Finance (No. 2) Bill (Third sitting) - 11th January 2018

Here are the climate-related sections of speeches by MPs during the Commons debate Finance (No. 2) Bill (Third sitting).

Full text: https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2018-01-11/debates/0213D502-11F6-42F7-82ED-AB47BC683AF5/FinanceNo2BillThirdsitting

11:54 Peter Dowd (Labour)

There is a rightly held concern that as a result of Brexit, the UK risks losing its reputation as a scientific powerhouse. In November, the Chair of the Public Accounts Committee stated that we are “sorely lacking” in leadership from the Government to maintain Britain’s position as a leader in robotics and in research to tackle climate change. She was responding to a National Audit Office report that highlighted that between 2007 and 2013, the UK was a “net recipient” of EU research funding and received more than £7.9 billion. In 2015, the UK Government’s expenditure on research and development was £8.7 billion, so it is almost equal.

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