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Energy Bill

I thank the Minister; it looks as if things are going to be carried forward as we would like. I started by saying that invoices received from energy companies will outline for the consumer the amount of money spent on environmental taxes and emission reduction schemes. I went on to say that, although it was originally said that it could not be done, when Ofgem gave evidence it was able to break it down in broad terms. If I can pick up on what the noble Baroness, Lady Carnegy, said, we have now got very used to seeing all sorts of bills broken down in all sorts of ways for us, and anything that allows the consumer to better understand what is happening to them and to better understand the historical information—which will be how they have behaved with their consumption of energy over time so that we can compare what we did last year with what we are doing this year—is a good thing. Here, we are not asking for anything too complicated; it is a matter of identification. As we said on the last amendment, very often the information is out there but perhaps not always in a place easily accessible to people. It seems to me that the bill you are going to pay is the one you will scrutinise and look at most carefully. Therefore, that is a good place to put the information. I believe that the Minister has answered my question and has confirmed that the Minister in another place is looking at ways which would work under the Freedom of Information Act to take this forward. It really cannot be beyond the wit of an energy company to include that information. We get many bills which include a great deal of information and we are very used to looking at them. I thank the Minister for bringing this good news and I encourage him to take it forward. I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.