COP26 Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

COP26

Nadia Whittome Excerpts
Monday 15th November 2021

(3 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Boris Johnson Portrait The Prime Minister
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My hon. Friend is absolutely right. I pay tribute to the COP26 President’s brilliant Parliamentary Private Secretary, and I confirm that we are putting another £200 million into supporting small modular reactors.

Nadia Whittome Portrait Nadia Whittome (Nottingham East) (Lab)
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The UK’s leadership of COP26 was undermined by climate hypocrisy at home, but we still have the COP presidency and a change of policy now could still influence others. In that spirit, will the Government stop drilling in the Cambo oilfield, scrap plans for a new coalmine in Cumbria and cancel the tax cuts on domestic flights—yes or no?

Boris Johnson Portrait The Prime Minister
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This country has already shown unbelievable leadership in powering beyond coal, and the countries of the world can see that.