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Digital Economy Bill

Proceeding contribution from Lord Ashton of Hyde (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Monday, 20 March 2017. It occurred during Debate on bills on Digital Economy Bill.

Moved by

Lord Ashton of Hyde

28AA: Clause 32, page 31, line 40, at end insert—

“( ) In this section and section 33 “specified person” means a person specified, or of a description specified, in Schedule (Public service delivery: specified persons for the purposes of sections 32 and 33).”

28AB: Clause 32, page 31, line 41, at end insert—

“(za) amend Schedule (Public service delivery: specified persons for the purposes of sections 32 and 33) so as to add, remove or modify an entry relating to a person or description of person;”

28AC: Clause 32, page 31, line 44, at end insert “so as to add, modify or remove a reference to a fuel poverty measure”

28AD: Clause 32, page 31, line 44, at end insert—

“( ) Regulations under subsection (4)(za) may add an entry relating to a person or a description of person to Schedule (Public service delivery: specified persons for the purposes of sections 32 and 33) only if—

(a) the person is a public authority or (as the case may be) each person of that description is a public authority, or

(b) the person provides services to a public authority or (as the case may be) each person of that description provides services to a public authority.”

28AE: Clause 32, page 31, line 44, at end insert—

“( ) Regulations under subsection (4)(a) may add a person or a description of person to subsection (1) only if the person or (as the case may be) each person of that description—

(a) provides assistance of a kind mentioned in subsection (2) to people living in fuel poverty,

(b) monitors or enforces the provision of such assistance to such people,

(c) administers a fuel poverty measure, or

(d) provides services to a person within paragraph (a), (b) or (c).”

28AF: Clause 32, page 32, line 1, leave out “(4)(a)” and insert “(4)(za) or (a)”

28AG: Clause 32, page 32, line 6, after “from” insert “Schedule (Public service delivery: specified persons for the purposes of sections 32 and 33) or”

28AH: Clause 32, page 32, line 17, at end insert—

“““fuel poverty measure” means—

(a) a scheme, arrangement or set of arrangements, or

(b) a function or set of functions,

which has as its purpose (or one of its purposes) the provision of assistance of a kind mentioned in subsection (2) to people living in fuel poverty;”

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
782 cc115-6 
Session
2016-17
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
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