MPs debate energy and environmental implications following EU referendum and SATs results
12 July 2016 (updated on 12 July 2016)
MPs debated the energy and environmental implications of the EU referendum result on Tuesday 12 July in the House of Commons, in the first of two debates to take place on subjects chosen by the Opposition. The second Opposition debate was on SATs results.
Energy and environmental implications of the EU referendum result
The debate was moved by Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change. Barry Gardiner. Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Amber Rudd, responded on behalf of the Government..
- Watch Parliament TV: Energy and environmental implications of the EU referendum result
- Read Commond Hansard: EU Referendum: Energy and Environment
- Read current Parliamentary material in Topics: Energy
- Read current Parliamentary material in Topics: Environmental protection
- Read recent Parliament News stories: European Union
SATs results
The debate was moved by Shadow Secretary of State for Education, Angela Rayner. Secretary of State for Education, Nicky Morgan, responded on behalf of the Government.
- Watch Parliament TV: SATs results
- Read Commons Hansard: SATs results
- Read current Parliamentary material in Topics: Schools
- Read recent Parliament News stories: Schools
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