Part of Energy and Climate Change – in the House of Commons at 10:30 am on 5 November 2009.
Jim McGovern
Labour, Dundee West
10:30,
5 November 2009
I thank the Minister for that answer. Does she agree that the Government should use tackling climate change as an opportunity to develop green manufacturing jobs in the UK, which would be good for the economy, good for climate change and good for working people-our people?
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