Insect Population

Rachael Maskell Excerpts
Wednesday 20th March 2019

(5 years, 9 months ago)

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Alex Sobel Portrait Alex Sobel
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Absolutely, and that is a brilliant segue into my next point about ecosystem services.

Rachael Maskell Portrait Rachael Maskell (York Central) (Lab/Co-op)
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This is a crucial debate. Is my hon. Friend aware of the work of Professor Jane Hill, who has been mapping the northward progress of butterflies as the climate changes? They are such a sensitive indicator of the pace of climate change in our country.

Alex Sobel Portrait Alex Sobel
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I have seen Professor Hill’s work. She is a credit to this country. Our UK academic research community is brilliant, and the Government need to take more notice of its work.