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Debate between Robin Walker and Robert Courts
Thursday 14th December 2017

(6 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Robert Courts Portrait Robert Courts (Witney) (Con)
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Does the Minister share my passion for environmental protection, and does he agree that our leaving the European Union gives us the opportunity to go further and faster?

Robin Walker Portrait Mr Robin Walker
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My hon. Friend is absolutely right. We are a country that has been a world leader on the environment. We must ensure that we take all the opportunities offered by this process, as I believe the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is already doing, to strengthen our environmental protections.