Mr. James Nix:

I thank the Deputy. The green schools would save 33,000 tonnes of CO2, the monetary value depends on which figure is applied to CO2. We think the single most important reform for the built environment is the regulator which must be independent and capable of independent action.

If an agreement is set out at Cabinet level to allocate the respective performance of each Department it becomes very clear who needs to do what. From that will emerge, not quite peer pressure but a level of knowledge of everybody’s respective contribution. Ministers will know what they need to do themselves and what others need to do. That level of collective responsibility should emerge. It is then clear that when any one Department is falling behind that Department needs assistance. It is a question of assisting that Department, rather than a more draconian approach. Positive intervention is needed, whether in agriculture, transport or energy savings in buildings. There should be constructive engagement with Departments.