English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (Fourth sitting) - 14th October 2025

Here are the climate-related sections of speeches by MPs during the Commons debate English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (Fourth sitting).

Full text: https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2025-10-14/debates/510E5198-99B6-42AA-83D7-039BEFCACFC3/EnglishDevolutionandCommunityEmpowermentBillFourthsitting

Miatta Fahnbulleh (Labour)

We are all hugely sympathetic to the funding of fire and rescue—as we see climate change, the imperative of fire and rescue services is key—but it is outside the scope of the Bill. We believe that we have the balance right between allowing precepting powers for mayors and allowing democratic accountability by which the electorate can hold any mayor and politician to account.

[Source]

See all Parliamentary Speeches Mentioning Climate