Climate Change Policy

David T C Davies Excerpts
Tuesday 23rd April 2019

(5 years, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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David T C Davies Portrait David T. C. Davies (Monmouth) (Con)
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Does the Minister agree that no matter how strongly people feel about this issue, they do not have the right to block roads or to encourage students to take unauthorised absences from school?

Claire Perry Portrait Claire Perry
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To peacefully protest is a fundamental part of our democracy, but I do think that forcing people to not take energy-efficient public transport on their way home, creating disruption for those going on a hard-earned holiday, and causing our excellent police force to give up their leave over Easter—I want to pay tribute to the police—should make people think long and hard about the tactics they are using.