Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas Bill

Debate between Ed Miliband and Caroline Lucas
Wednesday 19th October 2022

(2 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Ed Miliband Portrait Edward Miliband
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My hon. Friend puts it incredibly well and I agree.

Caroline Lucas Portrait Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion) (Green)
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I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for giving way. In terms of trust, he will know that the Government have set up a new consultation to determine what public consent is. Does he agree that it is a monstrous waste of time and money to try to determine something that does not exist? There is no local consent for this; plenty of Government Members do not actually want it. If the Government really want to know what consent is, why do they not have a general election?

Ed Miliband Portrait Edward Miliband
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The hon. Lady makes her point well and anticipates the issues that I will come on to. Fracking will not make a difference to bills, we cannot be assured of its safety, and it is a disastrous response to the climate crisis.

Tackling Short-term and Long-term Cost of Living Increases

Debate between Ed Miliband and Caroline Lucas
Tuesday 17th May 2022

(2 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Ed Miliband Portrait Edward Miliband
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The hon. Gentleman anticipates a later part of my speech. That is the Conservative party today: it will blame anyone else and never take responsibility. The hon. Gentleman should have been supporting our measures, because in his constituency 11,353 people would get our combination of a VAT cut and the warm home discount of £600. If he votes against us tonight, he will have to explain to them why he is denying them the help they need.

Caroline Lucas Portrait Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion) (Green)
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The right hon. Gentleman is making a powerful speech. I wonder whether he shares my anger at the news this week that the Government have underspent their net zero budget by a staggering quarter of a billion pounds, at exactly the same time as our constituents are struggling to keep their homes warm and deal with accelerating fuel poverty.

Ed Miliband Portrait Edward Miliband
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I completely agree with the hon. Lady. At every step of the way, the Government have had the chance to act, and they have not done so.