Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill [Lords] - 17th November 2015

Here are the climate-related sections of speeches by MPs during the Commons debate Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill [Lords].

Full text: https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2015-11-17/debates/15111751000003/CitiesandLocalGovernmentDevolutionBillLords

Liz McInnes

Contrary to popular myth, young people are interested in political issues—from climate change to racism, and from education to crime. I meet young people in my constituency, as I am sure do many of my hon. Friends, who are studying politics at A-level and are completely engaged with the political process, yet this country still denies them a vote.

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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South) (Lab)

I am sure that, like me, the right hon. Gentleman meets many sixth-formers when he visits schools and finds that they are often extremely well-informed. It is the older generation’s attitude to the younger generation that sometimes leads to young people becoming disillusioned. When knocking on doors during canvassing I often find that young people are very progressive-minded, certainly on matters such as climate change, the poor and poverty in the world.

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The Temporary Chair

(a) mitigation of and adaptation to impacts of climate change;

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