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Proceeding contribution from Baroness Morgan of Drefelin (Labour) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 11 December 2007. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Climate Change Bill [HL].

Climate Change Bill [HL]

As Members on all sides of the Committee suspected, I can confirm that the Government resist these amendments. I am delighted that the noble Lord, Lord Redesdale, answered his own questions about the length of service of Secretaries of State, so I do not have to. However, I am sure that there is a website somewhere that would tell you that. As we heard, these amendments introduce annual targets within the budget system framework, which we do not consider is the right approach to take. It is worth recalling that each of the parliamentary committees that scrutinised the Bill agreed that binding annual targets were not suitable. We agree with this view and reiterate that—

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
697 c221 
Session
2007-08
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Disclosure of information Accountability Conservation Climate change Environment protection Energy Pollution Powers Pollution control Carbon emissions Greenhouse gas emissions Climate Change Committee
Legislation
Climate Change Bill (HL) 2007-08
Link
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