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We've found the following climate-related tweets, speeches & votes by Vicky Foxcroft

• 18 Sep 2024: Tweet

  In the two weeks before recess, Labour: ????Introduced legislation to renationalise the railways ????Introduced legislation to prevent future 'Liz Truss style' budgets ????Continued to push for net zero by setting up GB Energy Just a snapshot of the difference a Labour govt can make! [Source]

• 08 Aug 2024: Tweet

  Want to be part of Britain's net zero future? @Centricaplc are hiring smart meter apprentices in Lewisham. Find out more by clicking this link: https://www.centrica.com/careers/apprenticeships/ #NetZeroHeroes [Source]

• 17 Jul 2024: Tweet

  Bringing rail services back into public ownership✅ Reform of local planning to streamline building new houses and renewable energy infrastructure✅ A new Budget Responsibility Bill, so the OBR assesses all tax and spending announcements✅ [Source]

• 5 Feb 2024: Parliamentary Speech

  The Under-Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, my hon. Friend the Member for Derby North (Amanda Solloway), and I have met to discuss the point made by the hon. Member for Lewisham, Deptford about the cost of energy. My hon. Friend is a disability champion across Government, as am I, so we will continue to engage. I reiterate that the cost of living payments will start again tomorrow. Some 6.4 million people across the UK have been able to claim an extra £150 in addition to their disability benefits, as the hon. Lady mentioned.

  I would point the hon. Gentleman to the next stage of the cost of living payments, which start tomorrow, and again to the household support fund, which we see, evidentially, is supporting carers and those with disabilities at a really difficult time. We have ensured the energy price guarantee remains in place as an additional safety net until March this year. It will hold bills down, and I hope, as energy prices fall, it will help low-paid workers or disabled people, as he describes. The Government are providing millions of households with further cost of living payments, as I say, and there is a £104 billion package to support households until 2025. I am engaged with the other disability champion, the Under-Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, my hon. Friend the Member for Derby North (Amanda Solloway), on this matter. That is wider than this specific plan, but the hon. Gentleman can be assured that we continue to engage on this matter.

  If the hon. Lady send me the details, I would be happy to have a look at the specific issue and that particular group. In this disability action plan, the Government truly believe that considering disabled people’s needs in policy making makes for better and more inclusive outcomes for everyone. That is why reaching net zero by 2050 is engaged in actions 7 to 11. There is also our work on clean air zones and ultra low emission zones, including making sure that disabled people’s access needs are fully balanced when creating such schemes. When it comes to access—whether it is about road closures, or rail—that is exactly what this plan is about, and I am keen to look at the details she mentioned.

  Full debate: Disability Action Plan

• 19 Oct 2022: Vote

  Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas Bill - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 13 Dec 2021: Vote

  Subsidy Control Bill — Schedule 1 - The subsidy control principles - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 31 Oct 2021: Tweet

  RT @UKLabour: Labour is serious about tackling the climate emergency. We would invest in: Electric vehicles Green spaces Warmer homes Job… [Source]

• 14 Jul 2021: Parliamentary Speech

  What steps the Government are taking ahead of COP26 to promote (a) climate action and (b) a green recovery from the covid-19 pandemic. ( 902713 )

  Full debate: Economic Recovery from Covid-19: Climate Action

  I am often contacted by young constituents who care passionately about climate change and want to see Ministers taking bold action. The UK’s credibility as COP president rests on climate action at home. The Government have set legally binding net zero targets but are currently off track to meet their fourth and fifth carbon budgets, which are calibrated for previous, more lenient targets. When does the Minister expect the UK to have its house in order so that I can let my constituents know that their words are not falling on deaf ears?

  Full debate: Economic Recovery from Covid-19: Climate Action

• 14 Jul 2021: Tweet

  I hear a lot from young constituents who care passionately about climate change & want to see Ministers taking bold action to tackle it. The UK’s credibility as @COP26 President rests on climate action at home - this government must do more. https://x.com/vickyfoxcroft/status/1415283833193353216/video/1 [Source]

• 07 Jun 2021: Vote

  Advanced Research and Invention Agency Bill — New Clause 1 - Human Rights Abuses - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 26 May 2021: Vote

  Environment Bill — New Clause 24 - Prohibition on burning of peat in upland areas - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 29 Mar 2021: Tweet

  RT @Ed_Miliband: We cannot let COP26 come and go as a photo op for Boris Johnson. It's the best chance we've got to deliver the change we n… [Source]

