George Freeman urges the Government to enshrine its commitment to high food and animal welfare standards in law and use trade leverage and variable tariffs to incentivise high standards across the world.

Following the statement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Freeman calls on the Government to reinforce the insurance industry which has the wherewithal to deliver support to small businesses and local employers.

George Freeman welcomes the budget as a budget for post-Brexit renewal and regeneration across the country and calls for a regeneration delivery policy to ensure that the investment can be accessed where it is most needed.

George Freeman highlights the Government’s commitment to dramatically accelerate the pace of progress on decarbonisation of transport, tackling disconnection of people and places left behind and the digitalisation of transport networks. He also outlines the significant investment in research and development, particularly in relation to hydrogen, biofuels and electric planes.

George Freeman, the first Minister for Decarbonisation of Transport, responds to a debate on net zero targets and decarbonising transport outlining the Government’s Decarbonisation Strategy and commitment to the green economy and net zero.