Schedule 1 - The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
Energy Bill [Lords]
Public Bill Committees, 25 May 2004, 10:15 am
Mr Laurence Robertson (Shadow Minister, Economic Affairs; Tewkesbury, Conservative)
I beg to move amendment No. 45, in
schedule 1, page 151, line 11, leave out 'five' and insert 'three'.
The amendment would reduce the appointment time of the chairman and non-executive members from five years to three. While I would be the first to recognise that we can argue for ever more about how many years it should be, I felt that five might be somewhat excessive, especially for a completely new organisation. I would welcome the Minister's comments and perhaps an explanation of why he feels that five years is appropriate at this point in the cycle.