Lords division · 12 Apr 2016 · No. 3

Energy Bill [HL]

Lord Wallace of Tankerness moved amendment 7X, to leave out lines 176 to 185 and insert: “(d) evidence that: (i) an application for 1990 Act permission or 1997 Act permission was made before 18 June 2015 for the station or for additional capacity, (ii) the relevant planning authority resolved to grant 1990 Act permission or 1997 Act permission on or before 18 June 2015, and (iii) planning permission was granted after 18 June 2015, and (iv) any conditions as to the time period within which the development to which the permission relates must be begun have not been breached, or (e) evidence that: (i) an application for 1990 Act permission or 1997 Act permission was made on or before 18 June 2015 for the station or additional capacity, (ii) the period allowed under section 78(2) of the 1990 Act (or as the case may be) section 47(2) of the 1997 Act ended on or before 18 June 2015 without any of the things mentioned in section 78(2)(a) to (b) of the 1990 Act or section 47(2)(a) to (c) of the 1997 Act being done in respect of the application, except than an extended period has been agreed in writing between the applicant and planning authority for the purposes of section 78(2) of the 1990 Act or section 47(2) of the 1997 Act, (iii) the application was not referred to the Secretary of State, Welsh Ministers or Scottish Ministers in accordance with directions given under section 77 of the 1990 Act or section 46 of the 1997 Act, (iv) planning permission was granted after 18 June 2015, and (v) any conditions as to the time period within which the development to which the permission relates must be begun have not been breached, or (f) evidence that: (i) an application for consent for the station or additional capacity was made under section 36 and the consultation period prescribed by regulations made under paragraph 2(3) of Schedule 8 had expired prior to 18 June 2015, (ii) during the consultation period, the relevant planning authority had notified the Secretary of State that they had objected to the application and their objection had not been withdrawn, (iii) the Secretary of State caused a public inquiry to be held, (iv) following consideration of the objection and the report of the person who held the inquiry, the Secretary of State granted consent and deemed planning permission after 18 June 2015, and (v) any conditions as to the time period within which the development relates must be begun have not been breached, or (g) evidence that: (i) an application for 1990 Act permission or 1997 Act permission was made on or before 18 June 2014 for the station or additional capacity, (ii) planning permission was granted after 18 June 2015, and (iii) any conditions as to the time period within which the development to which the permission relates must be begun have not been breached, or (h) evidence that on or before 18 June 2015 the relevant planning authority made a decision to grant planning permission for the station or additional capacity, or made a decision to grant or to intend to grant planning permission for the station or additional capacity, subject to an agreement under section 106 of the 1990 Act (planning obligations) or section 75 of the 1997 Act (agreements regulating development or use of land); and such an agreement is concluded before the onshore wind closure date, or (i) a declaration by the operator of the station that, to the best of the operator’s knowledge and belief, planning permission is not required for the station or additional capacity. (5) The documents specified in this subsection are: (a) a copy of an offer from a licensed network operator made on or before 18 June 2015 to carry out grid works in relation to the station or additional capacity, and evidence that the offer was accepted on or before that date (whether or not the acceptance was subject to any conditions or other terms); (b) a copy of: (i) an application for an offer to carry out grid works in relation to the station or additional capacity submitted to a licensed network operator on or before 18 June 2015; and (ii) an offer from a licenced network operator made after 18 June 2015 to carry out grid works in relation to the station or additional capacity and evidence that the offer was accepted after 18 June 2015 (whether or not the acceptance was subject to any conditions or other terms); or (c) evidence that planning permission for the station or additional capacity was refused on or before 18 June 2015 and an appeal was determined as at 18 June 2015; (d) a copy of an application for an offer to carry out grid works in relation to the station or additional capacity submitted to a licensed network operator on or after 18 June 2015; and (e) an offer from a licensed network operator made after 18 June 2015 to carry out grid works in relation to the station or additional capacity and evidence that the offer was accepted before 31 December 2015 (whether or not the acceptance was subject to any conditions or other terms),” The House divided:

At a glance The Not Contents won by a margin of 104 votes. The Government's position was Not Content, and it won.

How the parties voted

The party breakdowns are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.

Peers attend divisions ad hoc, so there is no did-not-vote list. Tellers are counted in the Content and Not Content totals, unlike in the Commons.

Tellers: Lord Newby (Content), Lord Teverson (Content), Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Not Content), Lord Taylor of Holbeach (Not Content).

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Source: the official Lords division record.