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Renewables Obligation (Amendment) Order 2010

My Lords, the noble Lord has more or less answered his own question, and I would not disagree very much with the answer he has come up with. Security of supply—keeping the lights on and keeping us warm—is of paramount importance, of course. Those of your Lordships who have attended the debates in this Room on the various aspects of the energy plan will know that that has been a central feature of our discussions and of the speeches made by my noble friend Lord Hunt of Kings Heath. We believe that a mix of low-carbon energy, which will include nuclear power, carbon capture schemes, the opportunity to use gas and possibly investing in more facilities to import gas, along with the range of renewables that we have been discussing in the debate on the order, is the mix that we will need in future. But it is one on which we cannot be complacent and I am sure that the points made by the noble Lord today will be taken very much to heart. Motion agreed.