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Climate Change Bill: Joint Committee

My Lords, I beg to move the second Motion standing in my name on the Order Paper. Moved, That the Commons message of Wednesday 18 April be now considered, and that a committee of 12 Lords be appointed to join with the committee appointed by the Commons to consider and report on the draft Climate Change Bill presented to both Houses on 13 March 2007 (Cm 7040); That, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following members be appointed to the committee: B Billingham, E Caithness, L Crickhowell, L Jay of Ewelme, L May of Oxford, B Miller of Chilthorne Domer, L Puttnam, E Selborne, L Teverson, L Vinson, L Whitty, L Woolmer of Leeds; That the committee have power to agree with the committee appointed by the Commons in the appointment of a chairman; That the committee have power to send for persons, papers and records; That the committee have power to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House; That the committee have leave to report from time to time; That the evidence taken by the committee shall, if the committee so wishes, be published; That the committee have power to appoint specialist advisers; That the committee have power to adjourn from place to place within the United Kingdom; That the committee meet with the committee appointed by the Commons on Wednesday 25 April 2007 at 9.00 am in the Boothroyd Room in Portcullis House; And that, notwithstanding the Resolution of this House of 27 March, the date by which the Joint Committee is required to report should be 25 July 2007 rather than 13 July 2007.—(The Chairman of Committees.) On Question, Motion agreed to; and a message was sent to the Commons.