The EIC has issued a statement expressing its disappointment at that the Queen's Speech excluded news of developments on the British Electricity Trading and Transmission Arrangements (BETTA).
It has been felt that current arrangements under the New Electricity Trading Arrangements (NETA) have hampered development of sustainable energy sources.

An EIC spokesman said: "The omission of this much needed legislation can only be the result of procrastination within the government over the British Energy issue.

"Any unfair interference in the open market for electricity will not work as a sustainable measure to support nuclear power."

However, the Construction Products Association welcomed the Queen's Speech as a positive step towards improving the UK's built environment.

Allan Wilén, CPA economics director, said: "The Government has renewed its pledge to deliver the increased investment in public services that this country needs. The speech contains a number of bills which will give it the tools to reform public services and deliver that investment."

The Association particularly welcomed the proposed Local Government Bill, and Health and Social Care Bill.

The bills aim to give local councils and NHS trusts greater financial freedom to borrow capital and work in partnership with business to deliver improvements in local infrastructure and health facilities.

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