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(3)    

As soon as is reasonably practicable after giving its advice to the Secretary of

 

State, the Committee must publish that advice in such a manner as it considers

 

appropriate.’.

 


 

Committee’s power to audit emissions statistics

 

Martin Horwood

 

Steve Webb

 

NC14

 

Parliamentary Star    

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

The Committee shall comment on the accuracy of the Government’s statistics on

 

emissions and provide the Secretary of State with advice on them.

 

(2)    

The Committee must, at the time it gives its advice under this section to the

 

Secretary of State, send a copy to the other national authorities.

 

(3)    

As soon as is reasonably practicable after giving its advice to the Secretary of

 

State, the Committee must publish that advice in such a manner as it considers

 

appropriate.’.

 


 

Advice on climate change policy from Committee to Secretary of State

 

Martin Horwood

 

Steve Webb

 

NC15

 

Parliamentary Star    

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

The Committee may provide the Secretary of State with advice on any policy

 

matters related to climate change.

 

(2)    

The Committee must, at the time it gives its advice to the Secretary of State, send

 

a copy to the other national authorities.

 

(3)    

As soon as is reasonably practicable after giving its advice to the Secretary of

 

State, the Committee must publish that advice in such a manner as it considers

 

appropriate.’.

 


 

International negotiations by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

 

Martin Horwood

 

Steve Webb

 

NC16

 

Parliamentary Star    

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

In international climate change agreement negotiations the Secretary of State for

 

the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and all persons acting on his behalf must


 
 

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work towards achieving an international agreement which prevents dangerous

 

climate change.

 

(2)    

For the purposes of this section “dangerous climate change” is deemed to have

 

occurred when global average temperature increase is more than equation: times[num[2.0000000000000000,"2"],char[degree]]
C above pre-

 

industrial levels.

 

(3)    

Agreement should be based on the principles of contraction and convergence, that

 

is the principle of contraction of global carbon emissions and convergence of per

 

capita emissions across the global population.

 

(4)    

In reaching such an agreement the Secretary of State for the Foreign and

 

Commonwealth Office and all persons acting on his behalf should act in concert

 

with the UN and the EU.’.

 


 

Mr Phil Woolas

 

25

 

Clause  91,  page  43,  line  14,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

section [Collection of household waste] (collection of household

 

waste);’.

 


 

Mr Phil Woolas

 

30

 

Clause  93,  page  43,  line  32,  leave out subsection (2).

 


 

Mr Phil Woolas

 

26

 

Title,  line  8,  after ‘produced;’, insert ‘to make provision about the collection of

 

household waste;’.

 

David Maclean

 

42

 

Title,  line  8,  after ‘produced;’, insert ‘to make provisions for the reporting of the impact

 

on biodiversity of carbon offsetting measures;’.

 

 

Order of the House [9th June 2008]

 

That the following provisions shall apply to the Climate Change Bill [Lords]:

 

Committal

 

1.    

The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.

 

Proceedings in Public Bill Committee

 

2.    

Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously

 

concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Tuesday 8th July 2008.


 
 

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3.    

The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on

 

which it meets.

 

Consideration and Third Reading

 

4.    

Proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

 

brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the

 

day on which those proceedings are commenced.

 

5.    

Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

 

brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

 

6.    

Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to

 

proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.

 

Other proceedings

 

7.    

Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on any

 

messages from the Lords) may be programmed.

 


 
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