Clause 10 - Monitoring authorities
Waste and Emissions Trading Bill [Lords]
2:30 pm
Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster, Conservative)
I beg to move amendment No. 53, in
clause 10, page 8, line 2, at end add
'and publish this audit annually.'.
It is not my intention to delay the Committee much. Subsection (2)(b) contains the words
''audit the performance of waste disposal authorities in the area in complying with their obligations under this Chapter''.
I propose the addition of the helpful words
''and publish this audit annually.''.
The Minister may intend to publish the audit annually in any case, but the amendment is designed to clarify the matter and, should that not be the Minister's intention, to tease out of him why the audit should be kept secret. I have just received a nod from the Minister affirming that my amendment has had its desired result.