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Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Bill

I am grateful for the hon. Gentleman’s advice that I have discussions with my party leader, but ours is a wonderfully democratic party that believes in the right of individual members to have their own views, to account to their electorate and to participate in debate, which is what I am doing. I believe in the conclusions of their lordships’ Economic Affairs Committee. I am trying to paraphrase its report. I am sure the hon. Gentleman has read it; I hope he has. I agree with their lordships, and if I have not exactly reflected the conclusions that they came to, I will try to do better next time when we have a more extensive debate about climate change in the round—I know that Mr. Deputy Speaker would not want me to engage in that now. As for whether I must slavishly follow what my party leader or, indeed, anyone else says, the hon. Gentleman obviously does not yet know me very well. We will become better acquainted as these debates go on. I have my own views on these matters and I am prepared to account to my voters for them and to set them out whenever I have the opportunity to do so.