European Union (Referendum) Bill - 8th November 2013

Here are the climate-related sections of speeches by MPs during the Commons debate European Union (Referendum) Bill.

Full text: https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2013-11-08/debates/13110852000001/EuropeanUnionReferendumBill

11:44 Meg Hillier (Labour)

My hon. Friend’s good contribution included an interesting point about intergenerational accountability. It is our generation that is making decisions on behalf of the nation about the future—about climate change, whether to go to war and so forth—and our decisions will substantially affect the next generation. Is it right for that generation to be denied a vote?

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Madam Deputy Speaker (Mrs Eleanor Laing)

(iv) the consequences for climate change and the environment of the United Kingdom, and

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