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  Energy Bill - Emissions performance standard - rejected
  
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  The majority of MPs narrowly voted (with a 24 MP Labour rebellion) against adding a new clause to the [http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2009-10/energy/stages.html Energy Bill] in the during its the Report Stage in the House of Commons.  This "[http://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2010-02-24a.395.0 New Clause 15]" said:
  
  * The Secretary of State may introduce an Emissions Performance Standard to apply to new electricity generation plants to restrict the amount of carbon dioxide that they can emit.
  
  * In setting this standard he must take account of: the most up-to-date scientific knowledge about climate change, the advice of the Committee on Climate Change, the affordability of electricity prices for consumers, and national energy security.
  
  * The proposals must be set out within six months, with the final proposals  before Parliament within 12 months.
  
  The debate for this "New Clause 15", beginning with Alan Simpson's speech is [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2010-02-24a.329.5#g359.4 here].  
  
  During the Parliamentary debate, MPs [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2010-02-24a.329.5#g346.4 discussed] a story in the Guardian ([http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/feb/24/tory-mps-green-image-abstain Tory MPs threaten to send green image up in smoke with emissions vote]) that alleged that, while the Conservative Party was intending to vote for the Emissions Performance Standard, it was by a "one-line-whip", meaning that if they didn't like the measure they didn't have to vote.  (This is as opposed to a "three-line-whip", which says that their party expects them to shot up and vote.)
  
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