Evaluation in Government Policy-making

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock Excerpts

Monday 18th November 2024 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Twycross (Lab)]

I welcome the noble Baroness to her place. I look forward to working with her in her new role. We see the Evaluation Task Force as a key element of our work, and we are planning to launch the evaluation registry in spring 2025 so that the public can get the transparency they deserve.

[Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Lab Co-op)]

My Lords, does the Minister agree that the consideration of the previous Government to ban onshore wind generation is something that would have benefited from such an Evaluation Task Force?

[Baroness Twycross (Lab)]

My noble friend makes a really interesting point. Had the previous Government evaluated the potential benefit of the scheme, they would have found that the policy they pursued damaged our energy security and led to higher bills for both consumers and businesses.