Clause 17 - Strategy for England
Waste and Emissions Trading Bill [Lords]
5:00 pm
Mr Norman Baker (Lewes, Liberal Democrat)
Honestly, to say that we are going to reduce growth from 3 per cent. to 2 per cent. is an admission of failure before we even start. That is like the Government's road traffic reduction targets, which are not about reducing traffic at all but about reducing the growth in traffic. The Minister is saying that growth will continue, whereas we must do something to get into minus figures. I hope that the Minister will not accept the plus figure as a halfway house.