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Similarly, I do not support Amendments 86 and 86A, because they are based on the premise that certain organisations will always have an interest in any possible direction that could be given to Great British Energy. I do not think that that will always be the case. In addition, I certainly do not think that the Climate Change Committee should have any locus whatever: that organisation is already too big for its boots, and its remit does not naturally encompass the individual energy projects in which Great British Energy will be involved. I believe that Clause 6 is already well drafted, because it includes reference to consultation with relevant organisations without pre-judging who those consultees should be. I point out that, for many other powers of direction already on the statute book, there is often no requirement to consult beyond the body that is the object of the power. Consultation as drafted in the Bill is actually an important advance on that.