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Draft National Policy Statement for Fossil Fuel Electricity Generating Infrastructure (EN-2)

I do not think that I can speak on behalf of the noble Lord’s party if it were to form a Government after the election; I am clearly speaking for this Government. That is as far as I can go. I am saying that we expect Parliament to have every opportunity to scrutinise the national policy statements. It has been made clear that if, through the tabling of a Motion, noble Lords indicate that they want a debate in the Chamber of the House, the Government will do everything that they can to facilitate that. None of us knows when the election will be called. Time may not be found by the usual channels. I remind noble Lords that this would be prime-time debate, because it will be government business. Therefore, none of us can say when the time would be found. All that I am doing is giving a reassurance that time will be found either before or after the election.