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Olivia Blake

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UK-French Trading Dispute
Thursday 28th October 2021

(3 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lindsay Hoyle Portrait Mr Speaker
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I call the shadow Minister.

Olivia Blake Portrait Olivia Blake (Sheffield, Hallam) (Lab)
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The UK is among the most nature-depleted countries in the world and the decline is not slowing. The Government have made a deliberate decision not to announce any concrete targets to reverse it until October next year, long after COP26, and are instead focusing on cutting the costs of internal flights rather than cutting rail fares. Does the Minister think this undermines the Government’s credibility at the conference this weekend?

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