Mr. Percy Foster:

There was nervousness about the large numbers involved around AD. To allay that nervousness, the Department put a cap on the support of 50MW. Unfortunately, the supports were not at the right level to support an AD industry and we stagnated for ten years and of those 50MW, 35MW were reallocated to different renewable energy. We could learn from that, in that there should be a situation in which we just get off the fence. We could support AD on a phased basis where there could be an annual review, which could look at whether this level is right, or too high, and what the overall impact is on the greater economy. Let us get off the fence and start on a phased approach with the AD industry. Everybody agrees that we wish to develop industry that is sustainable, both economically and environmentally.