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Debate between Dan Rogerson and Ann McKechin
Thursday 30th October 2014

(10 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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Dan Rogerson Portrait The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Dan Rogerson)
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My hon. Friend and his colleagues across the House who represent areas in the Humber estuary rightly consistently raise the need to review flood defences there and make sure that we have adequate investment. We will be bringing forward a capital programme alongside the autumn statement, and I know that he and his colleagues are very much pushing the case for investment in his area.

Ann McKechin Portrait Ann McKechin (Glasgow North) (Lab)
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T5. Investing in research is vital if we are to meet the challenges of climate adaptation. Will the Secretary of State be a champion for an increase in our science budget, so that we can encourage innovation in both the public and private sectors?

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