Extract from Lords debate on Brexit: Food Prices and Availability (EUC Report) - Apr 25
Friday, 26 April 2019 08:31
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Lord Gardiner of Kimble)
(Con):...I want to emphasise welfare and environmental standards,
while allowing for the shortness of time. A number of noble Lords
have mentioned climate change. It is absolutely clear that we need
to multi-task. We are a country that has been recognised—I had at
one time the climate change adaptation brief—as one of the most
successful in terms of reduction of carbon...Request free trial
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Lord Gardiner of Kimble)
(Con):...I want to emphasise welfare and environmental
standards, while allowing for the shortness of time. A number of
noble Lords have mentioned climate change. It is absolutely clear
that we need to multi-task. We are a country that has been
recognised—I had at one time the climate change adaptation brief—as
one of the most successful in terms of reduction of carbon among
the G7, as a sophisticated economy. We have a very strong record on
that. We need to build on it. I fully recognise that we need to
ensure that we tackle these areas as well as the weighty matters of
the Fisheries Bill, the Agriculture Bill and the forthcoming
environment Bill. The environment Bill is clearly part of what we
need to do, not only for the UK and our overseas territories but in terms of the
contribution we make globally...
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