Backbench debate on Thursday, 19 March 2026, in the House of Commons, led by Luke Murphy. The answering members were Katie White and Harriet Cross.

Climate Change

Motion that this House has considered the UK's progress towards achieving the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Agreed to on question.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 782 cc1079-1100
Session: 2024-26
Department: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Related items: Workforce planning to deliver clean, secure energy. Energy Security and Net Zero Committee sixth report
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Proceeding contributions: David Chadwick | 782 c1080 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman is making an excellent speech, and I agree with many of his points. Tackling t...; Layla Moran | 782 c1080 (Link to this contribution)
I completely agree with the hon. Member that this is exactly the wrong moment to turn our backs o...; Alistair Strathern | 782 c1081 (Link to this contribution)
As always, my hon. Friend is making a powerful case about the breadth of issues that underline wh...; Catherine Atkinson | 782 c1082 (Link to this contribution)
Year 6 pupils from Reigate Park primary academy in Mackworth have written to me in some beautiful...; 782 c1083 (Link to this contribution); Alistair Strathern | 782 c1085 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is making a powerful argument. Doubters of the net zero agenda often suggest that,...; Bill Esterson | 782 c1085 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is right. Actually, our global leadership through COP, which my hon. Friend the Me...; Leigh Ingham | 782 c1085 (Link to this contribution)
Last year in Staffordshire, we had a Reform county council elected, which undeclared the climate ...; Bill Esterson | 782 c1088 (Link to this contribution)
Will the hon. Lady give way?; Luke Murphy | 782 c1093 (Link to this contribution)
I, too, celebrate the achievements under the previous Government. Why, then, given that those ach...; Caroline Nokes | 782 c1093 (Link to this contribution)
Order. It has been over 18 months and Members are still using “you” as if it were confetti. Pleas...; Luke Murphy | 782 c1093 (Link to this contribution)
Apologies, Madam Deputy Speaker. Why is the hon. Member and her party proposing to throw out the ...; Wera Hobhouse | 782 c1093 (Link to this contribution)
Is the shadow Minister saying that because we cannot make a big enough impact globally, we should...; Bill Esterson | 782 c1093 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Lady is four minutes into her speech and she has talked about the reduction in emissions...; Wera Hobhouse | 782 c1094 (Link to this contribution)
Does the hon. Lady not recognise that all that might make it cheaper for the oil and gas industry...; Carla Denyer | 782 c1095 (Link to this contribution)
Will the hon. Lady give way?; Claire Young | 782 c1096 (Link to this contribution)
I would just like to apologise to the Minister for my over-enthusiasm earlier in extolling the vi...; Bill Esterson | 782 c1097 (Link to this contribution)
I know that we are talking about the climate, but the events in Iran are a salutary reminder of t...; Layla Moran | 782 cc1078-80 (Link to this contribution)
I call Luke Murphy, who will speak for up to 15 minutes.; Luke Murphy | 782 cc1078-80 (Link to this contribution)
I beg to move, That this House has considered the UK’s progress towards achieving the goal of li...; Luke Murphy | 782 c1080 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the hon. Member for his intervention. I do not know the circumstances of that particular ...; Luke Murphy | 782 c1082 (Link to this contribution)
I completely agree. If my hon. Friend will forgive the pun, the land use framework is a landmark ...; Luke Murphy | 782 cc1082-3 (Link to this contribution)
Like my hon. Friend, I am so pleased when I get letters from children at schools in Basingstoke. ...; Caroline Nokes | 782 c1083 (Link to this contribution)
Order. I am going to impose an immediate six-minute time limit, because there is a second debate ...; Danny Chambers | 782 cc1083-4 (Link to this contribution)
At a time when misinformation about climate change is louder than ever, these discussions are not...; Bill Esterson | 782 c1085 (Link to this contribution)
I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Basingstoke (Luke Murphy) on securing the debate. As...; Bill Esterson | 782 cc1086-7 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is right. I hope that her constituents and the businesses in her constituency can ...; Carla Denyer | 782 cc1087-8 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the hon. Member for Basingstoke (Luke Murphy), my fellow member of the all-party parliame...; Carla Denyer | 782 c1088 (Link to this contribution)
I am just coming to an end. We must leave no stone unturned, whether it is housing standards, ta...; Claire Young | 782 cc1088-90 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the hon. Member for Basingstoke (Luke Murphy) for securing the debate. Climate change is ...; Wera Hobhouse | 782 cc1090-2 (Link to this contribution)
The UK has a lot to be proud of in our record on climate change, such as halving our greenhouse g...; Harriet Cross | 782 c1092 (Link to this contribution)
I congratulate the hon. Member for Basingstoke (Luke Murphy) on securing the debate and thank him...; Harriet Cross | 782 c1093 (Link to this contribution)
I will not skip forward a few pages of my speech now, but we will touch on that matter in the com...; Harriet Cross | 782 c1093 (Link to this contribution)
No, that is not what I am saying. I am saying that we have made huge progress and yet others have...; Harriet Cross | 782 c1094 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman is obviously keen to hear from me, which is great, but as he says, I am four m...; Harriet Cross | 782 cc1094-5 (Link to this contribution)
I do not know whether there has been a misunderstanding of the title of the debate—it is on clima...; Harriet Cross | 782 c1095 (Link to this contribution)
I will not. I have taken a lot of interventions, and there is not a huge amount of time—I want to...; Katie White | 782 cc1095-6 (Link to this contribution)
That got a little bit feisty at the end, didn’t it? I start by thanking my hon. Friend the Member...; Katie White | 782 cc1096-7 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the hon. Lady very much for her kind invitation. I will consider it and get back to her. ...; Katie White | 782 cc1097-9 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my hon. Friend for raising that. He is exactly right. When it comes to our energy policy,...; Judith Cummins | 782 c1099 (Link to this contribution)
I call Luke Murphy to sum up very, very quickly.; Luke Murphy | 782 c1099 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Backbench Business Committee for granting the debate, and all colleagues who contribu...; Luke Murphy | 782 cc1080-1 (Link to this contribution)
I fully agree with the hon. Member. I will say more about the impact on future generations later,...
Subjects: Climate change Biodiversity Energy supply Disease control Fuels Economic situation Fossil fuels Prices Carbon emissions Weather Security Renewable energy Clean energy
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