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Climate Change Bill [HL]

I rise briefly to add my support. Whenever you have a precedent—I am not sure whether or not this is a precedent, but it is certainly unusual—there are always those who say, ““This smacks of presidential government””, or some other obnoxious connotation. The real connotation is that the Bill deals with issues that transcend most of those with which Secretaries of State are expected to deal. We all recognise that for ““Secretary of State”” you can read ““every government department””. That is not the issue. The issue is whether we wish to give a signal that this is an issue that has international leadership connotations as well those of leadership within our Government. To write the name of the Prime Minister into the Bill, as is suggested in the amendment, is an eminently sensible proposal.
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
697 c155 
Session
2007-08
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
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