My Lords, I am very disappointed. If the noble Baroness cares to read Hansard, she will find that far from being an insane debate it is the Government’s position that risks looking insane. As you read over your own notes you will see the inconsistencies. You are saying that it is the least-cost way to get to our targets, which is what we all want to achieve. Yet, you are rigging the market in favour of new-build CCGTs, which by your own admission are not as effective as keeping on existing plant. That is the inconsistency and where the confusion comes from. There is lack of clarity from the Government and that is why the rest of the market has no idea what to do. Everyone who owns a coal plant is sitting, waiting to see whether this mess will ever be cleared up. You continue to operate in this way by refusing to acknowledge
genuine concerns. This is not my personal agenda; I am merely reflecting back what I am being told by industry.