Oral Answers to Questions

Melanie Onn Excerpts

Tuesday 1st September 2026 Commons Chamber

[Gill Furniss (Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough) (Lab)]

4. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of international action on climate change on national security.

[Melanie Onn (Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes) (Lab)]

11. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of international action on climate change on national security.

[Perran Moon (Camborne and Redruth) (Lab)]

14. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of international action on climate change on national security.

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[Ed Miliband]

My hon. Friend makes a really important point. Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe the Met Office said today that this was the hottest summer on record. That brings home to us that whatever one’s views on net zero and associated issues—I know there are various views on all sides of the House—this is one of the biggest national security threats that we face. I undertake to my hon. Friend and Members across the House that as Foreign Secretary I will treat this with the seriousness that it deserves.

[Melanie Onn]

The Humber generates 20% of our electricity and is critical to delivering UK energy security. We have to work with our international allies to build a stronger framework of the friendly to protect all our critical infrastructure. The memorandum of understanding between Humber Marine and Renewables and Norwegian Offshore Wind is a really good example of collaboration that will keep the turbines turning. Has the Foreign Secretary had any discussions with allied partners to protect and grow clean energy projects, to improve collaboration and to better support global energy security?

[Ed Miliband]

My hon. Friend—I used to say this at Energy Security and Net Zero questions—is a brilliant advocate on these issues, with huge expertise from before she came to the House. I assure her that, as part of the work that we are doing in alliance with my right hon. Friend the Energy Secretary, we will be working with other countries on these questions. We have to tackle the problem of emissions and we have to help countries adapt—both are crucial.