First, it claims that cricket should be de-listed to get the market rate for television coverage, and says that, without such a cash injection, it fears for the game's future.
If test cricket is de-listed in this country, we could find ourselves in an absurd situation.
So far four countries and territories have made sufficient improvements that they can be de-listed.
Available records do not show any such sites as having been de-listed in the last five years.
The argument has been heard that, given the continuing uncertainty over the power station's future and the current state of the building, the right course now is to de-list it.
Regarding my noble friend's specific question, yes, it is possible to de-list a listed building.
If we de-list, the immediate effect would probably be that some test matches would stay on terrestrial television, but others would not.
Secondly, to de-list the building would send out entirely the wrong signals to other owners of historic buildings who would like to redevelop.
