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Climate Change Bill [HL]

I thank the Minister for explaining in a bit more detail some of the thinking behind the clause. We are all very clear that the Bill is full of aspirations and powers and has more Henry VIII clauses in it than anyone would care to count on the fingers of both hands. One has to look carefully at how it could be extended in improper ways. It is interesting to hear the Minister quoting examples where secondary legislation has been used to modify or trim primary legislation. We might all want to think carefully about the extent to which that practice should be encouraged or allowed. We would like to take this away and look at it a little further, but I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Clause 40 agreed to. Clause 41 agreed to. Schedule 3 [Trading schemes regulations: further provisions]: