Ivana Bacik (Independent)

I ask the Deputy Leader for a debate on the Climate Protection Bill 2007, which I introduced to the House in October last year and which still has to resume on Second Stage. In the justified uproar and protests over the dreadful budget, it may have missed the attention of those in government that last week the UK passed the first binding climate change law. The new British Act sets a legally binding target for the UK to reduce carbon emissions by 80% by 2050. It has been welcomed by the majority of businesses there as setting an incentive for them to reduce their emissions and move to low carbon technologies.

In a week when the Green Party is seeking a debate on this issue, it would be appropriate to have a further debate on the Climate Protection Bill.