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House of Commons

Thursday 26th June 2008

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

Climate Change Bill [Lords]

[Third and Fourth sittings]

Clause 2

An Amendment (No. 2) proposed, in page 2, line 4, to leave out ‘60%’ and insert

‘80%’.—(Mr David Chaytor).

Question proposed, That the Amendment be made.

Negatived on division

Clause Agreed to.

David Maclean

Not selected  36

Clause  3,  page  2,  line  14,  leave out ‘or’ and insert—

‘(ii)
changes in the rate of biodiversity loss, or’.

Clause Agreed to.

Gregory Barker

Miss Anne McIntosh

Mr Nick Hurd

Withdrawn  56

Clause  4,  page  3,  line  16,  after ‘publish’, insert ‘at the same time as laying before

Parliament the relevant order’.

Gregory Barker

Miss Anne McIntosh

Mr Nick Hurd

Withdrawn  57

Clause  4,  page  3,  line  17,  at end insert—

‘( )
Before laying before Parliament an order making provision different from that

recommended by the Committee, the Secretary of State shall consult the

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Committee on the effect that difference will have on the risks for the United

Kingdom of the predicted impact of climate change.’.

Clause Agreed to.

Steve Webb

Martin Horwood

Withdrawn  31

Clause  6,  page  3,  line  37,  leave out ‘26%’ and insert ‘35%’.

Clause Agreed to.

David Maclean

Not selected  37

Clause  7,  page  4,  line  20,  leave out ‘or’ and insert—

‘(ii)
changes in the rate of biodiversity loss, or’.

Clause Agreed to.

Clauses 8 to 10 Agreed to.

David Maclean

Withdrawn  38

Clause  11,  page  6,  line  19,  at end insert—

‘( )
rises in global temperature,

( )
the impact of climate change on world biodiversity,

( )
loss of world forests (with particular reference to rain forests),’.

Clause Agreed to.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 1st July at 10.30 a.m.