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Tim Farron Excerpts
Tuesday 8th October 2024

(1 month, 1 week ago)

Commons Chamber
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Ed Miliband Portrait Ed Miliband
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I take the hon. Gentleman seriously on these issues, and I undertake to write to him or to have one of the Ministers write to him. I make the general point that rewilding and nature-based solutions are an essential part of tackling the climate crisis.

Tim Farron Portrait Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale) (LD)
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International trade deals are a great way of using our leverage to make sure we advance our agenda on things such as tackling climate change. The previous Government let Britain down massively, conducting trade deals that let us down on farming, on food production and especially on climate change. Will the Secretary of State ensure that this Government use the creation of new trade deals to advance our agenda on tackling climate change?

Ed Miliband Portrait Ed Miliband
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Yes, and that is something I am already discussing with my right hon. Friend the Business Secretary.