division_name: Public Bodies (Procurement of Seafood) &#8212; New Clause 18 &#8212; Alterations to the threshold for upholding objections to modifications of the standard conditions of electricity licences
motion: <p pid="b.399.1/1" pwmotiontext="yes">'(1) The Electricity Act 1989 is amended as follows.</p>
  
  <p pid="b.399.1/2" pwmotiontext="yes">(2) Omit section 11A(6)(b) and insert-</p>
  
  <p pid="b.399.1/3" pwmotiontext="yes">"(b) if one or more relevant licence holders give notice of objection to the Authority within that time-</p>
  
  <p pid="b.399.1/4" pwmotiontext="yes">(i) the proportion (expressed as a percentage) of the relevant licence holders, calculated in accordance with subsection (7A), who have given notice of objection is less than the percentage set out in subsection (7B); and</p>
  
  <p pid="b.399.1/5" pwmotiontext="yes">(ii) the percentage given by subsection (7) is less than the percentage set out in subsection (7B); or".</p>
  
  <p pid="b.399.1/6" pwmotiontext="yes">(3) After section 11A(7) insert-</p>
  
  <p pid="b.399.1/7" pwmotiontext="yes">"(7A) Where more than one relevant licence holder is in common ownership, these shall be collectively considered to be a single relevant licence holder for the purpose of calculating the percentage.</p>
  
  <p pid="b.399.1/8" pwmotiontext="yes">(7B) The percentage shall be the higher of 50% or such other figure as may be prescribed by the Secretary of State.".'.-<i> (Simon Hughes.)</i></p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="b.399.1/9" pwmotiontext="yes"> Brought up.</p>
  
  <p pid="b.399.1/10" pwmotiontext="yes"><i> Question put,</i> That the clause be added to the Bill.</p>
  
  <p pid="b.399.1/11" pwmotiontext="yes"><i> The House divided:</i> Ayes 63, Noes 271.</p>