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HANSARD Climate Change PolicyThe hon. Lady will get the same answer, but she gets points for persistency. I am still waiting for my vegan meal to be delivered to the Houses of Parliament, by the way. The…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Climate Change PolicyIndeed I can offer the hon. Lady that assurance. I have regular ministerial quadrilaterals—in this case with the civil servants, who do an excellent job representing Northern…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Climate Change PolicyThe hon. Lady is right that we have to act as well as just setting out these warm words. One of the things we have been doing that is working is encouraging other countries to…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Climate Change PolicyI think that part of the challenge, but also part of the opportunity, is that this has to be a cross-Government process. We simply cannot sit and make policy around transport…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Climate Change PolicyThat is an incredibly important point. In fact, we should be really proud of the way we spend funding. We are trying not only to ensure that we fund adaptation and mitigation, but…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Climate Change PolicyI am sorry if that is the impression that has been given. I cannot say too often that we need actions, not just words. It is the easiest thing in the world to stand up with a…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Climate Change PolicyI understand the BiFab situation, which the hon. Gentleman and I have discussed before, but I must gently correct him. The offshore wind sector deal included a commitment to…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Climate Change PolicyI commend that plan as a good example of the work that can be done to pull through change. We have increased our support for the transition to zero-emission vehicles across the…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Climate Change PolicyAs a Nailsea girl, I would naturally be biased in favour of a Bristol bid, but I suspect that there will be a “whole of the UK” bid. The hon. Lady has made an important point. I…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Climate Change PolicyThe hon. Lady makes the important point that we need to hurry up with the smart export guarantee and make sure it works to deliver that, but I would gently encourage her to look…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Climate Change PolicyThe hon. Gentleman makes a valuable point. The built environment can encompass homes, buildings and transport—23 Apr 2019HANSARD Climate Change PolicySome of the most important meetings I have been lucky enough to have in this role have been with faith groups. Interfaith groups work extremely well, setting their own targets and…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Climate Change PolicyThe hon. Gentleman is inviting me to make funding bids to my colleagues in the Treasury. Of course, I would want to make that bid. Innovation funding and co-partnership on…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Climate Change PolicyIt will be published as soon as possible. I thank my hon. Friend for that meeting. As he will know, energy companies are voluntarily bringing forward what are in effect smart…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Climate Change PolicyI neglected to mention the £8 million we have put into local energy partnerships. We often find that local authorities have lots of ambition but not necessarily the skills, and we…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Climate Change PolicyI will look into that. Cornwall is wonderful for many things and the adoption of clean growth as a fundamental part of a local industrial strategy is incredibly exciting. We want…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Climate Change PolicyThe right hon. Gentleman will not be surprised to know that I disagree with his scientific analysis. The link between CO 2 emissions and temperature increases is proven to an…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Climate Change PolicyI know that my hon. Friend’s constituents in Kettering are among the most green-minded in the country, as he often points out to us. He mentions an important fact—yes, we have…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Climate Change PolicyI am afraid that the hon. Lady is challenging the breadth of my knowledge on this. It is not my Department’s area, but I would be very happy to engage with her further. She points…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Climate Change PolicyI see many colleagues standing, but I thank the shadow Minister for his commitment and his support for cross-party, and I want to answer some of his points. The hon. Gentleman…23 Apr 2019