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Climate Change Bill [HL]

Will my noble friend Lord Rooker and other Ministers at senior level agree to write to me on the points that I made in my speech, not the points in a brief that was written beforehand? Secondly, if you read any history of the labour market and the involvement of people during the war, you find that that Ernest Bevin became Minister of Labour. The noble Earl, Lord Ferrers, would not have any comprehension of these matters, but bringing the trade unions around the table with the employers, the Government and people in the region made an enormous difference. People were able to see each other's problems face-to-face and they could be carried along. Thirdly, this whole programme around the world is predicated—