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Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Bill

Perhaps we can sit down together in the next few days to draft further amendments, because I am confident that an opportunity to draft such amendments will arise, given the need to scrutinise this important Bill very carefully. It pains me to say this, but I remain unconvinced by my hon. Friend’s new clause. Although my hon. Friend and I agree on most things, our friendship allows us occasionally to disagree on such matters. I can see what he is getting at, but new clause 3 is defective. I await his further explanation, because if he can answer my questions, he may yet persuade me to support his new clause.