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Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Act 2006 (Sources of Energy and Technologies) Order 2008

I am particularly pleased to speak to this order because its genesis was from the House of Lords and a Bill that I drafted. I am happy to welcome it back and to look at the orders. I just have a couple of questions for the Minister. She mentioned the 50 kilowatts for electricity and the 45 kilowatts for heat. In the Energy Bill, there is a question mark over the transition of technologies and whether that limit of 50 kilowatts is acceptable, especially if you are dealing with anaerobic digester technology which could lead to a great deal more generation of power. That limit was set only in the technical notes and was not in the Bill. Can it be changed easily or will it take an amendment to the Energy Bill? If that is the case, I had better start drafting a revision to the Bill before Thursday morning. This order is most welcome. Heat from air, water or the ground was on the cusp of fruition when we looked at this during the passage of this legislation. However, I have since been to the Mitsubishi factory to look at its air heat pumps, the possibilities for which are incredibly helpful, especially at the top of a tower block where a unit could be stuck on the side. Of course, the limiting factor for ground source heat pumps is the need for an open area of grassland which will not be built on because it would stop any solar radiation coming through. Is there a provision in this order, or will we have to come back each time new technologies are to be added? Is there an assumption that it could include the advent of new technologies?