House of Lords written question – answered at on 17 May 2011.
Lord Jay of Ewelme
Crossbench
To ask Her Majesty's Government what account they will take of the advice of the independent Committee on Climate Change when proposing legislation on the United Kingdom's fourth carbon budget.
Lord Marland
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
Under the Climate Change Act 2008, the Government are required to take into account the advice of the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) when deciding on the level of the fourth carbon budget. In addition, the Government are also required to take into account other matters, including any representations from the devolved Administrations, fiscal and economic circumstances, energy policy, climate change science and circumstances at international and European level. If the Government decide to set the carbon budget at a different level from that recommended by the CCC, the Government must publish a statement setting out the reasons for that decision.
Yes3 people think so
No1 person thinks not
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