National Resilience: Annual Statement - 14th July 2026

Here are the climate-related sections of speeches by MPs during the Commons debate National Resilience: Annual Statement.

Full text: https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2026-07-14/debates/26071462000017/NationalResilienceAnnualStatement

Darren Jones (Labour)

As we saw with temperatures across the UK breaking records in May, only to be exceeded again in June, the risks we face from climate change cannot be underestimated, from our infrastructure, food and water systems or people’s immediate health. Climate change is also exacerbating the spread of high-consequence infectious diseases, alongside the changing boundaries of the human-animal interface. The incidence of highly pathogenic avian influenza, Ebola, and Andes hantavirus are examples from the last few months alone.

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