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Energy Bill

Before the noble Lord, Lord Teverson, responds, perhaps I can ask the Minister a question. He referred to the consultation papers that are coming and also to the fact, which is often omitted, that these things involve costs. Many of these green initiatives make things more expensive. Can he assure us that the consultation papers will do their best—I recognise his argument about the one-size-fits-all concept not being appropriate—to indicate the costs of the measures? How much more expensive will a house be, and how much more expensive will it be for the occupiers of a house who will have to incur the necessary capital expenditure? Without that coming into the equation, it is very difficult to judge the validity of the policy.