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• 04 Oct 2024: Tweet

  RT @rcolvile: Tories: We will invest £20bn in CCS over 20 years, ie £1bn/year Labour: We will invest £22bn over 25 years, ie £880m/year G… [Source]

• 10 Sep 2024: Parliamentary Speech

  The public are not stupid. The cartoonist Matt sums it up perfectly when he says, “Surprisingly, Robin Hood, nobody likes your plan to steal from pensioners to give to train drivers.” I was in the Chamber last week when the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero said that Conservative Members should

  Full debate: Winter Fuel Payment

• 30 Apr 2024: Parliamentary Speech

  The blue belt programme, directly funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, is a fantastic way not only to help with climate change but to improve our environment. One of the biggest threats to oceans is plastics, so will the Government consider strengthening the UN global plastics treaty in the upcoming negotiations?

  Full debate: Oral Answers to Questions

• 04 Dec 2023: Tweet

  RT @hmtreasury: Want to know more about today’s COP28 announcements? ???? [Source]

• 29 Nov 2023: Tweet

  Good to be on Politics Live yesterday to discuss the NHS, Brexit, COP28 and the Elgin Marbles... You can watch the full programme here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001sx3x/politics-live-28112023 https://twitter.com/drlukeevans/status/1729795336363708432/photo/1 [Source]

• 12 Jul 2023: Parliamentary Speech

  I am here to talk about the positive side of the automotive industry. In the east midlands, we are very proud of what we have to offer in the manufacturing industry. It has been through a tough time for the past 50 or 60 years, but we are making real progress. Only recently, Bosworth was noted as a net zero hotspot and described as

  “connected areas with concentrated net zero activity, where businesses create jobs and add to the local hotspot’s economy”.

  That all sounds very good, but when I ask my constituents whether they are aware of what is going on in our constituency, they do not really know what MIRA is. That is part of why I am so pleased to speak in this debate, because actually the UK is fantastically good in this space. It is not just about creating jobs—at MIRA, someone can go from being an apprentice all the way through to a PhD level qualification on cyber-security in cars. It is also innovating for the future to get to net zero and create energy security. It has been partnered by local enterprise partnerships, investment zones and the Midlands Engine to help drive investment, change policy and bring inward investment from the international community.

  I want to mention two other businesses. Flying Spares, based in Market Bosworth, is a second-hand remodelling firm for cars such as Rolls-Royces. If someone need a part, it will ship it anywhere across the world. That is an innovative way of creating longevity and helping achieve net zero by recycling our high-end products. JJ Churchills is a fantastic advanced manufacturing aeronautical and defence agency, which employs 110 people, with high-end apprenticeships, in the middle of the countryside. This is happening right in my constituency—it is 85% rural, yet I have businesses like that.

  A fundamental point has not been concentrated on enough. I am danger of straying into the territory of my Department, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, but the hon. Member for Worsley and Eccles South (Barbara Keeley), who is no longer in her place, raised the subject of infrastructure. It does not matter what we are discussing, be it wind, EVs, power generation or gigafactories; unless we sort the grid out there will be a fundamental difficulty. I believe that, broadly speaking, the UK is five years ahead in delivering on net zero. The problem is that so many companies are coming forward that they simply cannot be connected. I ask the Minister to speak to his colleagues in the Government to make sure that we deal with infrastructure. I know a report is coming out this month on the grid and how we can take it forward.

  Full debate: Automotive Industry

• 30 Mar 2023: Parliamentary Speech

  It is right for the Government to ban an app on Government devices if the risk is high, given the fact that the Prime Minister is probably a high-value target, but does that apply to a teenager who is watching educational videos? We simply do not know, and that is the problem for someone sitting in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and trying to find the answers to such questions. By shining a light on this issue and having this debate, I hope that we can get some transparency on what is going on with our data, what it looks like and what the capabilities are.

  Full debate: Easter Adjournment

• 19 Oct 2022: Vote

  Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas Bill - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: No

• 7 Jun 2022: Parliamentary Speech

  Additional parts of the Bill state that neighbourhood plans will focus on development and use of land that contributes to the mitigation of, and adaptation to, climate change. That is done through a neighbourhood priority statement, which will set out the prevailing view of the community in a neighbourhood area on local matters including development, housing, the natural environment, the economy, public space, infrastructure, facilities and services in the area.

  Full debate: Neighbourhood Plans

• 29 Mar 2022: Parliamentary Speech

  Constituents in Bosworth are concerned about three things: the cost of their energy bills, the environmental impact and the security of our energy supply. While being mindful of those three things, does my hon. Friend agree that a transition period is paramount while we deal with the fallout of a war, with rising energy prices and, of course, with meeting our net zero targets?

