Priorities for Government Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Priorities for Government

Alex Sobel Excerpts
Thursday 25th July 2019

(4 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Boris Johnson Portrait The Prime Minister
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I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer that I have given several times already today, which is that the people of Scotland had a vote in 2014, and they voted overwhelmingly to remain in the Union. They were absolutely right, and I see no reason to dissent from that view.

Alex Sobel Portrait Alex Sobel (Leeds North West) (Lab/Co-op)
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The Prime Minister mentioned aviation. Norway has an aviation emissions plan that includes making all short-haul flights electric by 2040, and it includes research and development to achieve that. Does he have that scale of ambition?

Boris Johnson Portrait The Prime Minister
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The hon. Gentleman will have noticed that in my opening statement I mentioned electric planes.