Results 1-20 of 639 for (in the 'Commons debates' OR in the 'Westminster Hall debates' OR in the 'Lords debates' OR in the 'Northern Ireland Assembly debates') speaker:Clive Efford

Outlawries Bill: Debate on the Address — [1st Day] (18 Nov 2009)

Clive Efford: Will the right hon. Gentleman give a cast-iron guarantee, like his shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury on Sky News today, that anyone suspected by their GP of suffering from cancer will be seen by a specialist within two weeks?

Climate Change: Regional Select Committee (London) (5 Nov 2009) has video

Clive Efford: I have listened to the hon. Lady with a great deal of interest, but what is she afraid of? She has called for the opportunity to ask questions on London, but she does not want the opportunity to cross-examine people who provide essential services to the people whom we represent. Surely that would be far more effective than a question-and-answer session.

Climate Change (5 Nov 2009) has video

Clive Efford: I was just about to agree with the hon. Gentleman because France does have a centre-right Government. That makes the criticism of his party all the more potent, given that it comes from one of the main centre-right countries of the EU. That underlines my point about how his party has isolated itself from the mainstream of Europe— [Interruption.]

Climate Change (5 Nov 2009) has video

Clive Efford: Like many who have spoken today, I think that climate change is the most important issue confronting politicians of our generation, notwithstanding the speech by the right hon. Member for Hitchin and Harpenden (Mr. Lilley). I am not sure whether his point was that climate change is not occurring or, if climate change is not the fault of the activities of human kind, that we should perhaps...

Climate Change (5 Nov 2009) has video

Clive Efford: Absolutely. My hon. Friend makes a point that everyone would accept and agree with. I shall risk being partisan for a moment, but I want to say to the Conservative party that whoever wins the next general election will have to deal with the issue. In order to do that, whoever wins will have to maximise their influence in all the major debating forums, including the EU, the UN, the G20 and...

Climate Change (5 Nov 2009) has video

Clive Efford: I apologise, Mr. Deputy Speaker. I have been here long enough to appreciate that I should not use the second person. Having placed themselves where they have, the Conservatives will not be in the vanguard of those debates. In fact, people who are concerned about the issue will be alarmed that they have aligned themselves with people who deny that climate change is even a problem. The...

Climate Change (5 Nov 2009) has video

Clive Efford: I accept some of what the right hon. Gentleman says. Some uses of HFCs will need to continue, but they are minimal. I definitely agree with the right hon. Gentleman in saying that this should not be used as a smokescreen for encouraging general use of HFCs or to prevent the Government from regulating. The supermarkets are responsible for about 50 per cent. of HFC emissions, while...

Climate Change (5 Nov 2009) has video

Clive Efford: Now you are being partisan.

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: European Council (2 Nov 2009) has video

Clive Efford: May I draw my right hon. Friend's attention to the issue of the use of hydrofluorocarbons? It is essential that we deal with them alongside dealing with CO2 as part of a Europe-wide agreement. I urge my right hon. Friend to discuss this matter with the Secretaries of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and for Climate Change to ensure that we get Europe-wide agreement on a...

Oral Answers to Questions — Cabinet Office: Third Sector (Recession) (28 Oct 2009) has video

Clive Efford: What her most recent assessment is of the effect of the recession on the third sector; and if she will make a statement.

Oral Answers to Questions — Cabinet Office: Third Sector (Recession) (28 Oct 2009) has video

Clive Efford: I welcome my hon. Friend's answer; that will be very welcome news to the voluntary sector. However, many funders of not-for-profit voluntary organisations do not recognise the need to cover their core funding in order to make them sustainable for the future. Those organisations want to create income that provides for that. I come across this problem frequently in organisations that I work...

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (28 Oct 2009) has video

Clive Efford: We run the risk of being a generation of politicians that did not make the right decisions to tackle one of the biggest issues confronting us, which is climate change, and to minimise its impact on future generations. May I commend my right hon. Friend for the action that he has taken? He has been the first Head of State to recognise the need for leaders of Governments to attend the...

Oral Answers to Questions — Work and Pensions: Youth Unemployment (19 Oct 2009) has video

Clive Efford: Will the Secretary of State consider the situation in which a young constituent of mine finds himself? He is on jobseeker's allowance and he has found a three-month Government-funded course in his chosen profession of leisure and training, but because he is technically not seeking work during those three months he has had his jobseeker's allowance stopped. That has caused him financial...

Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Video Games (20 Jul 2009) has video

Clive Efford: Does my hon. Friend agree that on a day when we have won the first Ashes test match at Lord's since 1934, it is a shame that it was shown only on a fee-paying channel, not a terrestrial channel where more people would have seen it and perhaps been encouraged to participate in the sport in the future?

Olympics: Budget (20 Jul 2009) has video

Clive Efford: Does my right hon. Friend agree that one way in which we will measure the success of the Olympics is by participation in sport beyond 2012? Does she recognise the important and value-for-money role that can be played by non-for-profit voluntary organisations in delivering that and encouraging participation in sport as we approach the Olympics?

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: UK Low Carbon Transition Plan (15 Jul 2009)

Clive Efford: My right hon. Friend will appreciate that the Government have set themselves some challenging targets for reducing CO2 emissions. What role will the Climate Change Committee have in monitoring the progress and success of the substantial measures that he has announced?

Business of the House (9 Jul 2009) has video

Clive Efford: Does my right hon. and learned Friend agree that it is a strange legal system that allows an out-of-court settlement to gag somebody from giving information that may lead to a criminal investigation? Does she think it a matter worthy of further investigation? Mr. Gordon Taylor, who is head of the Professional Footballers Association, signed such a settlement with the News of the World, and...

Energy and Climate Change: Newspapers (Surveillance Methods) (9 Jul 2009) has video

Clive Efford: It is quite clear from the revelations in the newspapers this morning that there are also questions about the role of the Press Complaints Commission, which seems to have failed completely in its duty to protect the public and properly investigate this matter. Criminal activity was clearly involved in what it was investigating, but it failed to ask questions of the appropriate people to get...

Energy and Climate Change: Topical Questions (9 Jul 2009) has video

Clive Efford: May I stress to my right hon. Friend the need to regulate the use of fluorine-based gases, or F gases, in supermarket refrigeration units? They are up to 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide in terms of global warming. The industry itself is asking the Government to regulate to create a level playing field. May I urge the Secretary of State to discuss such action with his opposite...

Hydrofluorocarbons Limitation (30 Jun 2009) has video

Clive Efford: I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision for limiting the use of hydrofluorocarbons in certain premises; and for connected purposes. This Bill will end the use of hydrofluorocarbons—HFCs—in the refrigeration units of large supermarkets. I seek to introduce it because urgent action is needed to end the devastating impact of HFCs on global warming, and...