The above initiative was the first of its kind by our Parliament, and the rationale for the Portfolio Committee to engage the United Kingdom Committee was to gain exposure and expertise on the process, mandate, vision, mission and legislative framework of setting up the Committee on Climate Change. A video conference such as this allowed Members of Parliament who are responsible for legislation and oversight to benchmark themselves against other Parliaments. The hope is that this would establish a stronger and more representative network of MPs that would inject fresh impetus to achieve a deeper cooperation on climate change. Following the initial video conference, the Portfolio Committee also resolved to look at the possibility of holding further video conferences with counterparts in other Parliaments to allow our Members to obtain an understanding of international legislators' perspective on climate change issues.