Here are the climate-related sections of speeches by MPs during the Commons debate Work of the Department.
Full text: https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2019-10-31/debates/19103131000022/WorkOfTheDepartment
The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Theresa Villiers)
Trees are an important carbon sink for the UK as we aim to meet our target of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, with the UK the first major economy to legislate for this in July 2019. We have made a strong start, planting over 16 million trees since 2010.
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