Trade Negotiations - 6th May 2025

Here are the climate-related sections of speeches by MPs during the Commons debate Trade Negotiations.

Full text: https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2025-05-06/debates/48B6E5C9-CA4E-4456-8973-D2DCE9F8BCAF/TradeNegotiations

Chris Law (SNP)

Today’s trade deal announcement will be welcomed by many in Scotland, not least those in the whisky industry. In the face of volatile US tariffs, this is undoubtedly good news. However, there has been increasing pressure in the UK—even from the former Prime Minister Tony Blair—for the Government to abandon their net zero ambitions. I understand that carbon mechanisms were crucial in these trade negotiations with India. Given that the SNP Government have today reaffirmed their fullest commitment to net zero and sustainable industries, can the Minister give his reassurance that the UK Government’s climate ambitions have not been sacrificed to secure this deal?

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