Climate Change: Net Zero Strategy

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean Excerpts
Wednesday 3rd May 2023

(1 year ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Callanan Portrait Lord Callanan (Con)
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Of course, we will continue to keep these matters under review. I am not going to predict what might happen to the Bill in the House of Commons, but we will certainly reflect on what the House voted for.

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean Portrait Lord Forsyth of Drumlean (Con)
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My Lords, will my noble friend resist the blandishments from the Green Party about planning and organisation, given the shambles it has created in Scotland for the coalition there on the bottle return scheme?

Lord Callanan Portrait Lord Callanan (Con)
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Of course, I accept my noble friend’s advice about Green policies. I pointed out the example of Germany. The Green Party’s opposition to an electric railway line—HS2—is another example of a hypocritical policy, but there are many others that we could choose from.