Speeches by Billington.
Every Hansard contribution by Polly Billington this parliament, most recent first. Back to the MP page for the headline figures and analysed positions.
Showing 1–20 of 779 contributions · most-recent first
| Date | Debate & contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Jul 2026 | Israeli Settlements: Trade Ban “I refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I am honoured to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy (Melanie Ward), and I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield Central (Abtisam Mohamed) on securing the debate. Earlier this year, I travelled to Is…” economy-jobsdefenceother | 180 |
| 9 Jul 2026 intervention | Israeli Settlements: Trade Ban “Will the Minister give way?” economy-jobsdefenceother | 5 |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 170) “Can I follow up? It is not only the ICAI who found this. We found this as a Committee. Getting you three in front of us was quite hard. It goes to the point that Sir Christopher Chope and Melanie Onn have mentioned that if net zero and climate change is a corporate responsibility for the whole of government, I would su…” | 94 |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 170) “Similar personnel.” | 2 |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 170) “The UK has always been very proud of its leadership role in international climate. Have we managed to restore our leadership in that after a period of wobble? If so, how? Where is there further work to be done in restoring our climate leadership internationally?” | 45 |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 170) “Can I follow up? It is on the coalition of the willing and opportunities. It is interesting that we have had this conversation. We have been quite honest about the fact that the situation has changed quite significantly since Paris and the fraying of the global consensus, but no one has quite mentioned the long tail of…” | 195 |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 170) “Is the fact that effectively everyone has a veto part of the problem?” | 13 |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 170) “It just suggests that the mission board approach might be somewhat under strain from a Whitehall-siloed approach.” | 17 |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 170) “First to Joeri and then Matt. The second global stocktake is coming in 2028. Will that stocktake on progress have any value in the context in which you are operating?” | 30 |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 170) “On your political point, is it worthwhile for a stocktake to include how successful Administrations are in building consent and support as well as their technical delivery?” | 27 |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 170) “I think it was well meaning because it meant that the low-lying island states and so forth ended up having as much weight as the petrostates but it has ended up with a very distorting impact. Is there any argument for a reform of that process?” | 46 |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 170) “A bit like a Standing Orders moment. Go on.” | 9 |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 170) “I accept that, but, Minister, if I was somebody looking to ask how we will assess properly the UK’s leadership, I would say that they have cut climate aid, so it is difficult. They have cut climate aid out of ODA. What is the full engagement with the factories of the world—Malaysia, Indonesia and so forth—on electrific…” | 83 |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 170) “Are these effective? There is a various number of diplomatic milestones between now and Antalya. How will the UK government engage in those milestones to be able to maximise ambition and delivery at Antalya?” | 34 |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 170) “Is the fact that effectively everyone has a veto part of the problem?” | 13 |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 170) “On your political point, is it worthwhile for a stocktake to include how successful Administrations are in building consent and support as well as their technical delivery?” | 27 |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 170) “First to Joeri and then Matt. The second global stocktake is coming in 2028. Will that stocktake on progress have any value in the context in which you are operating?” | 30 |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 170) “Similar personnel.” | 2 |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 170) “I think it was well meaning because it meant that the low-lying island states and so forth ended up having as much weight as the petrostates but it has ended up with a very distorting impact. Is there any argument for a reform of that process?” | 46 |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 170) “A bit like a Standing Orders moment. Go on.” | 9 |