Clause 19

Part of Finance Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 12:00 pm on 15 May 2007.

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Photo of Julia Goldsworthy Julia Goldsworthy Shadow Chief Secretary To the Treasury, Treasury 12:00, 15 May 2007

Because the definition of a zero-carbon home has not been set—the clause establishes how that definition will be achieved and what the tax reliefs will be—surely that means that there are no zero-carbon homes at present? There may  be some energy-efficient homes out there; I can think of some in my constituency. However, if the definition has not been set, one cannot say how many exist. Is that not straightforward?

Ed Balls rose—