Domestic Gas and Electricity (Tariff Cap) Bill — Report — 27 Jun 2018 at 17:30

Moved by Lord Mackay of Clashfern

3: Clause 1, page 2, line 20, at end insert-“(8) Subject to subsections (9) to (12), sections 11C to 11H of the Electricity Act 1989 and sections 23B to 23G of the Gas Act 1986 apply to modifications of the standard supply licence conditions made under this section.(9) Any appeal against modifications to the standard supply licence conditions made pursuant to this section-(a) may not challenge the decision to impose a price control in principle; but(b) subject to paragraph (a), may relate to-(i) the principles applied in setting the tariff cap conditions in question,(ii) the methods applied or calculations used or data used in setting the tariff cap conditions, or(iii) what the provisions contained in the tariff cap conditions should or should not be (including at what level the tariff cap control should or should not be set).(10) The decision of the Authority to modify the standard supply licence conditions to include tariff cap conditions is to have full effect pending the determination by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) of any appeal.(11) Paragraph 2 of Schedule 5A to the Electricity Act 1989 and paragraph 2 of Schedule 4A to the Gas Act 1986 do not apply to modifications of the standard supply licence conditions made under this section.(12) Notwithstanding section 11G(1) of the Electricity Act 1989 and section 23F(1) of the Gas Act 1986, the CMA must determine an appeal against modifications of the standard supply licence conditions made under this section within the period of 4 months beginning with the day on which it accepts the appeal.”

Moved by Baroness Neville-Rolfe

7: Clause 7, page 5, line 3, leave out paragraphs (b) and (c)

Moved by Lord Grantchester

11: After Clause 8, insert the following new Clause-“Ongoing relative tariff differential(1) The Authority must, during the term of the tariff cap conditions being in place, develop, ready for implementation, a relative tariff differential.(2) A relative tariff differential is a requirement on supply licence holders that the difference between the cheapest advertised rate and the most expensive standard variable or default rate shall be no more than a specified proportion of the cheapest advertised rate.(3) The Authority is responsible for setting the proportion referred to in subsection (2).(4) The relative tariff differential takes effect on the termination of the tariff cap conditions.”

Ayes 193, Noes 192.

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Party Summary

Votes by party, red entries are votes against the majority for that party.

What is Tell? '+1 tell' means that in addition one member of that party was a teller for that division lobby.

What is Turnout? This is measured against the total membership of the party at the time of the vote.

PartyMajority (Content)Minority (Not-Content)Turnout
Bishop0 13.8%
Con0 161 (+2 tell)63.7%
Crossbench13 1717.4%
DUP0 375.0%
Independent Labour1 1100.0%
Judge0 17.1%
Lab104 (+2 tell) 054.4%
LDem67 168.7%
Non-affiliated6 323.7%
UUP0 2100.0%
Total:191 19047.6%

Rebel Voters - sorted by party

Lords for which their vote in this division differed from the majority vote of their party. You can see all votes in this division, or every eligible lord who could have voted in this division

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NamePartyVote
Lord Alton of LiverpoolCrossbenchaye
Baroness Boothroyd Crossbenchaye
Baroness D'Souza Crossbenchaye
Viscount Falkland Crossbench (front bench)aye
Baroness Hayman Crossbenchaye
Baroness Hollins Crossbenchaye
Lord Kerslake Crossbench (front bench)aye
Baroness Kidron Crossbench (front bench)aye
The Earl of ListowelCrossbenchaye
Lord Low of DalstonCrossbench (front bench)aye
Baroness O'Loan Crossbench (front bench)aye
Baroness O'Neill of BengarveCrossbench (front bench)aye
Baroness Young of HornseyCrossbenchaye
Lord Redesdale LDemno
Lord Gadhia Non-affiliatedno
Lord Inglewood Non-affiliated (front bench)no
Lord Taylor of WarwickNon-affiliatedno

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