| That this House recognises that climate change is a major challenge for the twenty-first century; regrets the Government's failure to maintain the progress of its predecessor in cutting carbon dioxide emissions; and urges the Government to promote a robust and effective international emissions trading system, introduce policies which ensure that Britain's emissions reduction targets are met through adoption of greener transport policies and the development of a wider mix of renewable energy sources including, hydro, off-shore wind, wave, tidal, solar, and bio-fuels and bio-mass, remove the barriers to combined heat and power, encourage microgeneration, promote energy efficiency through fiscal incentives, encourage progress towards the hydrogen economy, and thereby regain the international leadership which Britain once exercised on this issue.
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| | As Amendments to Mr Michael Howard's proposed Motion (Climate Change):
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| The Prime Minister
Mr Secretary Prescott
Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
Secretary Margaret Beckett
Mr Secretary Darling
Ms Secretary Hewitt
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| | Mr Secretary Benn Mr Peter Hain Mr Elliot Morley |
| Line 1, leave out from `House' to end and add `welcomes the UK's global leadership on climate change; commends the UK's leadership on the international stage which is acknowledged and respected across the world; applauds the Prime Minister's decision to make climate change a top priority during the G8 and EU presidencies in 2005 and recognises that this has been warmly welcomed at home and abroad; further commends the wide range of measures put in place domestically to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, including introducing the climate change levy, taking action to meet the goal of renewable energy by 2010 and doubling rates of energy efficiency: further welcomes Government initiatives to encourage development of new energy sources from biomass, energy crops, wave and tidal energy and wind power; acknowledges that the UK is on track to exceed its Kyoto target and that by 2003 had cut greenhouse gases to 14 per cent. below 1990 levels; congratulates the Government on the UK being the first nation to introduce an Emissions Trading Scheme and on its leadership in developing the EU's Emissions Trading Scheme, the largest of its kind in the world; and endorses the Government's commitment to considering further action following the climate change review to meet the domestic target of 20 per cent. reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.'.
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| Mr Charles Kennedy
Sir Menzies Campbell
Norman Baker
Sue Doughty
Sir Robert Smith
Mr Andrew Stunell
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| Line 1, leave out from `challege' to end and add `and agrees with the Government's chief scientific adviser, Sir David King, that it is the most severe problem we are facing today, more serious even than the threat of terrorism; believes that the key global challenge is to stabilise greenhouse gas concentrations at a level that enables ecosystems to adapt and survive, while permitting sustainable food production and sustainable economic activity to continue; notes with concern that, since 1997, UK carbon dioxide emissions have increased by over 2 per cent., aviation and road traffic emissions have increased by 23 per cent. and 8 per cent. respectively, the latter of which would be considerably worsened by Tory massive roadbuilding proposals; notes also that since 1997 energy use is up 7 per cent. and power station emissions have risen 9 per cent.; further notes the complete failure of successive governments to invest in renewable technology, with just 2 per cent. of electricity so generated in 1997 and just 3 per cent. today; further notes how the reduction in emissions of the 1990s was as a consequence of a rapid licensing of combined cycle gas power stations rather than a coherent climate policy; acknowledges that investment in environmental protection and innovation is of benefit to the whole economy and creates jobs; calls on the Government to make better use of economic instruments to encourage good environmental behaviour; and, whilst welcoming the Prime Minster's commitment to tackling matters internationally, believes that he will have little success until he puts his own house in order.
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| The selection of the matters to be debated this day has been made by the Leader of the Opposition (Standing Order No. 14(2)).
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| Debate may continue until 10.00 p.m.
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| + 3 | CIVIL PARTNERSHIP BILL (PROGRAMME) (No. 2)
[No debate]
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| Ms Secretary Hewitt
Mr Peter Hain
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| That the Order of 12th October 2004 (Civil Partnership Bill [Lords] (Programme)) be varied by the substitution in paragraph 2 (time for conclusion of proceedings in Standing Committee) for the words `21st October 2004' of the words `26th October 2004'.
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| To be decided without debate (Orders of 28th June 2001 and 6th November 2003).
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| + 4 | LEGAL SERVICES
[No debate]
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| That the draft Legal Services Ombudsman (Extension of Remit) Regulations 2004, which were laid before this House on 15th July, be approved.
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| To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).
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| + 5 | NORTHERN IRELAND
[No debate]
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| That the draft Roads (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2004, which was laid before this House on 7th September, be approved.
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| To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).
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| + 6 | INDUSTRIAL POLICY FOR AN ENLARGED EUROPE
[No debate]
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| That this House takes note of European Union Document No. 8875/04, Commission Communication entitled Fostering Structural Change: an Industrial Policy for an Enlarged Europe; and supports the actions proposed by the Commission to facilitate the process of structural change, namely better lawmaking, better exploitation of synergies between different Community policies impacting on competitiveness and analysis of the specific needs of various sectors; but believes that such analysis should concentrate on sectors with potential for growth.
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| To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 119(9)).
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| + 7 | DELEGATED LEGISLATION
[No debate after 10.00 p.m.]
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| That the Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2004 (S.I., 2004, No. 1861), dated 19th July 2004, be referred to a Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation.
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| If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 p.m.
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| 8 | PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
[No debate after 10.00 p.m.]
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| Mr John McWilliam, on behalf of the Committee of Selection
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| That Ruth Kelly be dischaged from the Committee of Public Accounts and Mr Stephen Timms be added.
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| At the end of the sitting:
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| 9 | ADJOURNMENT
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| Proposed subject: Planning procedures and mobile phone masts (Mr Paul Truswell).
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| Debate may continue until 10.30 p.m. or for half an hour, whichever is later (Standing Order No.
9).
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