Climate Action and Extinction Rebellion

Matthew Pennycook Excerpts
Tuesday 23rd April 2019

(5 years, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Claire Perry Portrait Claire Perry
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By working together, we can solve the biggest challenge humanity has ever faced. It will be difficult, but it is doable. In doing so, we will create jobs and prosperity for the next generation.

Matthew Pennycook Portrait Matthew Pennycook (Greenwich and Woolwich) (Lab)
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The Minister will know that over half of the UK’s planned carbon reduction is tied up in some way or another with EU regulations and that EU agencies are key to enforcement. Assuming that the Government’s new office for environmental protection is ever established, will it have a climate change enforcement remit? If not, why not?