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1: After Clause 6, insert the following Clause— “Reviews of Great British Energy’s effectiveness (1) The Secretary of State must appoint an independent person to carry out reviews of the effectiveness of Great British Energy. (2) In carrying out the review, the independent person must have regard to the statement of strategic priorities prepared by the Secretary of State under section 5(1). (3) After each review, the independent person must— (a) prepare a report of the review, and (b) submit the report to the Secretary of State. (4) On receiving a report, the Secretary of State must— (a) send a copy of the report to the Scottish Ministers, the Welsh Ministers and the Department for the Economy in Northern Ireland, and (b) no less than 14 days after complying with paragraph (a)— (i) publish the report, and (ii) lay a copy of the report before Parliament. (5) The first report must be submitted to the Secretary of State within the period of 5 years beginning with the day on which this Act comes into force. (6) Subsequent reports must be submitted to the Secretary of State at intervals of not more than 5 years. (7) In this section, references to an “independent person” are to a person who appears to the Secretary of State to be independent of— (a) the Secretary of State, and (b) Great British Energy.” Member’s explanatory statement This amendment requires the Secretary of State to appoint an independent person to carry out reviews of the effectiveness of Great British Energy.