Baroness Hoey (Non-Afl)

My Lords, I thank the Minister for that extensive response. I do not think that everyone in the Chamber will agree with his views on the question of costs. There is a dispute about that, but there is no dispute that these dryers cost more at the moment than conventional tumble dryers. I was disappointed that I did not get to finish my questions to the Minister. As we still have a few minutes before the one hour is up, I will at least put them on the record. The Minister did not respond to my question about the fact that many people, particularly in rural areas, have their tumble dryers in their garages and elsewhere outside. That costs more. They will not work properly outside as they need a certain amount of heat, so that will cost people more. The Minister also did not respond to the fact that there are now unused tumble dryers sitting in shops in Northern Ireland that they cannot sell. This is going to happen in the rest of Great Britain. Finally, I want to say a few words about the way these SIs are handled now. The position has changed. We will have only one hour—a move presumably designed to stop Northern Ireland Peers, in particular, from talking late into the night on issues of great concern that cannot be raised in any other way. Also, if we get this new EU Bill that is coming through, we will see an awful lot more of these statutory instruments, and on a negative basis. So unless someone comes forward, there will be absolutely no debate and no discussion. I think we should start to test that: to show that we will not be prepared to allow these things not to get debated and discussed. My Motion tonight is to regret the way this whole thing has been handled, and I would like to press it to a vote.