Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Damian Hinds and Simon Wright

Thursday 24th March 2011 Commons Chamber

[Damian Hinds (East Hampshire) (Con)]

13. When he plans to respond to the Committee on Climate Change’s fourth carbon budget report.

[Simon Wright (Norwich South) (LD)]

15. When he plans to respond to the Committee on Climate Change’s fourth carbon budget report.

[The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Gregory Barker)]

The Climate Change Act 2008 requires the Government to set the fourth carbon budget level in law no later than 30 June 2011. I anticipate that a statutory instrument will be laid before the House after the Easer recess.