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Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Bill

If the hon. Gentleman studies the data again, he can satisfy himself—for example, we know that roughly 19 per cent. of current electricity consumption was generated by nuclear power. I will write to him about the French connection, because there may be technical factors in determining the source of electricity coming into this country. If my physics has let me down, which it often does, I shall write to him, but I think that two British isles—Guernsey and Jersey—already consume French nuclear energy, although the situation is more complicated across the rest of the British isles. Amendment No. 28 would mean that the annual report on greenhouse gas emissions published under clause 2 would contain data on reductions attributable to microgeneration and nuclear energy. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs currently publishes data on greenhouse gas emissions by the energy sector, and as I have said, the DTI publishes statistics on energy produced from different sources. Given all that publication, there is no need for a specific requirement on reductions attributable to microgeneration and nuclear power. I therefore oppose new clause 3 and amendment No. 28.