§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what will be the(a) timetable and (b) scope of the national debate on the achievement of the Government's (i) legally binding target set at the Kyoto conference and (ii) own target for reductions in CO2 emissions by 2010; who will be consulted; and when and how the Government will report on it. [31011]
§ Mr. MeacherThe Government plan to publish a consultation paper on delivering their climate change targets in the summer. This will focus on our legally228W binding target under the Kyoto Protocol, but will also discuss policies that could help to go beyond that target and deliver our domestic aim. We have already started to consider a range of options for reducing greenhouse gas emissions with key players. We will continue this debate in the run up to publication of the consultation paper and afterwards, as we develop our national programme.