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Proceeding contribution from Lord Dixon-Smith (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 8 January 2008. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Climate Change Bill [HL].


Climate Change Bill [HL]

Surely it is completely inconceivable that the Secretary of State, whoever it may be at the time, would ever attempt to draft such a report without first getting a detailed brief from the Committee on Climate Change. Having said that, I find it rather funny-peculiar that we do not trust the Committee on Climate Change to write its own report in language sufficiently intelligible that ordinary Members of Parliament would understand it. I find myself wondering what the compelling reason might be for the Secretary of State to have to redraft the report. So far, no one has said why it should be so.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
697 c795 
Session
2007-08
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Devolved matters Climate change Carbon dioxide Biodiversity Environment protection Northern Ireland Pollution control Scotland Standards Wales Carbon emissions Climate Change Committee Carbon budgets
Legislation
Climate Change Bill (HL) 2007-08
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk