VoteClimate: Scottish Economy - 27th June 2018

Scottish Economy - 27th June 2018

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

Full text: https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2018-06-27/debates/18062755000001/ScottishEconomy

15:20 Drew Hendry (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey) (SNP)

I certainly do not support fracking. I do not believe that a country as rich in natural resources and renewable energy as we are—and indeed one with the oil and gas industry that we have at the moment—needs to go for fracking. I absolutely support the ban on fracking in Scotland. [Hon. Members: “There is no ban!”] There is a ban in Scotland. As to an effective ban, a court ruled in the past week that that is the case: fracking cannot go ahead in Scotland under the current situation.

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15:34 Alison Thewliss (Glasgow Central) (SNP)

We have a well-deserved international reputation in a range of growth sectors of the economy, such as life sciences, the creative industries, and food and drink, as the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (Jamie Stone) mentioned. Those sectors are an asset to our country. We are also making great strides in renewable energy. Through Scottish Enterprise, we have invested an additional £45 million in business research over the next three years.

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