Earl Russell (LD)

My Lords, this has been an interesting and important debate. It is informative that the whole of this side of the House believes—as I think the Minister does as well— in the importance of transparency, reporting and data. I have listened carefully to the Minister’s response, and I recognise the work the Government are doing in various places to publish the relevant information. Having said that, I have two issues. First, this information is not necessarily collected together in one place as a coherent whole, where it would be possible to review the impact the Bill is having and how it and the revenue certainty mechanism are operating in practice. Secondly, there are the broader issues relating to the impact of different types of fuel and their possible impact on other countries. I welcome the offer that has been made; it is one for all of us to think a bit more about between now and Report. I would not want to duplicate information that was already gathered; on the other hand, I would not want information to exist in lots of disparate places and not be a coherent and usable whole, or for there to be any gaps in that information. This is one for all of us to go away and think about further, but I am grateful for the Minister’s response, and I beg leave to withdraw the amendment.