final Investment Decision (FID) Enabling (PDF) 08.05.2013
Energy Bill 2012 Impact Assessment: reducing barriers to securing long-term contracts for independent electricity generation investment (PDF, 619KB) 30.04.2013
Update February 2013: Electricity Market Reform – ensuring electricity security of supplyand promoting investment in low-carbon generation (PDF, 1MB) 04.02.2013
Electricity market reform - impact assessment (PDF, 1MB) 14.01.2013
Summary of impacts (PDF, 589KB) 29.11.2012
Electricity Market Reform – Capacity Market (PDF, 1MB) 27.11.2012
Electricity Market Reform – ensuring electricity security of supply and promoting investment in low-carbon generation (PDF, 1MB) 26.11.2012
Renewables Obligation Transition (PDF, 279KB) 21.11.2012
Ofgem Consumer Redress (PDF, 429KB) 21.11.2012
Government Strategy and Policy Statement for the gas and electricity markets (PDF, 446KB) 08.11.2012
Liquidity Measures (PDF, 613KB) 31.08.2012
Reducing barriers to securing long-term contracts for independent electricity generation investmenty (PDF, 429KB) 31.08.2012
Electricity Market Reform (EMR): Final Investment Decision (FID) Enabling (PDF, 856KB) 16.04.2012
AMENDMENTS TO PART 3, CHAPTER 1 OF THE ENERGY ACT 2008 (as amended): NUCLEAR SITES: DECOMMISSIONING AND COST RECOVERY (PDF, 298KB) 13.04.2012
Government Pipeline and Storage System (GPSS) (PDF, 188KB) 27.11.2011
Creation of the Statutory Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) (PDF, 444KB) 27.10.2011
Emissions Performance Standard (PDF, 1MB) 12.07.2011

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