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Energy Bill

I am grateful, I think, to the noble Lord. I respect the point he made. We would use Clause 5(b), but that may not change the burden of the noble Lord's point. I shall respond to it in any case. We will look at the clause to make sure that it would be entirely appropriate that any regulations laid down by the Secretary of State about classes of persons could have this element of disqualification in it because the person had committed an offence under an existing licence, which would be the reservation that would be entered. We consider that to be appropriate at this point. He has raised his doubts. If he has doubts, so have I. I will ensure that we look at this further. I assure the Committee that we will be able to respond even more positively to the point if necessary at a subsequent stage of the Bill.