Philip Dunne welcomes the Queen’s Speech focus on covid recovery and achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. He particularly welcomes three amendments to the reintroduced Environment Bill which take forward the principles of his Private Members’ Bill to end sewage pollution and address the state of our sewage and drainage infrastructure.
Philip Dunne calls on the Defence Secretary to ensure that lessons are learned from the aircraft carrier procurement process as procurement proceeds for the fleet solid support vessels that will be designed to accompany the carrier strike group in future.
Philip Dunne, who is a Commissioner of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, welcomes the report and commits to ensuring the Commission delivers on the detailed action plan to address the recommendations made by the special committee and renews the commitment to equality in commemoration with all communities of the former British empire touched by both world wars.
Philip Dunne calls on the Government to use the UK’s Presidency of the UN COP26 Climate Change Conference to develop a global standard, or green, taxonomy for climate change impact in financial reporting and green-labelled investment products.
Philip Dunne welcomes recognition in the Defence & Security Industrial Strategy of the role that defence can play in contributing to UK prosperity. He secures reassurance from the Government for the long term security of the Joint Economic Data Hub at the UK Defence Solutions Centre which gathers information needed to enable the Government and the defence industry assess the economic merits of competing investment proposals.
Following publication of the Environmental Audit Committee report on the challenge of decarbonising existing homes that account for most emissions, Philip Dunne calls on the Government to commit to a clear timetable to encourage owners of all tenures of homes to install affordable energy upgrades in order to meet the UK’s net zero targets.
Philip Dunne asks the Defence Secretary to explain the rationale for increasing the number of warheads during the transition and reassurance that the cost of the upgrade of the strategic deterrent will not impact the previously announced £6.6bn R&D spend over the next 4 years.
Contributing to the debate on COP26 Philip Dunne calls for UK to give clarity in progressing our own path to net zero, in order to show leadership in delivering on commitments to the participating countries in Glasgow in November.