When Mr. Reeves was appointed – I believe he is still the commissioner – he was to face a daunting task which I will briefly refer to because it is something we tend to forget in the rush to focus on a particular issue. While the commission was funded by the industry itself, the commissioner had to focus primarily on the protection of the interests of the final customers; he had to ensure non-discrimination between electricity undertakings and promote competition, safety – which was at the heart of his brief – security of supply, efficiency and economy, and this still applies today. The commissioner also had to take into account concerns about the protection of the environment as well as the licensing, generation and supply of electricity and the authorising of the building of electricity generating stations.