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Joanna Cherry Excerpts
Tuesday 12th July 2016

(8 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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I am sorry that I cannot accommodate all colleagues, but I will take Joanna Cherry.

Joanna Cherry Portrait Joanna Cherry (Edinburgh South West) (SNP)
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Can the Minister tell the House whether following Brexit the United Kingdom will continue to participate in the Paris climate change agreement, or whether that agreement will need to be rewritten?

Tobias Ellwood Portrait Mr Ellwood
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This is a prime example of where we need to calm down and not scaremonger. We are absolutely committed to COP 22 on climate change, and to the target of reducing our emissions by 2050.