Michael Payne debates involving the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs during the 2024 Parliament

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Thursday 14th November 2024

(1 month, 1 week ago)

Commons Chamber
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Daniel Zeichner Portrait Daniel Zeichner
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The proposal for a carbon border adjustment mechanism was supported by the previous Government, and we have confirmed it. It is complicated in the way it will work, and it will not affect people before 2027-28. The Liberal Democrats have shown once again that when it comes to environmental issues, they cannot be trusted.

Michael Payne Portrait Michael Payne (Gedling) (Lab)
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T7. Residents in Woodborough village have faced the devastation of flooding far too many times in recent years. Will my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State therefore work with me, Woodborough flood action group and Woodborough parish council to bring forward a much-needed flood alleviation scheme for that village?