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Energy Bill

I can be reasonably brief. First, the response to the last question is exactly as the noble Lord suggested—other formats for reporting. We recognise the obligation for a report. I reassure the Committee that there is no intention to renege on that commitment, or to avoid reporting on security of supply. We want to do it another way and, in some respects, are now doing so. As the noble Lord, Lord Jenkin, indicated—and I also recall the heady days of 2004—the European directives which were implemented after Section 172 had been agreed by both Houses. We knew that we would be under the obligations, because the directives had been drafted in 2003 but were not for implementation until later.