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Laura Kyrke-Smith's Climate-related Tweets, Speeches & Votes

We've found the following climate-related tweets, speeches & votes by Laura Kyrke-Smith

• 10 Sep 2026: Parliamentary Speech

  I am working with a cross-party group of colleagues on a proposal for a parliamentary Committee for the future. The Committee would focus on medium and long-term challenges, from the impacts of climate change to the future of work, to ensure that strategic foresight is better integrated into policy making and legislation, and that young people and future generations are better represented in this place. From Finland to Kenya and South Korea, we are seeing this approach being taken up and starting to work. Does the Leader of the House agree that such a Committee could strengthen the work of this House, and can he give me any guidance on how to move this proposal forward?

  Full debate: Business of the House

• 13 Jul 2026: Parliamentary Speech

  The latest heatwaves have been really unsettling; kids have been unable to learn in schools, and care homes have been unable to keep residents cool. One of the GP practices in my constituency had to shut its waiting area because the temperatures were dangerously high. We have heard the Minister talk about adaption and resilience measures. We are in this climate emergency, so can she say more about how those measures will help my constituents in Aylesbury?

  Full debate: State of Climate and Nature

• 09 Jul 2025: Tweet

  At the Act Now, Change Forever Lobby in Westminster, I met with constituents Deborah & Rachel to discuss the climate emergency. Our Labour Govt is focused on green jobs, clean energy, and protecting nature—listening to constituents drives our commitment to a sustainable future. https://x.com/laurakyrkesmith/status/1942912559612379407/photo/1 [Source]

• 15 May 2025: Parliamentary Speech

  I am extremely proud of the principled role that UK aid allows us to play, and that British NGOs play, in parts of the world that are riven by conflict, poverty and climate change, where we save lives and prevent future suffering. But this is not just about charity; it is about global stability and security and, in turn, about our own stability and security. When diseases are left unchecked in fragile states, they do not stay contained; they cross borders, they become pandemics, they threaten and harm us all as human beings, and they demand costly emergency responses here in the UK and abroad that could have been prevented through earlier interventions.

  Full debate: Gavi and the Global Fund

• 26 Mar 2025: Parliamentary Speech

  T2.   It was inspiring to meet Safran Electrical & Power and tour its site in Pitstone in my constituency earlier this month. Safran is celebrating a world first: it has obtained certification from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency for the first electric motor to power new air mobility. Will the Secretary of State join me in congratulating Safran and, given the crucial need to decarbonise aviation, will he assure me of our commitment to innovation in this sector?

  Full debate: Topical Questions

• 26 Nov 2024: Parliamentary Speech

  14. What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to demonstrate leadership on climate change.

  Full debate: Leadership on Climate Change

  The world’s forests are the lungs of the earth, but we are losing them at an alarming rate. An area the size of Azerbaijan, where COP29 was hosted, is destroyed every year. Will the Foreign Secretary explain what the Government are doing to preserve the world’s forests and to support those who protect them?

  Full debate: Leadership on Climate Change

• 18 Nov 2024: Tweet

  RT @AnnelieseDodds: I was at #COP29 last week making the case for measures to achieve our aim of a world free from poverty on a liveable pl… [Source]

• 29 Oct 2024: Tweet

  Yesterday I shared @RESCUEorg @RESCUE_UK data on the 16 most climate-vulnerable and conflict-affected countries in the world, like Sudan, Syria & Myanmar. I was pleased to hear Development Minister @AnnelieseDodds' commitment to climate finance for adaptation in these places. https://x.com/laurakyrkesmith/status/1851148889169990084/video/1 [Source]

• 28 Oct 2024: Parliamentary Speech

  My constituents understand the urgency of addressing our national housing crisis. The statistics speak for themselves: nearly 1.3 million households are on social housing waiting lists, including 6,000 in Buckinghamshire, and young people under 30 today are less than half as likely to own a home as young adults in the 1990s. Equally, many of my constituents understand the need for investment in renewable energy, whether it is onshore wind or solar panels, to get us on track for clean, secure and more affordable power by 2030, but they and I are conscious of the tension between the need for planning reform, whether for the purpose of building houses, energy or other infrastructure, and the need to protect our natural environment. How do we navigate that tension? Let me make three points based on Aylesbury’s experience.

  Full debate: Agricultural Land: Protection

  There is too much to say in the time we have available tonight, but I will pull out three particularly important ways to help set up our farmers for success. First and foremost, we have to ensure the long-term financial sustainability of British farming. The environment land management schemes have been unclear, difficult to navigate and poorly tailored to different contexts—in the case of Ledburn farm, to the heavy clay land. As a result, the uptake has been low, but farmers remain in need of that support and we have to find a way to make it easier to access. Equally, farmers are forging ahead and finding ways to diversify their income, but there is much more we can do to support that—for example, by making it much easier to change the use of existing farm buildings, or to develop lower-grade agricultural land, if it creates renewable energy sources or affordable housing for farm workers.

  Full debate: Agricultural Land: Protection

• 05 Aug 2024: Tweet

  I had a very productive meeting with @bbfuk. The 31,000 small businesses in Bucks are the cornerstone of our local economy, and we talked about planning reform, net zero, employment, skills & many other topics on which we’ll work together. Thank you for the insights! https://twitter.com/laurakyrkesmith/status/1820455972843733206/photo/1 [Source]

• 28 Nov 2023: Tweet

  Congrats to @FCDOGovUK @AndrewmitchMP on the new White Paper, launched tonight. Great to see ending extreme poverty and climate change front and centre, with strong humanitarian commitments and broad thinking on unlocking financing. https://twitter.com/laurakyrkesmith/status/1729588098776854557/photo/1 [Source]

• 01 Aug 2023: Tweet

  Important insights from @RESCUEorg work to help people in fragile and conflict states adapt to climate change. Giving cash support to households in advance of floods hitting - rather than waiting until disaster strikes - means they recover better: https://www.rescue.org/uk/press-release/new-data-shows-benefit-sending-cash-ahead-climate-disasters-says-irc [Source]

• 11 Jan 2023: Tweet

  @DMiliband on how climate change is forcing people to flee their homes - and how international funding must be tailored to help them adapt, via @guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/10/climate-crisis-migrants-displaced-people-extreme-weather [Source]

• 03 Nov 2022: Tweet

  Ahead of #COP27 we call on world leaders to deliver for people hit hardest by climate change, whether that's floods in Pakistan or drought and hunger in East Africa. Statement from @RESCUE_UK as follows: https://twitter.com/RESCUE_UK/status/1588127349110968321 [Source]

• 03 Nov 2021: Tweet

  The climate crisis is a humanitarian crisis; the most vulnerable must be at the heart of solutions. @RESCUE_UK and @decappeal colleagues via @guardian #COP26 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/nov/03/those-most-vulnerable-to-the-climate-crisis-must-be-at-the-heart-of-solutions [Source]

• 14 Feb 2015: Tweet

  Joint climate change agreement from party leaders. Great news from @GreenAllianceUK - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-31456161 [Source]

• 26 Jan 2015: Tweet

  Tackling climate change binds us with families many thousands of miles away - @CarolineFlintMP at @LabourCID event #LabourWorld [Source]

• 26 Jan 2015: Tweet

  .@DAlexanderMP says tackling extreme global poverty and tackling climate change indivisible #LabourWorld [Source]

• 31 Mar 2014: Tweet

  What role for climate change in foreign policy? @jreynoldsMP via @NewStatesman thinks it's an opportunity for the UK http://bit.ly/1pzy4yN [Source]