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 41–60 of 779 contributions · most-recent first
| Date | Debate & contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Jun 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 170) “What could this Government do to improve subnational level actions globally?” | 11 |
| 23 Jun 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 170) “One of the things that Carbon Tracker has said is that the London Stock Exchange has a relatively high proportion of unusable fuel reserves compared to other financial markets, which therefore jeopardises the UK’s climate leadership aspirations. London’s exposure to the fossil fuel market comes into even sharper relief…” | 116 |
| 23 Jun 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 170) “I have two follow-up questions to that. First, in this country, the minute you use London as an example, the rest of the UK rolls their eyes because they say, “That is London, isn’t it? We are different.” Is there a risk in promoting London as an example of how you decarbonise a city globally, as there would be if you …” | 85 |
| 23 Jun 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 170) “What could this Government do to improve subnational level actions globally?” | 11 |
| 23 Jun 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 170) “When Mark Carney was Governor of the Bank of England, he started to talk about that. We have not got any further with mandating that disclosure. He is now off busy running Canada. What should we be doing on those compulsory mandatory disclosures that might help make the financial services system shift a bit closer to s…” | 73 |
| 23 Jun 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 170) “It is because that is what they know, isn’t it? You are a trade specialist. You will know better than I do how people work with reliable income streams, profit margins and so on. If we know that this is an existential threat to the financial services sector itself, as well as the people who work in it, why are they sti…” | 65 |
| 23 Jun 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 170) “I have another follow-up question to that. You said that there is a case for having a greater voice of subnational actors at an international level. International climate change negotiations are really complicated. Why would we complicate them further by having subnational actors involved in those negotiations?” | 47 |
| 23 Jun 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 170) “I have two follow-up questions to that. First, in this country, the minute you use London as an example, the rest of the UK rolls their eyes because they say, “That is London, isn’t it? We are different.” Is there a risk in promoting London as an example of how you decarbonise a city globally, as there would be if you …” | 85 |
| 23 Jun 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 170) “Moments like that are just moments. The success of a meeting is in an agreement to have another meeting. Is there another meeting happening like Colombia? Will it happen?” | 29 |
| 23 Jun 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 170) “Is that inevitably one thing about the coalition of the willing? It is a coalition of the people who turn up.” | 21 |
| 23 Jun 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 170) “Like you say, you have the UNFCCC. It is very much a formal process. What is the role of a coalition of the willing, like that convened at Santa Marta, to accelerate action? What is its relationship with the UNFCCC?” | 40 |
| 23 Jun 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 170) “Neil, I would like to ask you a question about the nationally determined contributions. Do Britain’s NDCs strengthen or weaken the UK’s climate leadership globally?” | 25 |
| 23 Jun 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 170) “Dr Zhang, in that context, we have a Government that claims that they have restored Britain’s global climate leadership. Do you think that is true?” | 25 |
| 23 Jun 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 170) “My final question is to Professor Sutton. What actions do you think need to be taken by the industry itself and by the Government to ensure that the finance sector becomes more climate resilient?” | 34 |
| 23 Jun 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 170) “The UK’s NDCs in the most recent carbon budget and growth delivery plan show an alignment between the Climate Change Committee’s independent science-led recommendations and UK policy. It sounds like the CCC and the UK Government might be aligned but are they sufficient in and of themselves to be able to meet the NDCs?” | 54 |
| 23 Jun 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 170) “Do you think they are taking any notice?” | 8 |
| 23 Jun 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 170) “Do you feel that the UK is contributing its fair share to the global stocktake for the next round of NDCs?” | 21 |
| 23 Jun 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 170) “There is still a gap between our ambition and our delivery?” | 11 |
| 23 Jun 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 170) “It has to bung some cash to poorer countries?” | 9 |
| 23 Jun 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 170) “When Mark Carney was Governor of the Bank of England, he started to talk about that. We have not got any further with mandating that disclosure. He is now off busy running Canada. What should we be doing on those compulsory mandatory disclosures that might help make the financial services system shift a bit closer to s…” | 73 |