I was going to come to that later, but I will respond to it now. I am sure the hon. Member would not expect me to be able to speak for whoever may win the election to be leader of our party and the next Prime Minister. However, I can assure her that I know that our party is committed to this issue, and that is not going to change suddenly. The Conservative party is very aware of its importance, and I am sure that, whoever takes over as Prime Minister in a few weeks’ time, we will continue to champion nature recovery globally and that there will be a senior level presence at COP15. I would not dare to say whether that will be the future Prime Minister, but I join her in saying that I would certainly like that to be the case.
Protecting and Restoring Nature: COP15 and Beyond
Proceeding contribution from
Steve Double
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 14 July 2022.
It occurred during Backbench debate on Protecting and Restoring Nature: COP15 and Beyond.
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