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  Housing and Planning Bill - New Clause - Permitted Carbon Dixoide Emission Rate for New Homes
  
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  @ MP voted aye not to reduce the permitted carbon dioxide emission rate of new homes. 
  @ MP voted no to reduce the permitted carbon dioxide emission rate of new homes. 
  
  The majority of MPs voted not to reduce the permitted carbon dioxide emission rate of new homes. 
  
  MPs were considering the Housing and Planning Bill[1].
  
  The motion supported by the majority of MPs in this vote was:
  
  :That this House disagrees with Lords amendment 108
  
  Lords amendment 108[2] sought to introduce a new clause titled ''Carbon compliance standard for new homes'' which stated:
  
  :(1) The Secretary of State must within one year of the passing of this Act make regulations under section 1(1) of the Building Act 1984 (power to make building regulations) for the purpose of ensuring that all new homes in England built from 1 April 2018 achieve the carbon compliance standard.
  
  :(2) For the purpose of subsection (1), âcarbon compliance standardâ means an improvement on the target carbon dioxide emission rate, as set out in the Building Regulations 2006, ofâ
  :(a)    60% in the case of detached houses;
  :(b)    56% in the case of attached houses; and
  :(c)    44% in the case of flats.â
  
  The explanatory notes to the amendments[3] state "improvement" is considered to be a percentage reduction in the target carbon dioxide emission rate. 
  
  [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/652/regulation/15/made Regulation 15 of The Building and Approved Inspectors (Amendment) Regulations 2006] amended [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/2531/contents/made Building Regulations 2000] to introduce a requirement that The Secretary of State shall approve minimum energy performance requirements for new buildings, in the form of target CO2 emission rates. The procedure for calculating the target emission rate in 2006 was set out in paragraphs 19 to 23 of [http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20151113141044/http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/uploads/br/br_pdf_adl1a_2006.pdf The Building Regulations 2000 Approved Document L1A Conservation of fuel and power] and depends on factors such as size, shape and the type of fuel used for heating.
  
  
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  * [1] [http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2015-16/housingandplanning.html Parliament's webpage on the Housing and Planning Bill]
  * [2] [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/2015-2016/0170/16170.20-26.html Page of Lords amendments to the Housing and Planning Bill containing amendment 108]
  * [3] [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/2015-2016/0170/en/16170en.htm Explanatory Notes on Lords Amendments to the Housing and Planning Bill]
  
  
  
  
  
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