Clause 28
Energy Bill
4:15 pm
Malcolm Wicks (Minister of State (Energy), Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform; Croydon North, Labour)
If there is a more formal process, my increasingly long letter will contain the answer. One would rather hope, however, that the company’s views could be fully taken into account through discussion and consultation.
Notwithstanding that, I hope that I have given the hon. Gentleman some reassurance that the Bill already contains safeguards, that we can go beyond the four years if necessary and that we would apply our usual reasonable approach to these matters.