COP26: Devolved Administrations

It is a great privilege to rise and talk in this debate. I welcome the topic and I welcome the op...

Would the hon. Gentleman nevertheless admit that his Government now need to start moving ahead fr...

The right hon. Lady and I share the campaign to get an SMR into our area of the world, and she is...

Yesterday, I asked the Prime Minister whether he believed that burning fossil fuels would be a so...

I was here when the hon. Member asked that question, and I heard the answer. It was a very good a...

Does the hon. Member not realise, though, that his Government continue to funnel billions into fo...

Clearly that is being phased out, but the hon. Member will know that her constituents expect a fa...

I fear the hon. Gentleman may have written his speech before I gave mine.

I have not written one.

That probably says a lot. Where in my speech did I suggest anything of the sort? I thought I was ...

I will check Hansard, but I am absolutely sure that the hon. Gentleman mentioned a politically ch...

I rise to make a short contribution to today’s important debate.

We all know that our plane...

It is a pleasure to speak in this debate, particularly given how close we are to COP26. If we are...

My hon. Friend just made the important point that COP26 is about countries coming together to wor...

I thank my hon. Friend for her intervention and wholeheartedly agree with her. In Burnley and Pad...

The scale of this climate crisis is huge and we are reaching a pivotal moment, with COP26 just we...

Will the hon. Lady join me in being concerned at how state aid is now to be reserved to this plac...

I thank the right hon. Member for that very good point. I hope that the Minister will address it ...

Order. I should say for the sake of clarification that I hope we can manage without a time limit ...

I welcome this general debate on the devolved Administrations and COP26.

It is fantastic th...

Diolch yn fawr iawn, Madam Ddirprwy Lefarydd. I am grateful to the hon. Member for Argyll and But...

Despite being an MP who represents an English constituency, I believe it is important that Unioni...

I think the hon. Gentleman has missed the point of this debate, which is about the role of the de...

I thank the hon. Lady for her comment, but all four nations come together to create the United Ki...

Order. The hon. Lady questions whether the hon. Gentleman is speaking to the motion; I think I kn...

Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker.

We reduced our emissions by a significant 44% between 1990...

In the light of the comments the hon. Gentleman is making, does he agree that it is about time th...

There has to be a transitional approach to this issue; there is no way that we can just stop thin...

Will the hon. Gentleman give way?

I think I have given way enough.

I am confident that COP26 will not only be a great advert ...

It is a pleasure to listen to all sides in this debate, and it is important that we debate and br...

Does the hon. Lady agree that when it comes to transitioning, we cannot rip the rug out from unde...

I absolutely agree. We need to make sure that we have the right skills in place and that we creat...

Does the hon. Lady agree that it is really rather disappointing that we are yet to see a net zero...

Indeed. The Opposition are waiting urgently for exactly those things because we want to co-operat...

Will the hon. Lady give way on that point?

I will not, because we are running out of time.

The climate emergency is our shared respons...

I am delighted to be taking part in this debate and grateful to the hon. Member for Argyll and Bu...

I thank the hon. Gentleman for giving way. It is good that some people are up for discussion acro...

I thank the hon. Gentleman for his interjection. It is perhaps an issue that is slightly above my...

The hon. Member is making some excellent points about local community initiatives. Does he agree ...

I agree that the UK Government do play a vital role in this, and I take on board the point that t...

Once again, I am struck by a welcome and rare note of consensus across the House on this subject,...

The hon. Member is making some excellent points on the role of the devolved Administrations in th...

I thank the hon. Lady. I absolutely agree and I am looking forward to the Minister’s response on ...

It is an absolute pleasure to respond to this debate on behalf of the Opposition. It has been an ...

Unfortunately, energy is still reserved to Westminster, and the decision on Cambo rests with the ...

There was no question there, but I take the point. I do not think it is justifiable to hide behin...

First, I associate myself with the remarks made by both Opposition Front Benchers on the relative...

Beyond the established blue zones and green zones, we also have the fringe around COP26: a very i...

I am sure that the hon. Gentleman’s constituent will appreciate that mention. With regards to the...

Will the Minister give way?

Yes, I will take one last intervention before I conclude.

I thank the Minister for being generous. Will the devolved Administrations be within the negotiat...

Like I said earlier, there will be a net zero committee—[Interruption.] Fundamentally, as the sha...

I put on record again my thanks to the Backbench Business Committee for finding time for the deba...