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Climate Change Bill [HL]

In which case, I have to ask the Minister’s forgiveness. I have managed to clarify the situation in my own mind, at least; he is hostile not to the objective of this amendment but to the wording. I am a new parliamentarian—I am very new to the ways of this place and have no idea about the ways of another place—but I am very aware that parliamentary business can be controlled by the Executive, and I feel that the Bill needs to give a lever for parliamentarians to have the opportunity of debating these reports. If we can find a way—and the Minister said that he has already talked to his advisers on this matter and about the ways in which Parliament can be set centre stage—that would make an enormous difference. I hope that the Minister will look at this between now and Report to see whether there is a way and a wording that can be put into the Bill to make these annual reports a matter for parliamentary discussion on an annual basis. Subject to that, and the comments made by the Minister, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.