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Recent PMQs Questions
View all 137PMQs 2026-09-09
It is unbelievable that the Prime Minister would say that. He is clearly unwilling. We need to fund our defence, not spend all our money on welfare. I cannot believe that he would actually say that. H...
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This morning, a mature street tree fell on my house. No one was hurt, but it is another reminder of the results of this extreme heat that we face. Today is the hottest June day ever on record. Extreme...
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As we swelter through this dangerous heatwave, we see the damage caused by extreme weather and climate change—schools closed, travel chaos, lives at risk, and massive costs to our economy and society....
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The People's Emergency Briefing film educates us on the climate emergency. However, the Conservatives have given up on it. Will the Deputy Prime Minister assure me that this Labour Government will con...
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A suppressed Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs report has concluded that without transformational change, our food and water systems are at risk of catastrophic failure from 2030. Ano...
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The war in Iran has exposed how dangerously reliant we are on imports for our food, fuel and medicine, but the reality is that climate breakdown will make the current instability look trivial. Will th...
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The Prime Minister, again, does not understand the energy transition. You do not need to stop drilling for oil and gas to get renewables. This is basic stuff. The Prime Minister does not understand hi...
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As the Prime Minister will have heard me say, the Isle of Wight is a fantastic place to live, work and learn, despite the Leader of the Opposition trying to give us to China. He will also be aware of ...
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The Met Office reports that climate change is driving wetter winters, but the United States withdrew from the Paris climate agreement yesterday, on the same day that much of the west country disappear...
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While British citizen Jimmy Lai is held captive in prison by the Chinese regime and pro-democracy protesters face bounties on their heads in Britain, the Prime Minister has gone to China for a trade d...
Recent Ministerial Questions
View all 1595Topical Questions 2026-09-10
The next national adaptation programme, NAP4, is not due until 2028, but the wildfires and droughts we saw this summer and the impending extreme El Niño show that we cannot wait that long. Will the Mi...
Severe Weather Incidents 2026-09-10
Water privatisation and climate change have left us with the twin resilience challenges of water scarcity and flooding. To reduce demand on our drinking water supply, is the Cabinet Office looking at ...
National Resilience 2026-09-10
As the Minister says, the UK is facing a growing range of threats for which people and businesses are not fully prepared, including climate change, cyber-attacks by hostile states and organised misinf...
Urban Housing Densification 2026-09-07
Planning permissions for new homes, of which there are already around 1.5 million, are one thing, but getting those units built is another. With Savills reporting that two thirds of London boroughs ha...
Topical Questions 2026-09-07
I welcome the £14 million of funding released this month to create opportunities for young people in my constituency. The money will train them in jobs for construction in net zero sectors. Does my ho...
Strengthening the Union 2026-09-02
We saw the practical benefits of the Union with the Minister's swift action on military personnel coming to deal with the wildfires. Will he join me in paying tribute to the farmers and firefighters w...
Climate Change National Security 2026-09-01
We know that food security is part of national security, and it has been another tough year for agriculture, with a record wet winter and now a record hot summer. We also have bluetongue disease going...
Climate Change National Security 2026-09-01
May I put on record that the Liberal Democrats' concern and thoughts are with the people of Nepal and Tibet as this tragedy unfolds? I urge the Government to stay the distance with them. The UK's spen...
Climate Change National Security 2026-09-01
I associate myself with the comments of the Minister of State, my hon. Friend the Member for Cardiff South and Penarth (Stephen Doughty), about the appalling scenes in Nepal. The success of our action...
Climate Change National Security 2026-09-01
The Humber generates 20% of our electricity and is critical to delivering UK energy security. We have to work with our international allies to build a stronger framework of the friendly to protect all...