  Full debate: Investment in Renewables: Household Energy Bills

• 13 Dec 2021: Vote

  Subsidy Control Bill — Schedule 1 - The subsidy control principles - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: No

• 27 Oct 2021: Tweet

  RT @SharonRedrobe: with UK hosting COP26 there’s never been a better time to focus on saving species from extinction. This gives us a natio… [Source]

• 15 Jul 2021: Tweet

  Yesterday at the announcement of the Government's transport decarbonisation plan I was able to raise the @midsengine Green Growth Plan which will help Leicestershire & the Midlands. I was pleased to be offered a meeting to follow up on pulling the 2 plans together. Watch here ???? https://x.com/drlukeevans/status/1415735959879143433/video/1 [Source]

• 14 Jul 2021: Tweet

  RT @midsengine: .@GOVUK transport decarbonisation plan = hugely significant to the Midlands - which has highest amount of road freight in t… [Source]

• 9 Jun 2021: Parliamentary Speech

  What steps he is taking to raise international ambition to increase recycling ahead of COP26. ( 900917 )

  Full debate: Oral Answers to Questions

• 07 Jun 2021: Vote

  Advanced Research and Invention Agency Bill — New Clause 1 - Human Rights Abuses - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: No

• 28 May 2021: Tweet

  RT @griffitha: As ???????? #NetZero Business Champion, I’m thrilled to launch our campaign asking businesses to commit to reducing their emission… [Source]

• 26 May 2021: Vote

  Environment Bill — New Clause 24 - Prohibition on burning of peat in upland areas - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: No

• 08 Feb 2021: Tweet

  RT @AlokSharma_RDG: Applications to be a #COP26 Volunteer are open until 31 March - don't miss out! ???? Play your role in representing Glasg… [Source]

• 13 Jan 2021: Vote

  Financial Services Bill — Schedule 2 - Prudential regulation of FCA investment firms - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: No

• 10 Dec 2020: Tweet

  RT @DefraGovUK: We've just awarded funding to 68 projects across the country to restore nature and tackle climate change! Watch our video… [Source]

• 08 Dec 2020: Vote

  Delegated Legislation — Financial Assistance to Industry - Pro-climate vote: No - Their vote: Aye

• 16 Nov 2020: Vote

  Pension Schemes Bill [Lords] — Clause 124 - Climate change risk - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: No

• 12 Oct 2020: Vote

  Agriculture Bill — After Clause 42 - Contribution of agriculture and associated land use to climate change targets - Pro-climate vote: No - Their vote: Aye

• 30 Sep 2020: Tweet

  RT @grantshapps: In a UK first, this hydrogen-powered #HydroFLEX train took to the railways today, helping to #decarbonise journeys and mak… [Source]

• 29 Sep 2020: Vote

  United Kingdom Internal Market Bill — New Clause 6 - Economic development: climate and nature emergency impact statement - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: No

• 09 Sep 2020: Tweet

  During @FCDOGovUK questions yesterday, I was able to ask about what steps are being taken to tackle Climate change & also on the proposals to deal with deforestation across the globe. You can see both answers here.... https://x.com/drlukeevans/status/1303663548057423872/video/1 [Source]

• 8 Sep 2020: Parliamentary Speech

  What progress the Government has made through international co-operation on tackling climate change. ( 905640 )

  Full debate: Climate Change: International Co-operation

  With the UK being president of the climate change conference, COP26, I am really pleased to see the Government bring forward proposals that would prohibit large businesses from using products that have been grown on illegally deforested places such as the Amazon, but what steps is the Minister’s Department taking to ensure that this is a workable and successful policy?

  Full debate: Climate Change: International Co-operation

• 13 Feb 2020: Parliamentary Speech

  The final question that I get asked—many new Members will find this—is about what I want to change, which I find really strange. I do not want to change the world; I want to solve the world. There are many problems up and down the country—indeed, across the globe—and I think we solve them by empowering people. If healthcare has taught me one thing, it is: help those who can’t, and empower those who can. I want to be part of a body that helps to bring forward legislation that gives people the tools to help themselves and their communities. That is done by not only protecting people’s rights, but giving them responsibilities. After all, we cannot escape the responsibilities of tomorrow by evading them today. That good motto works at many different levels, be it personal—the choices people make about what they eat, whether they exercise and where they spend their money—for organisations regarding how they hire and look after their staff, and from where they source their materials, or at Government level regarding how to deal with debt and the deficit, trade, and climate change.

  Full debate: February Adjournment

• 05 Feb 2020: Vote

  Transport - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: No