Speeches by Whitby.

“Yes, of course.”

“Sticking with health, the Climate Change Committee also notes that we cannot always get to the position that we want to through just passive cooling, and that we may need to “prescribe” active cooling. Should we be doing or considering that?”

“Dr Millar, in response to Sammy’s question, you mentioned how rapidly the planet had warmed—1.6° in a few decades. Is it fair to say that, historically, getting to that temperature would have taken a few thousand years?”

“Barry mentioned schools and you mentioned care homes as places that will require active cooling. Will that be across the board, or are there certain areas we will need to focus on?”

“The Climate Change Committee’s “Well-Adapted UK” report suggested that 92% of existing homes will overheat by the middle of the century without adaptation. How can passive cooling measures, such as the ones that Professor Howard Boyd mentioned—shutters, shading and insulation—be better publicised and incentivised?”

“The speed is unprecedented. What should we be doing with buildings, whether public or private, to make them resilient for future increases in temperature, so that we do not have to keep coming back and retrofitting in future?”

“Peak Cluster in the Hope valley is a cement decarbonisation project looking to prevent 3 million tonnes of CO2 from entering the atmosphere every year. Will the Minister commit to establishing a clear route to market for industrial carbon capture projects beyond track 1 and track 2 clusters, which would offer projects …”

“Peak Cluster in the Hope valley is a cement decarbonisation project looking to prevent 3 million tonnes of CO2 from entering the atmosphere every year. Will the Minister commit to establishing a clear route to market for industrial carbon capture projects beyond track 1 and track 2 clusters, which would offer projects …”

“T9. I welcome the fact that since this Government took office, defence funding has increased by more than 7.5%. Ukraine maintaining its sovereignty against Russia is vital for European, and therefore British, security. Are the Government committed to increasing the proportion of defence spending going to Ukraine to ali…”

“I refer to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. Children in care have often faced significant trauma, instability, neglect or abuse. As a result, many of them end up in the criminal justice system, and care leavers are 10 times more likely to end up in prison. Counselling has been shown to help kee…”

“11. What steps his Department is taking to help prevent the criminalisation of children while in care.”

“To what extent does the panel agree with the report’s central findings, notably its assessment with high confidence that global ecosystem degradation and collapse threaten UK national security and prosperity?”

“Dr Redicker, are there any specific problems associated with framing biodiversity loss as a national security threat?”

“As we have had oil price shocks for 50 years now, the report suggests that we could have food price shocks due to food scarcity. Would you recommend to a group of MPs that we produce more of our food in the UK—and produce our own fertiliser?”

“Will there be any further support for electric motorbikes?”

“We have already discussed the roughly one third of the population that do not have off-street parking. How does the Government plan to ensure EV charging infrastructure can be retrofitted into existing housing stock, especially for residents of flats without off-street parking?”

“Minister, electric car grants have clearly driven sales for EVs, but the Committee has heard that they have predominantly benefited higher-income households. I think you said a few moments ago that you wanted this to be an equitable transition. How can the Government help lower-income households participate in this tra…”

“In Europe—Germany and France—there are right to charge schemes. Is there any consideration of something like that for the UK?”

“What more can the OEP do to give more timely and clearer warnings for when targets go off track, rather than just relying on retrospective annual reporting?”

“The reality is that at the moment, by the time the Government respond, it is two or three years, and the data has died off. Would you support a change to the Environment Act to change those timescales and make the Government’s response and your reporting a bit quicker?”