Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill - 5th November 2025

Here are the climate-related sections of speeches by MPs during the Commons debate Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill.

Full text: https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2025-11-05/debates/7A031425-A21D-4CD8-9272-24448FE8C104/PublicAuthoritiesFraudErrorandRecoveryBill

Steve Darling (Liberal Democrat)

Clearly, fraud is wrong. Some people believe that fraud against large organisations such as supermarkets and the Government is a victimless crime, but if we do not have that money, because it has been fraudulently claimed, we have to apply larger taxes or choose not to spend money on things such as tackling climate change. It is therefore important that it is tackled, but we need to ensure that we have two words guiding us: proportionality and fairness. We as Liberal Democrats still have grave concerns that elements of the Bill are not as proportionate as one would wish.

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