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COP26

Proceeding contribution from Wera Hobhouse (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Commons on Monday, 15 November 2021. It occurred during Ministerial statement on COP26.

The Department of Energy and Climate Change, which was under Lib Dem leadership until 2015, was a huge driver towards decarbonisation across the board. There are now renewed calls to bring back such a Department, but there seem to be sources in the Treasury who are against such a move, saying that it would become

“the biggest begging bowl in Whitehall outside the NHS”.

Does the Prime Minister agree that we should bring back the Department of Energy and Climate Change, or does he agree with the Treasury?

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
703 c352 
Session
2021-22
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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