Results 1-12 of 12 for climate change speaker:Peter Atkinson

Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Biomass (12 Jan 2009)

Peter Atkinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how his Department plans to assess the sustainability of large-scale wood biomass energy plants of 50 megawatts and over; and if he will take into account that assessment in the potential impact on UK wood processing industries of large biomass plants purchasing their feedstock from UK wood markets.

Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Biomass (12 Jan 2009)

Peter Atkinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether (a) the effect on existing wood industries and (b) the sustainability of material is taken into account in deciding whether to grant planning permission for large-scale biomass energy projects of 50 megawatts and over.

Public Bill Committee: Climate Change Bill [Lords]: Clause 34 (3 Jul 2008)

Peter Atkinson: I remind the Committee that with this we are discussing the following: Government amendments Nos. 19 and 20. Government new clause 3—Advice of Committee on Climate Change on impact report.

Public Bill Committee: Climate Change Bill [Lords]: Clause 11 (26 Jun 2008)

Peter Atkinson: ...set out in the report will affect— (a) global average temperature, (b) loss of world biodiversity, and (c) loss of world rainforests.’. New clause 9—Duty to report on impact of climate change on biodiversity ‘(1) It is the duty of the Secretary of State to lay before Parliament an annual report on the impact of the UK’s carbon budgeting on— (a) UK...

Public Bill Committee: Climate Change Bill [Lords]: Clause 4 (26 Jun 2008)

Peter Atkinson: ...to whether the net UK carbon account is within the indicative annual range for the relevant periods and the effect of any differences on the risks for the United Kingdom of the predicted impact of climate change.’.

BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE (LISBON TREATY) (No. 7): Treaty of Lisbon (No. 8) — [8th Allotted Day] (27 Feb 2008)

Peter Atkinson: .... Lester Brown. I hope that the meeting is successful, as the issue is important. I accept that the European Union has done many important things that have benefited our world—it has made the climate better and our environment better—but I want to concentrate on where Europe has performed extremely badly, which is in agriculture, farming and the lamentably slow process of...

BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE (LISBON TREATY) (No. 7): Treaty of Lisbon (No. 8) — [8th Allotted Day] (27 Feb 2008)

Peter Atkinson: ...yesterday the price of palm oil increased by about 6 per cent., while wheat and soya prices have risen to record highs on the world market in recent weeks. That has been substantially driven by the changing climate. One of the reasons why the price of oil increased so much was the cold winter in China, which virtually wiped out the Chinese rape seed crop. That means that China has been in...

BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE (LISBON TREATY) (No. 7): Treaty of Lisbon (No. 8) — [8th Allotted Day] (27 Feb 2008)

Peter Atkinson: ...crops, which are producing a tremendous revolution in agriculture throughout the world. GM crops—not least drought-resistant wheat—are capable of meeting some of the problems that climate change has thrown up.

BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE (LISBON TREATY) (No. 7): Treaty of Lisbon (No. 8) — [8th Allotted Day] (27 Feb 2008)

Peter Atkinson: ...should therefore not be rejected. Europe should not have a luddite attitude towards them. If we adopt the new science, we will go some way towards making a contribution to beating the challenge of climate change.

Farming (16 Mar 2004)

Mr Peter Atkinson: ...to have the opportunity to debate the financial future of farming. I do not want to be unduly churlish, but the recent reforms of the common agricultural policy are among the most significant changes for farming since the last war. It is therefore a pity that we are debating the subject in Westminster Hall and not having a full-scale debate on the Floor of the House. Some hon. Members will...

Opposition Day: Foot and Mouth (28 Feb 2001)

Mr Peter Atkinson: ...the supermarkets and opening the corner shops all day. A big, modern, state-of-the-art abattoir has to work 364 or 365 days a year. Lambs in the south-west reach maturity earlier because of the better climate. However, when the supply of lambs runs out, an abattoir cannot simply shut down and pay off all its staff—it has to bring in lambs from further and further afield, which is why...

Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: Climate Change Levy (11 Nov 1999)

Mr Peter Atkinson: What estimate he has made of the net financial gain to Government Departments as a result of the introduction of the climate change levy. [97000]