Mr Miliband concluded his remarks by saying the Paris climate deal had "empowered" Energy Secretary Amber Rudd to push for more ambitious goals within the cabinet for the UK. Paris, he said, "is not an end but merely a beginning", saying those who believe in building a cleaner, healthier planet must "seize the moment". 

Mr Miliband, a former climate change secretary, says the government's approach to the development of carbon capture and storage technology has been a "sorry saga" and a "recipe in how not to make policy". But an SNP MP intervenes to say the last Labour government of which Mr Miliband was a member did not have a good record of promoting the technology in Scotland. 

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Ed Miliband has been speaking in the opposition day debate on climate change. The former Labour leader started by praising the contribution of Energy Secretary Amber Rudd to this weekend's international climate deal but goes on to express his reservations about the UK's own targets for reducing carbon emissions and calls for quicker progress towards a zero-carbon economy.

Amid the continuing debate within Labour about Jeremy Corbyn's leadership and claims - repeatedly denied by the leadership - that MPs who disagree with him are under threat of deselection - one of those on the right of the party, Jamie Reed, writes. 

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Labour MP Jess Phillips has blogged on HuffPost, external about the reaction to an interview , externalin which she said she would knife Jeremy Corbyn "in the front, not the back” if he was damaging Labour's chances of being elected. Here's how she starts:

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As some of Margaret Thatcher's clothesgo up for auction, does fashion matter in politics? Former Labour Cabinet minister Tessa Jowell says she would never have held a meeting in her constituency wearing jeans. She said she felt it important "to make it clear I had made an effort", while looking smart also gave her more confidence. 

The Work and Equalities Committee hearing into the gender pay gap has concluded. It heard from a range of witnesses, including academics, economists, journalists, the CBI and the Chartered Management Institute.

Many of those giving evidence called for more flexible working, better childcare and cultural change within organisations to make it easier for women to re-enter work after maternity leave or a career break and to progress their careers, as well as to improve female representation at all levels within organisations.

The economic argument for reducing the gender pay gap was also put forward, with CMI chief executive Ann Francke citing research suggesting it could boost the UK economy by £35bn by 2030.

And there was broad support for pay audits and mandatory gender pay reporting, with several of the witnesses saying this improved transparency.

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Former Labour Minister Chris Mullin has suggested it would not be right to assess Jeremy Corbyn's leadership of the Labour Party until later in the parliament.  Speaking on the Daily Politics programme, he said:

The gender pay gap has changed "relatively little" over the past four years, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

The gap between men and women's pay for full-time workers was 9.4% in April 2015, compared with 9.6% in 2014.

While that was the narrowest difference since the figures were first published in 1997, there has been little change overall.

Since then the pay gap has remained at around £100 a week, the ONS said.

According to its Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, external (ASHE), men working full-time earn an average of £567 a week, while women earn £471.G

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Monika Queisser, from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, says the "hot potato" is quotas. Some OECD members are going down that route, she says but notes that others find it unacceptable. She cites Netherlands as an example where part-time workers receive the same social benefits as other workers something, she says, which is very important.

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On to the last area of questioning now, and the panel are asked what measures they think are likely to work in getting UK employers to address the gender pay gap and how much of a role government has to play.

Neil Carberry, a director of employers' group the CBI, says companies need to be in a position where they are "owning the problem". He says business can also see what they can do with government to work with further education colleges to provide more support for retraining older workers, for example.

Ann Francke, Chartered Management Institute chief executive, says one of the big drivers of change has been transparency, particularly when "championed from the top". She argues for cultural change led from the top with the setting of targets and constant reporting on progress in meeting those targets.

Ann Francke, Chartered Management Institute chief executive, welcomes the introduction of mandatory gender pay gap reporting for large firms. She says it needs to be done by level of manager and tracked over time, otherwise it can be "misleading".

Neil Carberry, a director the CBI business organisation, says the government can test the actions that companies say they're taking in response to the data. He also suggests improvements to career advice to younger women, saying it isn't up to scratch at the moment.

Monika Queisser, head of social policy at the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, stresses the need to separate the different groups being targeted in terms of public policy - from senior level workers, to younger women, to working mothers and so on.