Further written evidence reported to the House
Energy Bill
10:40 am
Martin Horwood (Shadow Minister (Environment), Environment, Food & Rural Affairs; Cheltenham, Liberal Democrat)
Well, substantial, but not total protection. If operators are, as you say, dependent on cash flow to build up a contingency fund, a company could go into liquidation or be restructured to the point where funds were not available before a fund was established to protect it against such long-term liabilities.