A GOVERNMENT minister spoke to primary school children about climate change today.

Mike Foster, international development minister, visited Mission Grove Primary School, in Buxton Road, Walthamstow.

The Year 5 pupils asked the minister what the Government is doing to tackle climate change and gave presentations on their own ideas of what they can do to help the environment.

The visit was part of the Schools for Copenhagen, which involves ministers visiting schools across the country ahead of the Copenhagen summit on climate change next month.

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