CHAIR OF CLIMATE CHANGE COMMITTEE

That this House welcomes the Government's declared intention to announce the Chair of the Climate Change Committee in the very near future; urges it to set up a shadow committee during the progress of the Climate Change Bill so that preparatory work can be completed; and insists that the person appointed to the Chair will not be acceptable unless they meet the criteria of being credible to the Government but entirely independent of it, commanding confidence in both the business and environmental communities, having the authority which comes from a clear track record on climate change and being wholly acceptable to all sides of this House, including the opposition parties.