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Cat Smith

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Post Office Horizon IT Scandal: Compensation
Tuesday 18th July 2023

(9 months, 3 weeks ago)

Commons Chamber
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Leo Docherty Portrait Leo Docherty
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The idea of an international day of play is very important, and we take it seriously. I will pick the matter up with the noble Lord Ahmad and keep in touch with my hon. Friend.

Cat Smith Portrait Cat Smith (Lancaster and Fleetwood) (Lab)
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T9. In the past decade, more than 1.7 billion people have been affected by climate disasters through displacement, drought and food insecurity. The climate crisis is both creating and aggravating humanitarian emergencies. Where is the ambitious strategy for UK aid to build resilience and offset the implications of climate breakdown?

Andrew Mitchell Portrait Mr Mitchell
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The hon. Lady is right to identify climate change as the great existential crisis of this era. Two weeks ago we had the hottest temperature seen in the world ever on the Monday; it was then exceeded on Wednesday and exceeded again on Thursday. One way we have changed how humanitarian work is done is by building in more adaptation and resilience when we deploy humanitarian support, and we will go on doing that.

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