Extract from remaining stages (Commons) of the Finance Bill (day 1) - July 1
Thursday, 2 July 2020 08:25
Mike Amesbury (Weaver Vale) (Lab):...Today I spoke to 180 delegates
of CPRE the countryside charity. The hon. Member for
Brighton, Pavilion (Caroline Lucas) was there as well. Those people
told me what they wanted fed back to Ministers about the progress
they would like to see in the green economy. They are frustrated
with the lack of progress, and determined and ambitious to ensure
that we get to net zero a damn sight quicker than the Government’s
current targets suggest. They...Request free trial
(Weaver Vale) (Lab):...Today I spoke to 180 delegates
of CPRE the countryside
charity. The hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion () was there as well. Those
people told me what they wanted fed back to Ministers about the
progress they would like to see in the green economy. They are
frustrated with the lack of progress, and determined and ambitious
to ensure that we get to net zero a damn sight quicker than the
Government’s current targets suggest. They are keen to protect our
green spaces and environments, and, in turn, to create great green
jobs. Where there is development, they are determined that we have
a brownfield-first policy, and that the houses built are genuinely
affordable and carbon neutral. Picking up on the point made by my
hon. Friend the Member for Leeds North West (); there are some great examples of
modular houses that we can build at scale and create the jobs,
jobs, jobs that the shadow Minister spoke about...
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