MPs debate climate change and flooding, and Government's housing record
15 December 2015
MPs debated climate change and flooding on Tuesday 15 December 2015 in the first of two debates to take place on subjects chosen by the Opposition. The second Opposition debate was on the Government's housing record
Climate change and flooding
The debate was moved by Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Kerry McCarthy.
The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Elizabeth Truss, responded on behalf of the Government.
The Opposition motion was voted against (Division No. 149: Ayes 214 votes, Noes 296 votes).
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The Government's housing record
The debate was moved by Shadow Minister for Housing, John Healey. The Minister for Housing and Planning, Brandon Lewis, responded on behalf of the Government.
The Opposition motion was voted against (Division No. 150: Ayes 205 votes, Noes 297 votes).
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Related information
About Opposition day debates
Opposition days are days allocated in the House of Commons in each session for the discussion of subjects chosen by the Opposition.
Seventeen days are at the disposal of the Leader of the Opposition, the leader of the largest opposition party, to decide which matters are debated. Three days are usually divided between the other opposition parties.
The Opposition generally use them to raise questions of policy and administration. Frequently, two separate subjects are debated on an opposition day.
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