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Debate between Phil Wilson and Owen Paterson
Thursday 9th January 2014

(10 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Phil Wilson Portrait Phil Wilson (Sedgefield) (Lab)
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T6. Yesterday, during Prime Minister’s Question Time, the Prime Minister said that he strongly suspected that the recent abnormal weather events had been a result of climate change. Does the Secretary of State agree with the Prime Minister?

Owen Paterson Portrait Mr Paterson
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What the Prime Minister said was that we should consider the practical measures that we are taking, and I entirely endorse his remarks. Perhaps the hon. Gentleman will ask those on his party’s Front Bench whether they will now endorse our very ambitious spending plans for flood defences, which they have so far been very reluctant to do.

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