VoteClimate: Referendums - 29th February 2016

Referendums - 29th February 2016

Here are the climate-related sections of speeches by MPs during the Commons debate Referendums.

Full text: https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2016-02-29/debates/16022911000001/Referendums

17:34 Pat Glass (North West Durham) (Lab)

People will have to make a decision on those issues, but they are not related to this statutory instrument. We accept that this great country would be able to make its way in the world outside the EU, but leaving would cost us dearly in all kinds of ways including jobs, our competitiveness in business, and the safety of our citizens from terrorism, crime, climate change and war. At a time of Russian expansionism and international terrorism from groups such as ISIS-Daesh, we do not believe that it is right to risk our safety and security as a nation. We want the UK to lead, not leave, Europe. We are the second biggest economy in the EU, and many of our partners such as Denmark, Sweden, the Netherlands and others want to work with us further to reform the EU, and they are looking to the UK to lead on that. Leaving the EU risks future peace in Europe, and Britain’s influence in the world.

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