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.
Philip Dunne welcomes focus on covid recovery and the green finance measures extending the Bank of England’s remit to reflect the transition to net zero Britain but feels opportunities were missed to drive growth in sectors like energy efficiency needed to help meet our ambitious net zero targets.
Philip Dunne, Chair of the Environmental Audit Committee, makes a statement to the House of Commons on the Committee’s Third Report ‘Growing back better: putting nature and net zero at the heart of the economic recovery’ and answers questions from MPs.
Philip Dunne urges the Government to use the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy to support the UK’s defence sector to develop world leading capability, and build on its important contribution to the prosperity of our country.
Philip Dunne urges the Government to ensure rural areas like Shropshire receive the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine to enable them to meet the targets for vaccinating those in hard to reach rural areas where the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is proving especially difficult.
Philip Dunne welcomes the Bill which will also deliver more efficient use of flightpaths with reduced environmental impact and calls for more protection from aircraft noise for areas of special significance, including the national parks, areas of outstanding natural beauty and sites of special scientific interest.
Philip Dunne welcomes the Government's indication of support for the aims of the campaign to improve water quality by reducing sewage pollution to our rivers and calls on the Government to use the delay in the Environment Bill as a chance to adopt many of the measures in his Private Member's Bill.
Speaking in a debate on the Environment Bill, Philip Dunne calls for greater independence for the Office for Environmental Protection and for the Government to ensure it has sufficient budget to reflect its responsibilities and he backs an amendment to improve people’s enjoyment of the natural environment and build a better relationship between people and nature.