Global Britain Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Global Britain

Angus Brendan MacNeil Excerpts
Tuesday 16th June 2020

(3 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Boris Johnson Portrait The Prime Minister
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My right hon. Friend is absolutely right with regard to the development in this country of green finance and green technology, whether it is from wind turbines or new battery technology, and we are proceeding apace with those investments.

Angus Brendan MacNeil Portrait Angus Brendan MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar) (SNP) [V]
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I wonder when the Prime Minister will give the votes back to those who cannot attend Parliament. Let me turn, though, to the matter at hand.

The Prime Minister is, of course, famous in his approach to detail. I notice that, in his statement today, he said that the trade commissioner will be under the authority of UK ambassadors. In Latin America, there are 12 ambassadors and one trade commissioner so, Prime Minister, how will that work then?

Boris Johnson Portrait The Prime Minister
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The obvious answer is that, in country, there is a single head of mission—