Clause 1 - Security and integrity of supply
Energy Bill [Lords]
11:00 am
Mr Stephen Timms (Minister of State (e-Commerce & Competitiveness), Department of Trade and Industry; East Ham, Labour)
We already provide the guidance on sustainability. We now have a set of levers that will enable us to deliver our objectives.
I am grateful to my hon. Friend for saying that he is not going to press his amendment to a vote. The difficulty with the amendment is that it would leave the Government open to challenge by groups with wide-ranging views on what promoting energy efficiency should entail. That would increase uncertainty and have all the undesirable effects that we have discussed. That is an important point that reflects the Government's central objective.