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Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Bill

That is always a possibility, but my initial reaction to my hon. Friend’s suggestion is that I am unsure how productive that approach would be, given the variation between regions. Indeed, if he and I are to follow our own precept—the importance of local decision making—we need to be cautious about taking a competitive approach to target setting at regional level. We expect a lot of the heavy lifting to be done by local authorities, so although my hon. Friend’s suggestion is intriguing, for the moment, I would probably set it to one side. I hope that the Minister and the Bill’s promoter will give serious thought to my suggested approach. I am genuinely trying to make the Bill more workable, and I have doubts about a blanket, national approach. If we are to remain focused, we need to work our way carefully through—