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Local Election Survey 2018 – Candidates

We’re surveying candidates in Greater Manchester for the 2018 election. Find out more about the survey.

Below is a summary of the responses across the areas of Greater Manchester. Where a candidate has already responded, you can see their response. If your candidates haven’t yet responded, follow the Twitter link to ask them to!

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Name
Sebastian Bate
Party
Liberal Democrats
City/Borough
Manchester
Area
Chorlton Park

Question 1
Climate Change
Do you agree that Greater Manchester should adopt the Tyndall Centre’s science-based carbon budgets, set targets to halve the region’s emissions in the next five years and become carbon neutral by 2038?

Yes



Question 2
Divestment from Fossil Fuels
Do you agree that the Greater Manchester Pension Fund should fully divest from fossil fuels in the next five years?

Yes

Yes as long as the fund is solvent

Question 3
Walking and Cycling
Will you support your local council allocating funding to implement the walking and cycling (active travel) measures contained in Chris Boardman's ‘Made to Move’ report?

Yes

Doesn't go far enough. More has to be done about safety to get people to cycle.

Question 4
Air Quality
Will you call on your local council to introduce ‘parking exclusion zones’ around local schools at peak times?

Yes

But we should only use them at schools which need it. Some schools it is unnecessary or impractical due other local businesses that already have parking.

Question 5
Biodiversity
Will you support a ban on the use of neonicotinoid pesticides in your local council area and work to phase out the use of other pollinator-harming pesticides?

Yes



Question 6
Plastics
Will you support the phase-out of single-use plastics in your local authority by 2020?

Yes

Yes but biodegradable plastics should considered an acceptable replacement

Question 7
Aviation
Will you support the introduction of a cap on emissions from flights to and from Manchester Airport?

Undecided

We need to balance ensuring that we don't lose out on trade and visitors to the city. We should reduce the quantity of cargo coming through the airport as well as supporting reducing emissions from Individual aircraft

Question 8
Energy Efficiency
Do you support the introduction of a GM-wide building standard for all new developments to be zero-carbon and climate resilient?

Yes

Yes but we need to ensure that houses are affordable still. New social housing should take a lead on being zero carbon

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