Member

I reassure the noble Lord that, when providing advice to the Secretary of State on whether to approve the business plan, the ORR is required by Schedule 2 to the Bill to advise on whether the business plan represents value for money. We would expect this to include consideration of GBR’s chosen delivery routes and whether it would be better value to procure something or some things from the private sector. Therefore, this assessment is already baked into the business plan the ORR is monitoring GBR against. In summary, while the Government agree with the importance of these issues, these amendments are not required because these duties are either in the Bill or being delivered without the need for legislation.