Clause 23 - ''Scheme year'' and ''target year''
Waste and Emissions Trading Bill [Lords]
10:00 am
Mr John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings, Conservative)
The hon. Gentleman is a bit of a terrier and he is being unkind to the Minister, who is not so much guilty of inconsistency as uncertainty. The Minister seeks flexibility because he is not absolutely sure that we can achieve what he hopes, because he is not sure of the local authorities. My worry, with which the hon. Gentleman may agree, is that if that is the signal we send out, it may exacerbate the very problem that he fears.