Oral Answers to Questions

Paul Masterton Excerpts
Tuesday 14th May 2019

(4 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Baron Portrait Mr John Baron (Basildon and Billericay) (Con)
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14. What steps his Department is taking to promote and enhance UK soft power overseas.

Paul Masterton Portrait Paul Masterton (East Renfrewshire) (Con)
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15. What steps he is taking to enhance UK soft power overseas.

Marcus Fysh Portrait Mr Marcus Fysh (Yeovil) (Con)
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19. What steps he is taking to enhance UK soft power overseas.

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Paul Masterton Portrait Paul Masterton
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With China creating more emissions than the EU and USA combined, how can the UK use its soft power and influence as a global leader in reducing carbon emissions to encourage other nations to follow our example?

Mark Field Portrait Mark Field
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Our soft power influence globally on climate change is extremely strong and—I think we all would recognise—extremely important. The Climate Change Act 2008 has inspired numerous other countries, not least New Zealand, which is promoting its own legislation in this area along those lines. We are working with Canada and have launched the Powering Past Coal Alliance, and the UK has hosted international zero-emissions vehicles and carbon capture, utilisation and storage summits in recent months.