State of Climate and Nature

Judith Cummins Excerpts
Monday 13th July 2026

(4 weeks, 2 days ago)

Commons Chamber
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None Portrait Several hon. Members rose—
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Judith Cummins Portrait Madam Deputy Speaker (Judith Cummins)
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Order. I am aiming to finish this statement at 6.40 pm, so please can we have short and snappy questions and answers.

Alex Sobel Portrait Alex Sobel (Leeds Central and Headingley) (Lab/Co-op)
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The Government have produced a global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security report, and I support the call by my hon. Friend the Member for Mid Derbyshire (Jonathan Davies) for the analysis to be released in full. The information already in the public domain warns about the exact cumulative heatwaves we are now experiencing. What work is being done to protect nature globally, particularly in relation to the Kunming-Montreal global biodiversity framework? What adaptations are being made here at home, to protect people from this extreme heat?