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Climate Change Bill [HL]

moved Amendment No. 133: 133: Schedule 1, page 40, line 38, at end insert ““apart from the taking of decisions on behalf of the Committee on Climate Change”” The noble Lord said: My Lords, I shall be very brief. The Bill states: "““The Committee may authorise a sub-committee, member or employee to exercise any of the Committee’s functions””," and my amendment would add at the end, "““apart from the taking of decisions on behalf of the Committee on Climate Change””." With regard to the functions of the committee, Clause 27 refers to, "““Advice in connection with carbon budgets””," and, "““Reports on progress””." Substantial functions are set out for the committee in Clauses 27 and 28. Bearing in mind how substantial they are, I am trying to establish clearly in my mind which of the functions could be given to an individual member or, indeed, an individual employee of the committee. I beg to move.