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Murphy’s lore, Member of Westminster Parliament connects climate change and Typhoon Haiyan, government still in belief
… Although many will rightly ask questions about climate change, this is also a story about poverty. …
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I want to conclude on climate change. It is neither wise nor accurate to attribute any specific weather event to climate change, but we do know that climate change is real. Due to the nature of what we are discussing today, I shall make this observation gently: there are worrying noises from parts of the Government regarding renewed scepticism about taking action on climate change. Will the Secretary of State put it on record that she is determined to take renewed action on climate change, which is one of the most pressing developmental and poverty reduction priorities for the Government, I am sure, and certainly for the Opposition?
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire [Scotland])
Talk about trying it on, trying not to seem to be saying.
28th November 2013 was a day of a disgusting agenda for Westminster with dodgy item after item right through to junk digital radio.
House of Commons Debates 28 November 2013
house of commons
prayers
oral answers to questions
energy and climate change
decarbonisation
switching suppliers
green levies
energy efficiency
energy costs
green policies
energy security
sellafield
rural energy costs
topical questions
tobacco packaging
business of the house
sexual violence in conflict
typhoon haiyan
point of order
european scrutiny committee report
small businesses
g8 summit on dementia
mix 96 (digital radio switchover)
Back to context..
Responding, The Secretary of State for International Development (Justine Greening):
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The Government have always made it clear that we want an international agreement on climate change—it is vital that that is tackled. The right hon. Gentleman should remember that it was the Conservative party in opposition that proposed a climate change Act and his Government ultimately took the idea on board. I assure him that we remain resolute in prioritising tackling climate change, as he will see over the coming months.
So anyone imagining the government have changed in the slightest, wrong.
There is more of dismay but that applies every day, ghastly place.
Text of proceedings as interpreted, not necessary accurate, is provided by Hansard. URL may change later and edits get made.
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmhansrd/cm131128/debindx/131128-x.htm
In this case for a few days a fragment of the sound from The House is available from BBC Radio 4, Today in Parliament, 23:30hrs 28th. BBC political extract. (I cannot access this for accessibility reasons so I assume the (non-digital) broadcast and BBC archived are the same, be interesting to see what if any spin was placed by the BBC, why choose that fragment and the context?)
Post by Tim
Source: http://tallbloke.wordpress.com/2013/11/29/murphys-lore-member-of-westminster-parliament-connects-climate-change-and-typhoon-haiyan-government-still-in-belief/
