United States: Global Priorities and Climate Change Debate
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Baroness D'Souza
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United States: Global Priorities and Climate Change
Baroness D'Souza Excerpts(4 years ago)
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Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con)
First, I welcome my noble friend to your Lordships’ House—this is the first time he has asked me a question, and I agree with him. The statements we are seeing and the various nominations, which will need to be ratified through the normal process in the US, demonstrate the importance to the incoming Administration of the climate change issue, which we welcome.
Baroness D'Souza (CB) [V]
My Lords, would the Minister agree that the expectation of a full and rapid return to liberal policies by the Biden Administration might be a bit unrealistic? With this in mind, have Her Majesty’s Government as yet held any discussions with the new the Secretary of State and/or his department on a likely China policy?
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con)
My Lords, as the noble Baroness will be aware, the new Administration have not yet taken office, but I am sure we will be discussing a range of important issues, as she suggests.