Examination of Witnesses (Question Number
79)
Mr Niall Mackenzie, Mr David Capper and Mr Martin
Bond
2 JULY 2008
Q79
Chairman:
My apologies for keeping you waiting; the last item,
which is finishing up our Report on the Common Fisheries Policy
took a little bit longer than we had anticipated, but thank you
very much for coming along and finding the time to help us with
our short inquiry into the EU's Emission Trading Scheme. I have
a nasty suspicion that a short inquiry may resurrect itself into
something like a longer or gigantic inquiry in the autumn! Formalities
first; it is a formal evidence taking session so there will be
a transcript. You will obviously get an opportunity to have a
look at it and make any corrections that you think necessary.
Also, we are being webcast so there is a possibility that there
is a cast of thousands out there listening to our every word!
So would you like to say anything to kick off or do you want to
go straight into Q and A?
Mr Mackenzie: It is probably
helpful if I explain who we are. I am Niall Mackenzie; I am Deputy
Director for Europe in Defra's National Climate Change and Energy
Programme. On my right is David Capper who heads the EU Emissions
Trading System Review project in my team; and on my left is Martin
Bond who heads the Emissions Trading Scheme Unit in BERR, and
we are very joined up across the departments, almost seamlessly!
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