• 13 Jan 2021: Vote

  Financial Services Bill — Schedule 2 - Prudential regulation of FCA investment firms - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 16 Nov 2020: Vote

  Pension Schemes Bill [Lords] — Clause 124 - Climate change risk - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 10 Nov 2020: Tweet

  RT @Keir_Starmer: We face a jobs emergency and a climate emergency. It's time for a bold and ambitious plan to deliver hundreds of thousan… [Source]

• 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: No

• 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: Aye

• 05 Feb 2020: Vote

  Transport - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 21 Nov 2019: Tweet

  ????We will kick-start a Green Industrial Revolution to tackle the climate emergency by shifting to renewable energy, investing in rail and electric cars, and making housing energy efficient, which will also reduce fuel poverty. [Source]

• 17 Oct 2019: Parliamentary Speech

  Since I was first elected, I have received thousands of emails and letters about climate change—about animal extinction, air pollution and rising sea levels—but I am sure I speak for many of my colleagues when I say that the most heartbreaking letters that I receive are the ones from schoolchildren. It is the topic that children write to me about most often, and I have had letters from children as young as five. I shall quote just a couple.

  The environment must be at the heart of economic and industrial policies. A Labour Government would drastically reduce greenhouse gases by investing in new green industries and technologies. Not only would that create thousands of new green jobs, but it would reduce our country’s carbon footprint.

  Full debate: The Climate Emergency

• 17 Oct 2019: Tweet

  I used my speech in the #ClimateEmergency debate to raise some of the letters I have received from primary school children this year. Tackling climate change must be at the heart of our economic and industrial policy. The time to act is now. Full speech: https://youtu.be/LNdHn4OtVAU https://x.com/vickyfoxcroft/status/1184854897306587137/video/1 [Source]

• 27 Aug 2019: Tweet

  RT @CroftonParkLife: Meet @vickyfoxcroft at St. Saviours Church on Thurs 6.30pm 29th Aug for a discussion on climate change & what the Gove… [Source]

• 19 Aug 2019: Tweet

  Join me for a discussion on climate change on Thursday 29th August 18.30-20.00 @StSavioursSE23. All interested constituents are welcome. https://www.vickyfoxcroft.org.uk/in-lewisham-deptford/2019/08/19/join-me-climate-change-coffee-morning-2/ [Source]

• 25 Jun 2019: Vote

  Delegated Legislation — Value Added Tax - Pro-climate vote: No - Their vote: No

• 01 May 2019: Tweet

  Lots of people emailing about the climate change debate today. I will of course support our motion asking the Gov to declare a climate emergency (as Labour did in March). I have also written a response to constituents on my website: https://tinyurl.com/y424gsgb #ClimateEmergency [Source]

• 29 Apr 2019: Tweet

  I’m proud that under @SadiqKhan, London is a world leader in tackling climate change – but we need to urgently do much more to halt its harmful effects. Starting with the Government. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/sadiq-khan-im-meeting-extinction-14968045 [Source]

• 19 Mar 2019: Parliamentary Speech

  Lewisham Council recently declared a climate emergency, and called for urgent action on the environment. Tackling climate change will require a radical transformation of the economy and society, including investment in green industries. Will the Minister match Labour’s commitment to a green industrial revolution creating 400,000 jobs across the country?

  Full debate: Oral Answers to Questions

• 19 Mar 2019: Tweet

  We are facing a climate emergency and the government need to act urgently to tackle it. I called on @claireperrymp to match Labour's commitment to a #GreenIndustrialRevolution https://x.com/vickyfoxcroft/status/1108050294338961410/video/1 [Source]

• 06 Sep 2016: Vote

  Finance Bill — VAT on Installation of Energy Saving Materials - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 09 May 2016: Vote

  Housing and Planning Bill — Planning obligations and affordable housing - Pro-climate vote: No - Their vote: No

• 03 May 2016: Vote

  Housing and Planning Bill — Neighbourhood right of appeal - Pro-climate vote: No - Their vote: No

• 14 Mar 2016: Vote

  Energy Bill [Lords] — New Clause 8 — Decarbonisation target range - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 14 Mar 2016: Vote

  Energy Bill [Lords] — New Clause 3 — Carbon capture and storage strategy for the energy industry - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 26 Oct 2015: Vote

  Finance Bill (Ways and Means) (Payment of Corporation Tax) — Chapter 5 — Supplementary provisions - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 08 Sep 2015: Vote

  Bill Presented — Devolution (London) Bill — Clause 45 — CCL: removal of exemption for electricity from renewable sources - Pro-climate vote: No - Their vote: No