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Debate on bill on Monday, 25 February 2008, in the House of Lords.

Climate Change Bill [HL]

Climate Change Bill (HL). Lords report stage first day. Part 2 of 2 records.

Secondary information

Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
699 c518-44 
Session
2007-08
Department
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Legislative stage
Report stage
Procedure
New clauses
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Related items
Climate Change Bill (HL). As amended in Committee.
Monday, 4 February 2008
Bills
House of Lords
Proceeding contributions
Lord Rooker | 699 c534 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I promise not to use the word ““brave”” again tonight. The source of the 32 per cent upper...
Lord Redesdale | 699 c533-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we support these amendments because the upper limit of the target seemed rather arbitrary....
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Lord Taylor of Holbeach | 699 c533 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, in speaking to the government amendment, I will also cover the amendments on targets in th...
Lord Rooker | 699 c532-3 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 23: 23: Clause 5, page 3, line 22, leave out ““, but not more than 32%,”” The...
Earl of Caithness | 699 c531-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have taken part in the debate and for the support for...
Lord Rooker | 699 c529-31 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, let me make it clear at the outset on Amendments Nos. 22 and 81 that I fully accept that w...
Lord Woolmer of Leeds | 699 c529 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, at the moment—for ever, as far as I can see—we have no alternative in the EU Emissions Tra...
Lord Teverson | 699 c529 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, that relies on the Bill staying as it is and international trading being limitlessly allow...
Lord Woolmer of Leeds | 699 c528-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, in order to understand the implications of the amendment and others in relation to carbon ...
Lord Teverson | 699 c527-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, for this legislation to be successful, it must require the Government to set the right pol...
Duke of Montrose | 699 c525-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we have had an interesting debate around this subject. As the noble Lord, Lord Teverson, s...
Lord Rooker | 699 c525 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I think the answer is yes. We are talking here about way beyond freedom of information. Th...
Earl Cathcart | 699 c527 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we support the amendment tabled by my noble friend and, indeed, we are pleased to see that...
Earl of Caithness | 699 c526-7 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 22: 22: After Clause 4, insert the following new Clause— ““Budget compliance m...
Lord Rooker | 699 c524-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am not going to give an interpretation on my feet, but the domestic sector is so large, ...
Lord Dearing | 699 c524 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, will the Minister clarify a point? I thought that he was saying that the committee would b...
Earl of Caithness | 699 c525 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, before the Minister finally sits down, will he answer my question of whether the analysis ...
Lord Rooker | 699 c522-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, like the noble Lord, Lord Teverson, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Dearing, on bringi...
Lord Teverson | 699 c521-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Dearing, for having brought me back to real people and indivi...
Lord Dearing | 699 c520-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it might be convenient if I spoke at this stage to Amendment No. 145, which the noble Lord...
Duke of Montrose | 699 c518-20 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 20: 20: Clause 4, page 3, line 18, at end insert— ““( ) A carbon budget may co...
Lord Rooker | 699 c518 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 19: 19: Clause 4, page 3, line 15, leave out ““28th February”” and insert ““1s...
Earl of Caithness | 699 c521 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, there is no need for the noble Lord, Lord Dearing, to apologise to the House for raising t...
Lord Taylor of Holbeach | 699 c544 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for the way he has answered the debate on the amendment. It seems str...
Lord Rooker | 699 c544 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that consideration on Report be now adjourned. Moved accordingly, and, on Q...
Lord Teverson | 699 c539 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I apologise that I was slow in getting up and failed to do so before the Minister rose. I ...
Lord Woolmer of Leeds | 699 c539-40 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I agree entirely with the noble Lord, Lord Teverson, and I should like to make one other p...
Lord Puttnam | 699 c540 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, before the noble Lord, Lord Taylor, replies, perhaps he will not mind if I ask the Ministe...
Lord Rooker | 699 c540 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the point I made was that the decisions have to be for the Government and accountable to P...
Lord Puttnam | 699 c540 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, perhaps I may pursue this because it is very important. As I understand it, my noble frien...
Lord Rooker | 699 c540 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, what I said, as I said in a previous debate, is that if we pushed these decisions, the cli...
Lord Taylor of Holbeach | 699 c541 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, each time that we return to this topic—and I make no real apology for rehearsing arguments...
Lord Rooker | 699 c541 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendments Nos. 37 and 38: 37: Clause 9, page 5, line 15, leave out paragraph (a) and insert...
Lord Rooker | 699 c542-4 (Link to this contribution) As the noble Lord said, all these amendments were discussed in Committee and I emphasised that the f...
Lord Taylor of Holbeach | 699 c541-2 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 42: 42: Clause 10, page 5, line 41, at end insert— ““( ) the actual and expect...
Duke of Montrose | 699 c536 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is useful to be discussing this subject. I hope that I can provide some clarification. ...
Duke of Montrose | 699 c534-5 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 26: 26: Clause 5, page 3, line 37, leave out ““the number of years in the peri...
Lord Teverson | 699 c535 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I apologise if I have not understood the noble Duke entirely. From these Benches, we welco...
Lord Rooker | 699 c536 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 32: 32: Clause 7, page 4, line 34, at end insert— ““( ) As soon as is reasonab...
Lord Rooker | 699 c537 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendments Nos. 34 and 35: 34: Clause 7, page 4, line 43, at end insert— ““( ) If the order ...
Lord Rooker | 699 c536 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 27: 27: Clause 6, page 3, line 42, leave out ““percentages”” and insert ““perc...
Lord Rooker | 699 c536 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 31: 31: Clause 6, page 4, line 14, leave out ““percentages”” and insert ““perc...
Lord Taylor of Holbeach | 699 c537-8 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 36: 36: Clause 8, page 5, line 9, at end insert— ““( ) A carbon budget for a b...
Lord Campbell-Savours | 699 c538 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I intervene briefly to congratulate the opposition Front Bench on introducing a series of ...
Lord Rooker | 699 c538-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall take a leaf out of my noble friend’s book. Given that we have had this discussion ...
Earl of Selborne | 699 c540-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, before my noble friend responds to this debate, I want to add—with a rather heavy heart—th...
Baroness Morgan of Drefelin | 699 c535-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am delighted to respond to the amendment again at Report stage. I am hoping for a little...
Subjects
Climate change Environment protection Standards Carbon emissions
Legislation
Climate Change Bill (HL) 2007-08
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