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Energy Bill

moved, as an amendment to Amendment No. 29, Amendment No. 46: 46: After Clause 40, line 87, at end insert— ““( ) The Secretary of State shall review and report annually on the effectiveness of the scheme, and consider such amendments as he considers appropriate.”” The noble Lord said: My Lords, the amendment is simple and would ensure that existing legislation imposes sufficient requirements on the Secretary of State to review and report regularly on the working of these provisions. The Minister has argued for the flexibility that the government amendments provide, but such flexibility leaves open the possibility of the introduction of an entirely inadequate scheme. Proper reporting requirements would allow flaws in the implemented scheme to be identified and solutions proposed. I beg to move.