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Energy Bill

This is probably one of the most important amendments, and I hope that the Government will take it seriously. Many years ago, I well remember local government thinking that it would be absolutely disastrous if the ratepayers, as they were then, knew too much about how their rates were made up. Some legislation happened. Since then, more detail has appeared on council tax notices. Noble Lords will have seen this on their own council tax notices. They vary from council to council. Mine in London is quite different from the one in Scotland. The one in London was so good that I took it to show my councillor in Scotland to demonstrate how the council could do it better, like us. There is now great enthusiasm among the public for knowing how their council tax is made up. They are very interested. They discuss it a lot. This is a similar issue. The Government should not be afraid of this. I think I see how it might vary from supplier to supplier, although I may be wrong about that. The Minister will tell us if I am. Being clear about these green taxes will help people to change their minds about how they behave. We have to take everyone with us, and it would be a great pity to oppose it. It is extremely sensible and should happen. I hope that the Government will be a little flexible on this, if not now then before Report.