Results 1-10 of 10 for climate change speaker:Tim Boswell

Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Renewable Energy (12 Nov 2009)

Tim Boswell: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change for what reasons his Department has reduced the rate of return achievable through feed-in tariffs for photovoltaic power generation; and if he will make a statement.

[Sir John Butterfill in the Chair] — Anti-Semitism (19 Jul 2007)

Tim Boswell: ...far right, because it is still there, and it is extremely unacceptable. It is as difficult for a Conservative party as it is for a centre left party, and we have no time for it. There has been a change on the political left, and I shall draw a distinction between that and another element. I sense from outside—other hon. Members may want to comment on this—a move away from...

Written Answers — International Development: Climate Change (25 Oct 2006)

Tim Boswell: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he will make a statement on his Department's work on tackling climate change.

Higher Education (18 Sep 2003)

Mr Tim Boswell: ...on the main issues that have emerged today. First, a brief word on research funding. Much has been said on that. I strongly endorse the feelings of the Select Committee about the lack of notice of changes made in the middle of the research cycle; the likely pyramid effects of concentration; the equivocation at the distinction between research-rich and teaching-rich universities; the...

Sex Abuse Cases (16 Oct 2002)

Mr Tim Boswell: ...holds a brief for paedophilia, or would not wish persons to be convicted of sex offences that they have committed. However, the process gives rise to concern. I am worried about the prevailing climate of a witch hunt, because it is the nature of witch hunts, from Salem onwards, to depress people's critical judgment. Such hunts allow conclusions to be reached that are prejudicial and that...

Coastal Flood Defence (22 Jan 2002)

Mr Tim Boswell: ...and the Nene—we pronounce it "Nen" west of Northampton—rise in my constituency and flow to the North sea. Heavy rain in the midlands might easily lead to surcharged rivers, and if a change in the wind direction followed there could be a storm surge of 5 m or 6 m from the North sea up the coast. If those two pressures met, the water would have nowhere to go, which would...

Orders of the Day — Employment Relations Bill (9 Feb 1999)

Mr Tim Boswell: ...the fall of the Labour Government—much contributing to it—coincided with the virtual collapse of the British economy, and that disputes about recognition helped to sour the industrial climate. This time, some hurdles may cause resentment among the unions, but the CBI will not lie down under the proposal for automatic recognition when 50 per cent. of the relevant bargaining unit...

University Funding (Luton) (7 Jun 1995)

Mr Tim Boswell: ...be spent according to their own priorities. The system protects the independence of universities and colleges. It gives them the freedom to experiment and innovate, and to gear their provision to changing needs. Therefore, the Government do not direct the higher education system; they provide a framework within which the providers of higher education can respond to the needs of users, and...

Bill Presented: Student Finance (22 Feb 1995)

Mr Tim Boswell: ...failing, or to be on its last legs. Student support through grants and loans will amount to a further £1.7 billion, producing an overall public total of £6.2 billion. In a difficult public expenditure climate, that is a remarkably good show: it will ensure that the participation rate of young and older people is maintained within the target, which is already over 30 per cent....